My Broadway Review

500th Broadway Performance for the Musical ‘Mary Poppins’

January 30th, 2008

The broadway musical Mary Poppins just celebrated its 500th broadway performance last January 27, 2008.  Mary Poppins is co-produced by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh.

The musical, which is based on P.L. Travers’s stories that became a popular Walt Disney film in 1964, proved to be a hit in broadway.  It opened on November 16, 2006 at the New Amsterdam Theatre where it became a success, even becoming the biggest hit in 2006-2007.

In 2007, Mary Poppins garnered seven Tony Award nominations including Best Musical.  It also earned several awards for itself, including the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (for Gavin Lee) and Outstanding Set Design of a Musical (for Bob Crowley) at the Drama Desk Awards.  It also won a Theatre World Award.

The broadway musical showcases the music and lyrics of Academy Award winner Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Director Richard Eyre, Olivier Award winner, heads the show’s creative team. Bob Crowley, winner of a Tony Award, designs Mary Poppins’ set and costume.

Mary Poppins tickets can be bought online at www.Vividseats.com.

Broadway show comes to Ely

January 24th, 2008

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group is really strict about giving out performance rights. Starring Ely’s Lisa Bushell in the role previously taken by Denise van Outen on Broadway, the story follows the life of a young woman on the dating scene in New York and Hollywood.
First performed in the eighties, Andrew Lloyd Webber gave the show a modern twist when it was reworked in 2003 to include songs such as Speed Dating.
Tell Me on a Sunday is being performed at Needhams Hall, City of Ely Community College, Downham Road, Ely on February 14, 15 and 16, at 7.30pm. T Tickets for a one-off gala performance on Saturday are priced £10, to include Champagne and a buffet dinner. Guests are required to book in advance for the gala performance.

Broadway Tickets are your Passport to a Magical World

January 21st, 2008

Musicals  need entrance tickets which you can generally buy from the theater. One of these tickets will provide you with hours of entertainment.
The different Broadway tickets are your passport to a magical world which has been created by very talented people. The Broadway tickets will show you the best of two different worlds.
When you see about collecting these tickets you can have different tickets which have allow you to see various plays. Depending on the play that you are going to see you will be able to choose from Broadway tickets which are glossy, laminated or just rough textured.
You can choose the Broadway shows that you will be going to see.  The ticket is can also act as a reminder about the type of plays that you should avoid seeing.
There are so many reasons why a person will collect Broadway tickets. These tickets which serve as the entrance pass to a play will allow you to see life in a different manner. The Broadway tickets are also a good way to start a hobby that shows the many cultural ideas we live by.

‘Cry-Baby’ Finds a Broadway Home

January 15th, 2008

 “Cry-Baby” is the musical based on the 1990 movie by John Waters,  about greasers and squares in 1954 Baltimore, has announced its move into the Marquis Theater on Broadway. The musical, with songs by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger  and a book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan (who wrote the book for “Hairspray”) is scheduled to begin previews on March 15, with an opening set for April 24. Mark Brokaw is directing, and Rob Ashford is the choreographer.

Broadway’s `Cyrano’ Recoups Investment

January 11th, 2008

The producers of “Cyrano de Bergerac” announced that the Broadway play earned back its $3.5 million capitalization, the season’s first show to make its investors whole. “Cyrano,” which closed on Jan. 6 at New York’s Richard Rodgers Theatre, paired television and movie star Jennifer Garner with Kevin Kline, featured in films and a dozen Broadway shows.

“Chicago”

January 8th, 2008

Chicago is considered to be one of Broadway’s most famous and exciting smash-hit musicals. It won six Tonys. Chicago is most notable for such hit songs as Razzle Dazzle, Funny Honey, Mr Cellophane and All That Jazz. This musical is not to be missed. It will be performed on 05/31/2008 - 05/31/2008 in Cupertino, CA,

Broadway Confessions

January 5th, 2008

A Broadway actor, James Barbour, confessed Thursday that in 2001 he seduced a 15-year-old girl, who visited him backstage. Besides, it has become known that the actor had criminal sexual contact with a high school student who was an aspiring actress also in 2001. Taking into consideration the social status of the actor and his merits on the stage (not to be confused with backstage), the judge agreed to make a deal, under which Mr. Barbour would plead guilty of two misdemeanors, in exchange for a promise that he would be sentenced to 60 days in jail and three years’ probation. Hopefully, Barbour’s overwhelming passion for young girls has come to an end and that the court’s charges won’t spoil the actor’s brilliant career on Broadway.

Mamma Mia – Here I go again…

January 3rd, 2008

This musical is world famous. It has been performed in many countries around the world. This great performance made lots of people fall in love. a musical, which comprised a great number of legendary songs of ABBA. More than 26 million people everywhere sincerely admired the characters, the story and the music. Don’t miss a chance to see it, join now! The musical will be performed on 02/09/2008 - 02/09/2008 in Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, WI.