Broadway in Charleston 2008-2009 Season
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CHICAGO
Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 7:30 pm
This show contains mature themes.
Area A: $58.50; Area B: $39.25
Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel and legendary director/choreographer Twyla Tharp have joined forces to create the spectacular new musical Time Magazine declares "The #1 show of the year!" The New York Times calls it "a shimmering portrait of an American generation. These tornado driven dancers and rock musicians propel the audience into delirious ovations." Movin’ Out brings 24 Billy Joel classics to electrifying new life as it tells the story of five lifelong friends over two turbulent decades. It all adds up to one unforgettable Broadway musical.
Area A: $55.25; Area B: $39.25
AIN’T MISBEHAVIN
Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Don’t miss the 30th Anniversary Tour of the 1978 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ starring 2003 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis, 2003 American Idol contestant and star of Broadway musical Rent. The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem is showcased in this rollicking, swinging, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway’s most well-crafted shows of all time – sometimes sassy, sometimes sultry, with moments of heartwarming beauty. Ain’t Misbehavin’ is simply unforgettable!
Area A: $53.00; Area B: $39.25
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEEMonday, February 2, 2009, 7:30 pm
In the Tony Award-winning new musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. The Wall Street Journal raves, “Perfect in every possible way – that rarity of rarities, a super-smart musical that is also a bona fide crowd pleaser.” This tuneful, offbeat and, at times, heartwarming show offers audience members the opportunity (strictly voluntary) to become part of the action as on-stage spellers. The New York Times calls Spelling Bee “irresistible, riotously funny and remarkably ingenious – gold stars all around.”
Area A: $53.00; Area B: $35.50
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREETThursday, March 12, 2009, 7:30 pm
Experience, live and on stage, the musical that inspired the Tim Burton and Johnny Depp movie. When the infamous demon barber takes up with his crafty neighbor, Mrs. Lovett, the two embark on a delicious plot to slice their way through London’s upper crust. Justice is served—along with lush melody, audacious humor and hair-raising excitement. Don’t miss this phenomenal production—with full music and lyrics by multiple Tony Award-winner Stephen Sondheim.
This show contains mature themes.
Area A: $53.00; Area B: $39.25
THE PAJAMA GAMEWednesday, April 1, 2009, 7:30 pm
It’s the must-see musical of the season! Bright and riotously funny, this fast-paced, frisky tale is theater at its very best with this sparkling, all-new production of the Tony Award-winning, Broadway smash hit The Pajama Game. The feisty employee representative has found her match in the pajama shop superintendent and when the two get together, they wind up discussing a whole lot more than job actions! The high-energy score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross brims with popular hits and such musical theater standards as “Hey There,” “Steam Heat” and the hilarious “Hernando’s Hideaway” that will keep you humming all the way home. For solid musical comedy, it’s hard to beat The Pajama Game.
Area A: $53.00; Area B: $39.25
THE RAT PACK IS BACK!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 7:30 pm
This spirited tribute recreates one of the famous “Summit at the Sands” hotel shows, when the swingin,’ ring-a-ding group known as the “Rat Pack” was creating hipster legend with a free-wheeling, no-holds-barred nightclub act starring Vegas’ four favorite sons: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. Written and produced by Sandy Hackett, son of legendary comedian Buddy Hackett, The Rat Pack is Back! features uncanny vocal recreations, unbridled humor and a hot, live big band that sends audiences straight back to the coolest time in history. Hits include “That’s Amore,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Mr. Bojangles” and many more. See why The Las Vegas Sun writes, “This is as close as anyone has come to capturing the feeling of the real thing,” and the Chicago Tribune raves, “Excellent!”
Area A: $50.00; Area B: $32.00
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