Produced by Universal Stage Productions in coalition with Marc Platt, Jon B. Platt and David Stone, with direction by Joe Mantello and choreography by Wayne Cilento, the original production of "Wicked" premiered on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre in October 2003, after completing pre-Broadway tryouts at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in May/June of that same year. Its original stars included Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Galinda, and Joel Grey as the Wizard. The original Broadway production won three Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, while its original cast album received a Grammy Award.
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Wicked (musical)
Wicked (musical) | Introduction
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It chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone.
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Universal Stage Productions in coalition with Marc Platt, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.
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In 2005, the first national tour of "Wicked" (called the "Emerald City Tour" by the producers) started in Toronto, Ontario, and went on to visit numerous cities throughout the United States and Canada. Previews began on March 8, and officially opened on March 31. The original touring cast included Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda, Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba, Derrick Williams as Fiyero, Jenna Leigh Green as Nessarose, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, Timothy Britten Parker as Doctor Dillamond, Logan Lipton as Boq, and David Garrison as the Wizard. The tour concluded at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles on March 15, 2015.
Wicked (musical) | North American productions
Produced by Universal Stage Productions in coalition with Marc Platt, Jon B. Platt and David Stone, with direction by Joe Mantello and choreography by Wayne Cilento, the original production of "Wicked" premiered on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre in October 2003, after completing pre-Broadway tryouts at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in May/June of that same year. Its original stars included Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Galinda, and Joel Grey as the Wizard. The original Broadway production won three Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, while its original cast album received a Grammy Award.
Wicked (musical) | Introduction
The tryout closed on June 29, 2003, and after extensive retooling, the musical began previews on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre on October 8, 2003, and made its official premiere on October 30. Most of the original production team and cast members remained with the show. Principal casting changes included Joel Grey as the Wizard, William Youmans as Doctor Dillamond and Christopher Fitzgerald as Boq. As of March 12, 2020, the show suspended production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show's production will be suspended until June 1, 2021 at the earliest.
Wicked (musical) | Original Broadway production
Following a limited engagement of the first national tour from April 29 to June 12, 2005, a sit-down production opened at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago immediately following the tour. The cast included Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba, Kate Reinders as Glinda, Rondi Reed as Madame Morrible, Kristoffer Cusick as Fiyero, Telly Leung as Boq, Heidi Kettenring as Nessarose and Gene Weygandt as the Wizard. The production closed on January 25, 2009. Twice again, the tour returned to Chicago in 2010 and 2013 An open-ended production also appeared in Los Angeles, California at the Pantages Theatre. Performances began on February 10, 2007, with an official opening on February 21.
Wicked (musical) | North American productions
The musical was originally co-produced in 1994 by Brustein's American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the American Music Theatre Festival in Philadelphia, and was directed, choreographed and edited by David Gordon, who one critic referred to as the ""auteur"" of the production. Critic John Lahr, writing in "The New Yorker" about the show in its run at ART, said that Gordon's "fresh and elegant production ... filters a traditional tale through an avant-garde aesthetic" and has "an element of wonder. In fact, it dares the musical to go back to its beginnings and start again." The original production subsequently played at the Lincoln Center Serious Fun Festival, the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles – where it earned Gordon Drama-Logue Awards for Outstanding Direction and Choreography – and also toured theatres on the east coast of Florida and in Stamford, Connecticut.
Shlemiel the First (musical) | Introduction
The show began its first UK/Ireland tour on September 12, 2013 at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, where it is played to November 16. It then toured the UK and Ireland before concluding in Salford on July 25, 2015. The original cast consisted of Nikki Davis-Jones as Elphaba, with Emily Tierney as Glinda. Alongside them were Liam Doyle as Fiyero, Marilyn Cutts as Madame Morrible, Carina Gillespie as Nessarose, George Ure as Boq, and Dale Rapley as the Wizard and Doctor Dillamond. This marks the first time that the last two roles were both played by a single actor. A second UK/Ireland tour began in December 2017 and ended in January 2019.
Wicked (musical) | UK/Ireland tours
An Australian production officially opened on July 12, 2008, with previews commencing June 27 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. Amanda Harrison was originally cast as Elphaba, with Lucy Durack as Glinda. The original cast consisted of Rob Mills as Fiyero, Anthony Callea as Boq, Rob Guest as the Wizard, Maggie Kirkpatrick as Madame Morrible, Penny McNamee as Nessarose and Rodney Dobson as Doctor Dillamond. Guest unexpectedly died months into the Melbourne season, with the role being taken up by Bert Newton. Closing in Melbourne August 9, 2009, the show transferred to Sydney's Capitol Theatre. Previews began on September 5, 2009, with the official opening on September 12.
Wicked (musical) | Australian productions
After the play was refused its license in 1926 no further applications were made to the Lord Chamberlain. The first professional production took place at The Finborough Theatre, an award-winning fringe theatre based in Earls Court, West London. The production opened on 15 July 2014. The play ran until 2 August 2014, selling out its entire run. The production was directed by Belinda Lang. Lang is also a well known actress, who had previously appeared in productions of Hay Fever, Present Laughter and Blithe Spirit. The production was produced by Julyan Creative Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre.
This Was a Man | British Premier, 2014
David Stone, the producer of "Wicked" and "Next to Normal," as well as Mark Platt were also involved with the show that went up in spring of 2011. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer The Musical premiered at Broadway Playhouse in Chicago on November 14, 2013 and went on an annual national tour starting in Fall 2014.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place | 2010 re-opening
"Wicked"'s international tour opened on July 13, 2016 at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford, England. Jacqueline Hughes starred as Elphaba, with Carly Anderson as Glinda and Bradley Jaden as Fiyero. Alongside them are Steven Pinder as the Wizard and Dillamond, Kim Ismay as Madame Morrible, and Emily Shaw as Nessarose. After its stop in Bradford, the tour moved to Asia, first playing at the Grand Theater in Singapore. It then moved to the Lyric Theatre in Hong Kong, and then The Theatre Solaire, Manila. The tour ended on July 2, 2017.
Wicked (musical) | International tour
A condensed thirty-minute version of the musical played at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan. Australian Jemma Rix was part of the original cast, alternating the role of Elphaba with Jillian Giaachi and Taylor Jordan. The show, which opened on July 12, 2006, featured the preliminary storyline of Act 1 but Fiyero, Madame Morrible, Boq, Nessarose and Doctor Dillamond were absent and there were considerable changes in sets and costumes. The final performance took place on January 11, 2011. A Japanese production by the Shiki Theatre Company opened in Tokyo, Japan, on June 17, 2007, and subsequently moved to Osaka, Fukoka and Nagoya, before closing in Sapporo on November 6, 2016.
Wicked (musical) | Subsequent international productions
Renamed "Wicked: Die Hexen von Oz" ("Wicked: The Witches of Oz"), the German production of "Wicked" began previews on November 1, 2007 and opened on November 15, at the Palladium Theater in Stuttgart. Willemijn Verkaik played Elphaba, Lucy Scherer played Glinda. The production was produced by Stage Entertainment and closed on January 29, 2010, and transferred to Oberhausen where previews began at the Metronom Theater am CentrO on March 5, 2010, with an opening night of March 8. The Oberhausen production closed on September 2, 2011. Another production, which was notable for not being a replica of the original Broadway staging, opened at the City Theatre in Helsinki, Finland on August 26, 2010 after a preview performance took place on August 24 of that year.
Wicked (musical) | Subsequent international productions
Dorothy Loudon and George Hearn replaced Lansbury and Cariou on March 4, 1980. The first national U.S. tour started on October 24, 1980, in Washington, D.C. and ended in August 1981 in Los Angeles, California. Lansbury was joined by Hearn and this version was taped during the Los Angeles engagement and broadcast on The Entertainment Channel (one of the predecessors of today's A&E) on September 12, 1982. This performance would later be repeated on Showtime and PBS (the latter as part of its "Great Performances" series); It was later released on home video through Turner Home Entertainment, and on DVD from Warner Home Video.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Original Broadway production and tour
A cast recording of the original Broadway production was released on December 16, 2003, by Universal Music. All of the songs featured on stage are present on the recording with the exception of "The Wizard and I (Reprise)", "A Sentimental Man (Reprise)" and "The Wicked Witch of the East". The short reprise of "No One Mourns the Wicked" that opens Act II is attached to the beginning of "Thank Goodness". The music was arranged by Stephen Oremus, who was also the conductor and musical director and James Lynn Abbott, with orchestrations by William David Brohn. The recording received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2005 and was certified platinum by the RIAA on November 30, 2006.
Wicked (musical) | Recordings
This starred James Fox but ran for only two months. The Broadway musical "Wicked" received its London première at the venue on 27 September 2006 with a cast featuring Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Helen Dallimore as Glinda, Nigel Planer as The Wizard, Adam Garcia as Fiyero and Miriam Margolyes as Madame Morrible. On 27 September 2016, "Wicked" celebrated its tenth anniversary in the West End, with a curtain call reunion of former cast members.
Apollo Victoria Theatre | Musical theatre
In 2010, the theatre presented new productions of "The Crucible", "The Comedy of Errors" and "Macbeth", which was adapted for younger audiences. The Season musical was "Into the Woods", by Stephen Sondheim. The production starred Hannah Waddingham as the Witch, Jenna Russell as the Baker's Wife, and Helen Dallimore as Cinderella. It was the first time that "Into the Woods" had been performed outside and won the Olivier Award for "Best Musical Revival". The production subsequently transferred to the Public Theater's Delacorte Theater in New York City in 2012 starring a completely American cast which included Academy Award nominee Amy Adams.
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Timothy Sheader
"First Date" began previews on July 9, 2013, at the Longacre Theatre, New York City, and its official opening night was August 8, 2013. The show evolved from a book by Austin Winsberg, with music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, inspired largely by personal experiences. It is directed by Bill Berry, with musical staging by Josh Rhodes, orchestrations by August Eriksmoen, scenic design by David Gallo, lighting design by Mike Baldassari and sound design by Kai Harada. In May 2013, Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez were announced as the show's leads playing roles of Aaron and Casey.
First Date (musical) | Broadway (2013)
The cast included Megan Hilty as Glinda, Eden Espinosa as Elphaba, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, Timothy Britten Parker as Doctor Dillamond, Jenna Leigh Green as Nessarose, Adam Wylie as Boq, Kristoffer Cusick as Fiyero, and John Rubinstein as the Wizard. The production closed on January 11, 2009, after 791 performances and 12 previews. A San Francisco production of "Wicked" officially opened February 6, 2009, at SHN's Orpheum Theatre, following previews from January 27. The cast included Teal Wicks as Elphaba, Kendra Kassebaum as Glinda, Nicolas Dromard as Fiyero, Carol Kane as Madame Morrible, David Garrison as the Wizard, Deedee Magno Hall as Nessarose, Tom Flynn as Doctor Dillamond, and Eddy Rioseco as Boq.
Wicked (musical) | North American productions
The show began previews in New York City on March 25, 2006 and officially opened at the Palace Theatre on April 25, 2006. The musical was the first Broadway adaptation by Warner Bros., based on The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice and featured a book by Linda Woolverton, music by Elton John, and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. The musical closed on May 28, 2006 after 33 previews and 39 performances, and overall bad reviews.
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures | "Lestat"
"Wicked" officially opened on June 10, 2003 at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, after previews began on May 28, in a pre-Broadway tryout presented by SHN. The cast included Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda, Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Robert Morse as the Wizard, Norbert Leo Butz as Fiyero, Michelle Federer as Nessarose, Carole Shelley as Madame Morrible, John Horton as Doctor Dillamond, and Kirk McDonald as Boq. Stephanie J. Block, who originally read the role of Elphaba in workshop development, was Menzel's standby during tryouts, but left before the show moved to Broadway to take a role in "The Boy from Oz".
Wicked (musical) | Original Broadway production
The world premiere of the musical took place on August 31, 2006 to September 17, 2006 at the Gloucester Stage Company in Massachusetts. In 2018, Standing Room Only, Graceful Productions, and Actor's Equity Association presented a staged reading of the musical at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood, California. The production ran from August 10 through August 12, 2018. Starring, Jason Eric Testa (Calvin), Joshua Bassett (Matt), Grace Kaufman (Rosanna), and Julia Lester (Bret).
Calvin Berger | Production history
The show's premiere production began previews at the Palace Theatre, Manchester on 29 June 2015, with its official opening night on 2 July, for a limited run until 12 July. Following its premiere, the musical transferred in a heavily revised version at the National theatre, where it ran at their Olivier Theatre from 27 November 2015 to 30 April 2016. The premiere production stopped at Theatre Du Chatelet in Paris, France, for a limited run from 7 to 16 June 2016.
Wonder.land | Production history
"Old Wicked Songs" was first produced at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, opening on April 25, 1995. Directed by Frank Ferrante, the cast was Hal Robinson (Professor Josef Mashkan) and Roy Abramsohn (Stephen Hoffman). The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Jewish Repertory Theatre Playhouse 91, presented by The Barrow Group, from October 28, 1995 to November 26, 1995. Directed by Seth Barrish, the cast was Hal Robinson (Professor Josef Mashkan) and Michael Stuhlbarg (Stephen Hoffman). The play was presented Off-Broadway at the Promenade Theatre from August 16, 1996 to March 9, 1997. Directed by Seth Barrish, the cast consisted of Justin Kirk (Stephen Hoffman) and Hal Robinson (Professor Josef Mashkan).
Old Wicked Songs | Productions
The show premiered on Broadway on November 14, 2016, in previews, and officially opened on December 4. After announcing that performances would take place at the Belasco Theatre, in mid-September 2016, producers announced that the show would instead perform at the Music Box Theatre. Michael Park, who originated the role of Larry in the Arena Stage production, returned for the Broadway production (replacing John Dossett who went on to the musical "War Paint"). All other cast members from the Second Stage production returned for the Broadway engagement. Ben Platt played his last performance on November 19, 2017. Noah Galvin replaced Platt on November 21, 2017, and played until February 2018.
Dear Evan Hansen | Original Broadway production
"John & Jen" premiered at the Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut in 1993. Directed by Gabriel Barre, the cast featured Carolee Carmello and James Ludwig. The musical ran Off-Broadway at the Lamb's Theatre from June 1, 1995, to October 1, 1995. It starred Carolee Carmello as Jen and James Ludwig as John, with direction by Gabriel Barre. The show's twentieth anniversary Off-Broadway revival opened in previews at the Clurman Theatre in Theatre Row on February 10, 2015 with the official opening on February 26. The revival starred Kate Baldwin along with Conor Ryan, and was presented by Keen Company.
John &amp; Jen | Productions
On November 9th and 10th, 2018, the show was performed at Ithaca College by “Theatrists Theatrics”— a student-run theater group. It was the first college production done of the show.
Plague! The Musical | U.S. Debut
"Introduction on Broadway" is the third episode of the third series of the 1990s British comedy television series "Jeeves and Wooster". It is also called "Cyril And The Broadway Musical". It first aired in the UK on on ITV. In the US, the episode was originally aired as the first episode of the second series of "Jeeves and Wooster" on "Masterpiece Theatre", on 27 December 1992. "The Delayed Arrival" was later aired as the third episode of the third series instead.
Introduction on Broadway | Introduction
Four years later, it was staged again, this time in English, which was its English-language première in Britain.
Premiere | Introduction
Directed by Hans Berndtsson, the cast includes Maria Ylipää as Elphaba, with Tuukka Leppanen as Fiyero. The second non-replicated production ran in Copenhagen, Denmark from January 12 until May 29, 2011, and was presented by Det Ny Teater.
Wicked (musical) | Subsequent international productions
By 2002 they had created a more complete libretto to the show, and it was first produced at the Pentacle Theater in Salem, Oregon. A new 5 star production, the very first London Revival, was announced on 13 September 2017, which was performed at the Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, from 10 October 2017 to 5 November 2017.
Metropolis (musical) | Introduction
A New York revival produced by Transport Group Theatre Company ran at The Connelly Theater in New York City from April 6, 2004 through April 17, 2004. This production received two Drama Desk Award nominations: Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Mary Testa). Directed by Jack Cummings III, the cast included Julia Murney (Amelia Earhart), Mary Beth Peil (Eleanor Roosevelt), Mary Testa (Lorena Hickok), Robyn Hussa (Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy), Sherry D. Boone (Marian Anderson), Donna Lynne Champlin, Ruth Gottschall (Margaret Truman), James Hindman (Eisenhower, and Cheryl Stern (Mamie Eisenhower).
First Lady Suite | Productions
The Broadway production premiered at the Alvin Theater, New York City, on March 19, 1959, and played 84 performances. The stars of the original cast were Hermione Gingold (as Mrs. Bennet), Polly Bergen (as Elizabeth Bennet), and Farley Granger (as Mr. Darcy), supported by Phyllis Newman (Jane Bennet), Ellen Hanley (Charlotte Lucas), Christopher Hewett (Mr. Collins), Donald Madden (Charles Bingley), and James Mitchell (Capt. Wickham). Hewett replaced Hiram Sherman after the show's out-of-town tryout, while Hanley replaced Bergen shortly into the run. According to Granger, the musical was beset by a series of disasters, the most notable all involving the frequently dangerous sets.
First Impressions (musical) | Production
Beginning December 1, 2010, "Wicked" played a limited return engagement on its first national tour, playing through January 23, 2011.
Cadillac Palace Theatre | Notable productions
The show is produced by Ken Davenport, producer of Altar Boyz and creator of The Awesome 80s Prom and BroadwaySpace. Looking towards a new theatrical climate, Davenport "is trying new things with 'My First Time,' for which he raised only $175,000 to capitalize. He’s running the show just three nights a week and doing all the advertising, marketing and group ticket sales out of his production office." The show opened at New World Stages in 2007, and its original cast consisted of Bill Dawes, Josh Heine, Kathy Searle and Cydnee Welburn. There have since been productions in Korea, Mexico, Spain, Poland and all over the United States.
My First Time (play) | Production history
The musical first played at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut in 1965. Rex Harrison was to be the original star of this production, but although Harrison had starred in a musical role in the stage and film versions of "My Fair Lady", the musical demands of the role of Don Quixote were too heavy for him. After 22 previews, the musical opened Off-Broadway at the experimental thrust-stage ANTA Washington Square Theatre in Greenwich Village on November 22, 1965. The show moved to Broadway to the Martin Beck Theatre on March 20, 1968, then to the Eden Theatre on March 3, 1971, and finally to the Mark Hellinger Theatre on May 26, 1971 for its last month, a total original Broadway run of 2,328 performances.
Man of La Mancha | Productions
The musical had its world premiere at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1976. The Broadway production, directed by Abbott and choreographed by Patricia Birch, opened at the St. James Theatre on December 20, 1976 following 14 previews and closed on December 26 after eight performances. The music was orchestrated by Hershy Kay, and Paul Gemignani served as musical director. The cast included Catherine Cox as Viola, Christopher Hewett as Malvolio, Joel Higgins as Sebastian, David Holliday as Duke Orsino, Sherry Mathis as Olivia, Joe Ponazecki as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, David Sabin as Sir Toby Belch, Daniel Ben-Zali in the dual roles of William Shakespeare and Feste, and Dana Kyle as Court Lady.
Music Is | Productions
The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 19, 1935, and ran for 198 performances. It featured in the cast Beatrice Lillie, Ethel Waters, Herb Williams, Eleanor Powell, Paul Haakon, Reginald Gardiner, Eddie Foy Jr., Vera Allen, and John Payne . Sketches were scripted by Raymond Knight, Marc Connelly and others. The revue was produced by Messrs. Shubert, and directed by Vincente Minnelli and Thomas Mitchell; the first Broadway musical to be directed by Minnelli.
At Home Abroad | Productions
The musical had its official world premiere on November 3, 2006 at the Pasadena Playhouse, with DTP as an associated presenter during its Broadway run.
Disney Theatrical Productions | History
In 2014, the show saw its first Broadway incarnation, opening that April at the Belasco Theatre and winning the year's Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The production closed on September 13, 2015. A national tour of the show began at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre on October 2, 2016.
Stephen Trask | Introduction
The cast included Dorothy Gish, Jean Adair, Enid Markey, and Kate McComb. After 16 previews, the first Broadway revival, directed by Vivian Matalon, opened on April 10, 1980, at the Lyceum Theatre. The cast included Nancy Marchand, Maureen O'Sullivan, Elizabeth Wilson, Teresa Wright, Lois de Banzie, and David Rounds. This production, set back to its original 1920s period, was a great success, running for 564 performances and receiving numerous Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards.
Morning's at Seven | Introduction
From the Children's Theatre Company, the musical was transferred to Broadway by Running Subway (James Sanna). This version with book and lyrics by Timothy Mason, original score by Mel Marvin, directed by Matt August and created and conceived by Jack O'Brien. The Broadway production debuted on November 8, 2006 at the Foxwoods Theatre (then the Hilton theatre) for the Christmas season and closed on January 7, 2007. This production is notable for being the first Broadway musical to offer 12 performances a week. In the first week of December 2006, the musical topped the Broadway Box Office grosses, putting an end to "Wicked"'s top-grossing streak that had lasted 100 weeks.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical | Broadway
The program included performances by Menzel, Chenoweth, Grande, Lambert, Ledisi, Pentatonix, the current Broadway company of the musical and others, singing many of the musical numbers from "Wicked" to a live studio audience at the Marquis Theatre in New York. The concert special was directed by Glenn Weiss.
A Very Wicked Halloween | Program
The musical has its origins in an incident that took place during Pasek's high school years at Friends' Central School. The musical "...takes the notion of a teenager, Platt's Evan Hansen, who invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn." There were several readings prior to the first stage production: in May 2014 at Pearl Studios (New York), July 2014 at Chelsea Studios (New York) and September 2014 at Manhattan Movement and Arts Studio (New York). A full workshop took place in March 2015 at Gibney Dance Center. The project was initially called The PPL Project.
Dear Evan Hansen | Background
The musical premiered in Guildford at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in June 2003, with John Barrowman and Helen Anker. The West End production opened on 28 April 2004 (previews) at the Lyric Theatre, where it ran until 14 August. Directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, the cast included Michael Praed (Scott), Helen Anker (Zelda), Jo Gibb, Susannah Fellows, and David Burt.
Beautiful and Damned | Productions
The production omits the first act number "Welcome Home." The A.R.T. production opened on December 5, 2012 and ran through January 20, 2013. This production transferred to Broadway with an opening on April 25, 2013. The cast featured: The players are Gregory Arsenal, Lolita Costet, Colin Cunliffe, Andrew Fitch, Orion Griffiths, Viktoria Grimmy, Olga Karmansky, Bethany Moore, Stephanie Pope, Philip Rosenberg, Yannick Thomas, Molly Tynes, and Anthony Wayne.
Pippin (musical) | Cambridge/A.R.T. (2012–13)
The musical had a pre-Broadway try-out at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia. The musical opened on Broadway on March 8, 1960, at the Alvin Theatre, and closed on May 28, 1960, after 97 performances. The show was hampered by mixed reviews. According to Thomas Riis (the Joseph Negler Professor of Music and director of the American Music Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder), "The New York Times" "was pleased" but it was the only paper to give a positive review. The director was George Roy Hill and choreographer was Joe Layton, scenery by Peter Larkin and costumes by Alvin Colt.
Greenwillow | Production
There was an aborted attempt to put on the first theatre performance of Jeff Wayne's the "War of the Worlds" at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. This needed a reasonable budget and a sponsor was found in Renault. However two weeks before the initial performance Renault were taken over by a new company, who - refusing to pay towards any sponsorship - withdrew their funding, and the show was cancelled. It was never put onto the live stage until 2005, when Jeff Wayne finally toured with his own version of the complete musical.
Genesis Theatre | Introduction
The West End production began previews at the Apollo Victoria Theatre from September 7, and officially opened on September 27, 2006. The production celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2011 with a special curtain call featuring former West End cast members. The London production was tailored slightly for a British audience, including minor creative changes to dialogue, choreography and special effects. A majority of these changes were later incorporated into all productions of "Wicked". The changes include Elphaba meeting Fiyero when he first arrives at Shiz University. In addition, the waltz between Elphaba and the Wizard during "Wonderful" was removed. The West End production reunited the show's original creative team with Idina Menzel, who had originated the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production.
Wicked (musical) | London
For the first time ever, a Broadway in Tucson show will be held at University of Arizona's Centennial Hall. This presentation of "Wicked" is co-sponsored by UApresents; subsequently this represents the first partnership between the two organizations.
Broadway in Tucson | Introduction
The 1983 London revival of "Oliver!" transferred to Broadway in 1984. It opened at The Mark Hellinger Theatre and ran from April 29, 1984 through May 13, 1984, for 17 performances and 13 previews. Ron Moody reprised the role of Fagin and Patti LuPone played Nancy. David Garlick reprised his West End performance as The Artful Dodger, the first British youngster to appear on Broadway since Davy Jones, creating the Equity Exchange Program in the process. The original creative staff were used for this production, including director Peter Coe. For this production, the song "I Shall Scream" was eliminated. LuPone, in her memoirs, said that the production should have run longer, noting that this production utilized the original sets, costumes, blocking (staging), and direction, and commented: "Hmm...maybe 'that' was the problem".
Oliver! | 1983 London and Broadway revivals
Citing high costs, the producers opted to replace out-of-town tryouts (originally scheduled for the Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland) with a longer than usual nine-week preview period of 71 previews in New York City. During this time the musical underwent extensive script rewrites, multiple song replacements, and a major cast change. (It was surpassed by a record of 15 weeks of previews for the Broadway musical "" which finally opened on Broadway in June 2011.) The Broadway production, directed by Laurents and choreographed by Tina Paul, finally opened on December 8, 1991 at the Marquis Theatre where, unable to overcome the bad publicity and brutal reviews, it ran for only nine performances.
Nick &amp; Nora | Production
The show was first announced by Variety in November 2014 after an industry reading held on October 31. In summer 2016 it was announced a second private reading was held featuring Broadway star Brian d’Arcy James The musical debuted at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. on July 18, 2018 for a limited engagement until August 19, 2018. There has yet to be any word on whether the show will move to Broadway.
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures | "Dave"
Directed by John Rando and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the cast starred Victor Garber as John P. Wintergreen, Jefferson Mays as Vice President Alexander Throttlebottom, and Jennifer Laura Thompson as First Lady. The latest revival was in July 2015 at the Royal Festival Hall, London by producer Ollie Rosenblatt as a full musical with orchestra. Diana Devereaux was played by Hannah Waddingham, Wintergreen by Hadley Fraser and Throttlebottom by Tom Edden. The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra provided the new musical setting for the piece. In September 2015 the Sqabbalogic theatre company and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs presented the musical in the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House.
Of Thee I Sing | Productions
The Araca Group next co-produced "Wicked", a musical based on the novel by Gregory Maguire that retells the story of The Wizard of Oz. Premiering at The Gershwin Theatre on 30 October 2003, "Wicked" received three Tony Awards and is currently among the top grossing shows on Broadway. "Wicked" would go on to have subsequent productions all over the world including London, Germany, Australia, Japan, and an upcoming debut in the Netherlands. "Wicked" has also had great success in North America with two tours and long running performances in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
The Araca Group | "Wicked"
Brustein also conceived and adapted the musical "Shlemiel the First", based on the stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer and set to traditional klezmer music, which was directed and choreographed by David Gordon. After the original presentation in 1994 at ART and in Philadelphia at the American Music Theatre Festival, who co-produced the show, "Shlemiel the First" was revived several times in Cambridge and subsequently played at the Lincoln Center Serious Fun Festival, the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, as well as touring theatres on the east coast of Florida and in Stamford, Connecticut.
Robert Brustein | Adaptations
The first Broadway production opened on June 22, 1976 at the Broadhurst Theatre. It was directed by John Michael Tebelak, with Steve Reinhardt as musical director, costumes by Susan Tsu, lighting by Spencer Mosse, and sound by Robert Minor. The opening cast featured Lamar Alford, Laurie Faso, Lois Foraker, Robin Lamont, Elizabeth Lathram, Bobby Lee, Tom Rolfing, Don Scardino, Marley Sims, and Valerie Williams. Kerin Blair, Bob Garrett, Michael Hoit, and Kitty Rea were understudies. The band consisted of Paul Shaffer (keyboards, conductor), Mark Zeray (guitar), Chris Warwin (bass), and Michael Redding (percussion). The show transferred to the Plymouth Theatre, then to the Ambassador Theatre, where it closed on September 4, 1977 after 5 previews and 527 performances.
Godspell | 1976: Broadway
The role of Aaron was played by Eric Ankrim for the July 16–21 preview dates due to a Comic-Con commitment for Levi. Ankrim previously played the part in Seattle. The Broadway production closed after a run of five months, on January 5, 2014, after 34 previews and 174 regular performances. It played to an average 71.54% capacity. Levi gave a speech on closing night.
First Date (musical) | Broadway (2013)
After "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and a new production of "Hair" in September, 2002, "Wake Up" was premiered, being the first musical by Rainhard Fendrich and Harold Faltermeyer. On March 11, 2004 Dave Stewart's rock musical "Barbarella" had its world premiere. This was followed in 2005 by the German-language version of "Romeo & Julia," a musical by Gérard Presgurvic based on Shakespeare.
Raimund Theater | Renovation
A planned Broadway booking by Alexander H. Cohen did not come about.
Shlemiel the First (musical) | Introduction
The first performance in the United States was given on March 8, 1888, with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra (Theodore Thomas conducting) at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
Aus Italien | Premières
Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz discovered Maguire's 1995 novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" while on vacation, and saw its potential for a dramatic adaptation. However, Maguire had released the rights to Universal Pictures, which had planned to develop a live-action feature film. In 1998, Schwartz persuaded Maguire to release the rights to a stage production while also making what Schwartz called an "impassioned plea" to Universal producer Marc Platt to realize Schwartz's own intended adaptation. Persuaded, Platt signed on as joint producer of the project with Universal and David Stone. The novel, described as a political, social, and ethical commentary on the nature of good and evil, takes place in the Land of Oz, in the years leading to Dorothy's arrival.
Wicked (musical) | Inception and development
The first North American Tour was primarily cast out of Chicago, Illinois. It spent four weeks rehearsing there before it opened in Madison, Wisconsin (09/11/14). It will then tour to Austin, Texas before returning to Chicago for a three-week engagement at the Broadway Playhouse. The cities on the tour schedule include Sandusky (OH), Fort Wayne (IN), Effingham (IL), Nashville (TN), Cleveland (OH), Greenvale (NY), Hartford (CT), Schenectady (NY), Hamilton (ON), Toronto (ON), Charlotte (NC), Tampa (FL), Sarasota (FL), Fort Lauderdale (FL), Newark (NJ), York (PA), Mesa (AZ), and Dayton (OH). This production was produced by Starvox Entertainment and directed by Christopher Bond.
Evil Dead (musical) | North American Tour (2014-2015)
The Broadway production, directed by Gerald Freedman, began the first of ten previews on October 9, 1971 at the Royale Theatre. It opened on October 19 and closed on November 6 after 23 performances.
The Incomparable Max | Introduction
He then returned to England to music direct "Patience" on tour until December 1883. Next, beginning in February 1884, was "Princess Ida". Then, beginning in February 1885, "Trial by Jury" and "Sorcerer" were played in repertory with "Princess Ida". Back in New York, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Halton music directed the American premiere of "The Mikado" from August 1885 to April 1886. He then toured with "Pinafore" and "The Mikado", first in England and then took in Germany and Austria, until January 1887. He then returned to New York and the Fifth Avenue Theatre, with most of the same principals, for the premiere of "Ruddigore", which ran until April.
P. W. Halton | Early years and premieres
"The Wizard of Oz" (1939) had its first New York run at the theatre. Jerry Lewis started as an usher at the theatre.
Capitol Theatre (New York City) | History
The special was directed by Kenny Leon and adapted for television by Harvey Fierstein from the original musical's book by William F. Brown. Fatima Robinson was the program's choreographer, with Harvey Mason, Jr. and Stephen Oremus serving as the musical directors. Songs from the original Broadway production were featured, with two exceptions: "You Can't Win", a song cut from the musical and first used in its 1978 feature film adaptation as sung by Michael Jackson, was used in place of the Scarecrow's key number "I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday", and "We Got It", a new song composed by Harvey Mason Jr., Stephen Oremus with stars Ne-Yo and Elijah Kelley, was performed as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion began their journey to find and kill the Wicked Witch of the West.
The Wiz Live! | Development
"Amazing Grace" was first presented after a number of readings in a developmental production at Goodspeed Musicals in Chester, Connecticut in the summer of 2012. The production was directed by Gabriel Barre and starred Chris Peluso and Whitney Bashor. The musical had a pre-Broadway run in the fall of 2014 at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. The show was again directed by Barre and featured choreography by Christopher Gattelli. This production starred Josh Young as John, alongside Erin Mackey as Mary, Tom Hewitt as Captain Newton, Chuck Cooper as Pakuteh/Thomas, and Stanley Bahorek as Robert Haweis.
Amazing Grace (musical) | Tryouts
The musical had its pre-Broadway tryout at New Haven's Shubert Theatre. At the first preview Rex Harrison, who was unaccustomed to singing in front of a live orchestra, "announced that under no circumstances would he go on that night...with those thirty-two interlopers in the pit". He locked himself in his dressing room and came out little more than an hour before curtain time. The whole company had been dismissed but were recalled, and opening night was a success. "My Fair Lady" then played for four weeks at the Erlanger Theatre in Philadelphia, beginning on February 15, 1956. The musical premiered on Broadway March 15, 1956, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City.
My Fair Lady | Original Broadway production
The RSC version's first outing in the U.S. was in 1988 in a production starring Cathy Rigby as Dorothy (she had made her musical debut in the role in a 1981 MUNY revival) and Lara Teeter as the Scarecrow. This was presented by the Long Beach Civic Light Opera (Long Beach, California) from July 14 to July 31, 1988.
The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical) | 1988 United States premiere
"The show is performed without an intermission." † Denotes a song that was cut before the official Broadway opening night. †† Denotes a song that was not on the original Broadway cast recording.
First Date (musical) | Musical numbers
The producers first watched the finished production six days before the first paying audience.
The Book of Mormon (musical) | Broadway premiere
Grossmith received an ovation at his first appearance, but his entrance number met with a cool response from the house. "The Whitehall Review" declared that the audience preferred Passmore, and "whenever he appeared on the scene, hearty applause greeted him." Though six encores were taken on the opening night, the piece seemed doomed to failure before its first public representation was complete. Only three principals came forward for their curtain call. Mackenzie was applauded warmly for his music, but when Burnand and Lehmann came forward, there was booing and hissing from all the private boxes and most of the pit.
His Majesty (comic opera) | Production
The project then focused on the scripts, and TBPAC agreed to make the show its first project.
Wonderland (musical) | Preliminary workshops and readings
In 2010, the theatre presented new productions of "The Crucible", "The Comedy of Errors" and "Macbeth", which was adapted for younger audiences. The season musical was "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim. The production starred Hannah Waddingham as the Witch, Jenna Russell as the Baker's Wife, and Helen Dallimore as Cinderella. It was the first time that "Into the Woods" had been performed outside and won the Olivier Award for "Best Musical Revival." (This staging would be adapted in the U.S. in 2012 by The Public Theatre for their Shakespeare in the Park festival that season.)
Timothy Sheader | 2010
"Jekyll & Hyde" was first presented at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, in May 1990 where it broke box office records, played to sold-out houses, and won acclaim from critics leading to the run being extended twice, finally closing in July 1990. Chuck Wagner played the title roles, with Rebecca Spencer as Emma Carew (then named Lisa) and Linda Eder as Lucy. Gregory Boyd directed the production. After an almost five-year hiatus, the show returned to Houston, this time produced by Theatre Under the Stars, from January 20, 1995, for a limited engagement through February 19. It then played the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle from February 28 to March 19, 1995.
Jekyll &amp; Hyde (musical) | Pre-Broadway Engagements / Tour
On January 9, 2013, it was announced that the musical would finally be produced for a Broadway performance with a new book by Peter Parnell and new songs by Menken and Schwartz, who did the songs for the movie and the original musical. In April 2013, the very first English adaptation of Der Glöckner von Notre Dame was staged by the Fine Arts Department of The King's Academy Sports & Fine Arts Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. According to The King's Academy, Walt Disney Productions personally selected them to adapt and premiere the work, and received a license to stage the English version, noting that Disney was workshopping this musical for a possible run on Broadway.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical) | Intermediate period (2002–2013)
The first new work staged at the reopened house was "Adam Zero" (1946), with a libretto by Benthall and music by Bliss, choreographed by and starring Helpmann as an Everyman figure. The work was well received and was revived the following year, but has not held a place in the repertoire. In 1947, together with Benthall, Helpmann took over the artistic direction of the Duchess Theatre in the West End of London. They presented a revival of John Webster's tragedy "The White Devil" with Helpmann as the villainous Flamineo and Rawlings as his equally villainous sister. This was well received but their next production, a revival of Leonid Andreyev's "He Who Gets Slapped", quickly folded.
Robert Helpmann | 1940s
"See America First" was produced by Elisabeth Marbury, directed by J. H. Benrimo, and choreographed by Edward Hutchinson and Theodore Kosloff. Anne Morgan, the daughter of J. P. Morgan, and interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe were among its financial backers. Prior to opening on Broadway, it was staged in Schenectady, Albany, and Rochester in Upstate New York, New Haven, Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island. The Broadway production opened on March 28, 1916 at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. The cast included Dorothie Bigelow as Polly, Sam Edwards as her father, Clara Palmer as Sarah, John Heath Goldsworthy as Cecil, and Clifton Webb as Percy.
See America First | Production
The musical premiered April 27, 2007, at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and closed on May 20, 2007. It then opened Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, as a production of the Lincoln Center Theater on October 11, 2007 and ran through January 6, 2008. Directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele, the New York cast featured Marc Kudisch, Erin Davie, Natalie Venetia Belcon, and David Patrick Kelly. The musical was presented at the Landor Theatre, London, from 6 March to 7 April 2012, with direction by Robert McWhir.
The Glorious Ones | Production history
an advance arrangement had been made with Mr. Glenville to direct the show through last week only." The show's final director, Joe Layton, was then hired, also replacing the choreographer Donald Saddler. The musical opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on February 6, 1969 and closed on May 31, 1969 after 132 performances and 45 previews. The show was directed and choreographed by Joe Layton, scenic design was by Oliver Smith, costume design was by Freddy Wittop and lighting design was by Jean Rosenthal.
Dear World | Productions and background
It was adapted for US television making it the first Australian play to be done on American television. it aired on 30 March 19490 and was directed by Stanley Quin. It starred Ron Randell, an Australian actor. The production was well received and launched Elliott's career in New York as a TV writer. It also led to Randell receiving a number of TV offers.
Wicked Is the Vine | 1949 TV adaptation
The original production opened in January 1991, at the Arena Stage, directed by Tazewell Thompson, set design Douglas Stein, lighting design Nancy Schertler, costume design Helen Qizhi Huang, and sound design Susan R. White. The cast starred Michael Jayce (Wendal), Cynthia Martells (Simone/Mrs. Peterson), Keith Randolph Smith (Douglas), Trazana Beverley (Reba), Mercedes Herrero (Nurse), Sandra Reaves-Phillips (Maybelle), Julian Hughes (Doctor), Wally Taylor (Bailey), Ryan Richmond (Dwayne), and Lee Simon Jr. (Junior). The production then had its Off-Broadway premiere at LuEster Hall in February of 1992, directed by Thompson, set design Loy Arcenas, costume design Paul Tazewell, lighting design Schertler, and sound design White.
Before It Hits Home | Productions
The cast was Eadie Scott, John Flynn, Kelly Howe and Chris Regan. It opened officially on January 22, 2004 and ran for eight weeks at the John Houseman. The show soon began a new run at New York City's Upstairs at Studio 54, with previews starting on September 10, 2004 and an official opening on October 7, 2004. Directed and choreographed by Donna Drake and produced by Fred M. Caruso, some of the musical's targets included Martha Stewart and AOL. The original cast included Kim Cea, Todd Alan Johnson, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jeff Skowron, Aléna Watters, and Matt Allen. The musical closed on April 17, 2005 after 215 performances, and then began a U.S.
Newsical | Original production
First Lady is a play by George S. Kaufman and Katharine Dayton. It premiered on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on November 26, 1935, closing in June 1936 after 246 performances. A hit with the public, the play was made into a film of the same name in 1937. The original Broadway production was directed by Kaufman and used sets by Donald Oenslager and costumes by John Hambleton. The cast included Jane Cowl as Lucy Chase Wayne, Stanley Ridges as Stephen Wayne, Oswald Yorke as Carter Hibbard, and Lily Cahill as Irene Hibbard.
First Lady (play) | Introduction
The first Broadway revival opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 31, 1971, and closed on Jan 1, 1972 after 73 performances. Donna McKechnie, Phyllis Newman, and Bernadette Peters co-starred as Ivy, Claire, and Hildy. The director and choreographer was Ron Field. Peters received a nomination for the 1972 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In his review for the "New York Times", Clive Barnes wrote: The second Broadway revival opened on November 19, 1998, and ran for 69 performances. This began as a summer production of the Public Theater; the show made use of its venue, Central Park's Delacorte Theater in unique ways that led critics to disparage the subsequent theater-bound Broadway edition as lifeless and bland by comparison.
On the Town (musical) | Productions
Paul Weidner's production starred Anne Shropshire (the Wife), Myra Carter (the Mistress), Anne Lynn (the Daughter), William Prince (the Best Friend), Pirie MacDonald (the Son), Margaret Thomson (the Nurse), and David O. Petersen (the Doctor). The production was subsequently filmed for television, presented by PBS "Great Performances", and aired on 28 April 1976 on WNET Channel 13 in New York. The DVD is available through the Broadway Theatre Archive series.
All Over | Production history
The first production after the off-Broadway show opened at the Playbox Theatre in Melbourne, Australia on November 15, 1971. The cast included Colleen Hewett, Collette Mann, Christopher Pate, and George Spartels. The producers, Aztec Services and Williamson Edgley Theatres, opened a second production in Sydney on April 10, 1972. Peta Toppano, John Waters, and Marty Rhone were in the Sydney production. Melbourne played 504 performances and Sydney played 507 before the two companies went on tour, performing another 700 shows.
Godspell | 1971: Melbourne, Australia
The first full-length musical to be presented was "Brigadoon", in the fall of 1955. Since then most of the productions have been of Broadway musicals including: "Annie Get Your Gun" (1956), "Kiss Me, Kate" (1956), "The King and I" (1958, 1963, 1969, 1979), "Guys and Dolls" (1959, 1980), "Damn Yankees" (1960), "The Boy Friend" (1961, 1975), "Pal Joey" (1962), "The Music Man" (1962, 1968), "My Fair Lady" (1966), "The Sound of Music" (1967, 2007), "Carousel" (1989), "Cinderella" (1990) and "Anything Goes" (1990) In 1990, Rainbow Stage presented its first original production, the musical review "Say It With Music", "put together by Manitobans for Manitobans" featuring songs from "The Wizard of Oz", "The Music Man", "Kismet", "", "West Side Story", "Fiddler on the Roof", and other musicals.
Rainbow Stage | Full-Length Musical
The play was first performed in 1941 at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, California as the curtain raiser to a revival of George Bernard Shaw's "The Devil's Disciple", and was first performed on Broadway in 1942. The Broadway production starred Eddie Dowling and Julie Haydon. Al Pacino played the Young Man in a performance in 1963 that marked his first appearance on stage in New York City.
Hello Out There! | Production history
In February, 2007, Regional Theatre of the Palouse launched its web site. The news of a new theater company spread quickly. "The Wizard of Oz", RTOP's first production, premiered August 24, 2007, in Beasley Coliseum. In October 2007, a Musical Review was held at a local venue, under the title "Oktoberfest", where songs from different musicals were performed live and German food was served to the audience. In 2008 the Regional theatre converted a historic storefront property in downtown Pullman, intro the RTOP Theatre. The premiere performance Seussical the Musical opened in April.
Regional Theatre of the Palouse | History
The original production of the musical ran at Seattle's ACT Theatre, from March 10 until May 20, 2012.
First Date (musical) | Seattle (2012)
"Now. Here. This. "was performed at the Vineyard Theatre from March 7, 2012 to April 28, 2012. The production was directed by Michael Berresse and starred Hunter Bell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Susan Blackwell and Jeff Bowen. Larry Pressgrove served as the music director and orchestrator. An original cast recording was released by Ghostlight Records in 2012.
Now. Here. This. | Off-Broadway Production
The musical has not been performed on Broadway. A PDF of the original program can be found at
I and Albert | Production
The world premiere production of the musical was due to open at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater from May 30 to July 28, 2019 as part of its 2018/19 season, directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell, however due to Rockwell's death on May 26, 2018 the musical had been postponed and replaced with the production of "Six". In May 2020 while speaking about the closure of "Frozen" on Broadway to "The New York Times", Thomas Schumacher, the president of Disney Theatricals, confirmed the musical was in development with new directors Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (musical) | Production
The first production of the revived musical was held in the theater of the Museum of Jewish Heritage. It was directed by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Artistic Director Bryna Wasserman and co-directed by Associate Artistic Director Motl Didner with choreography by Merete Muenter and produced by Christopher Massimine, the company's Executive Director. A second encore production ran over the summer of 2016, with the same creative team.
The Golden Bride | History
The musical was due to have its world premiere at the Nottingham Playhouse from 31 July to 22 August before transferring to the Theatre Royal, Bath from 4 to 19 September 2020. However, due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom, the production has been delayed until 2021. The production will be directed by Sir Trevor Nunn and produced by Kenny Wax.
Identical (musical) | Production
The film was one of several telecasts in the 1950s of musical fantasies aimed at children and shown as specials. This trend was caused by the enormous success of the first two live telecasts (in 1955 and 1956) of the Mary Martin "Peter Pan", which had gained the largest audience for a TV special to date. In late 1955, "Hallmark Hall of Fame" had presented a live telecast of the 1932 stage adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland". This had been followed in 1956 by the first telecast of MGM's 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" (starring Judy Garland), and the first, live version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's only musical for television, "Cinderella" (1957), starring Julie Andrews.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957 film) | Production history
The first production outside the United States was at the Melbourne Theatre Company in Melbourne, Australia, from January 18, 2006 to February 25 at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne. It starred Marina Prior as Ms. Peretti, David Campbell as Chip, and Magda Szubanski as Barfée. The production, which won the 2006 Helpmann Award for Best Musical, was then presented by the Sydney Theatre Company at the Sydney Theatre in 2007. It again starred Prior and Szubanski, now joined by Lisa McCune as Olive. The Sydney season opened on June 11, 2007 and closed in August 2007. The musical was produced in San Francisco, California, at the Post Street Theatre opening on March 1, 2006 and closing on September 3, 2006.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Subsequent productions
Despite a score still admired by many critics, the show's pre-Broadway run was plagued by difficulties, with three directors and five librettists attempting to resolve perceived problems. The show marked Vincent Price's first appearance on Broadway since 1954. It was budgeted at $500,000, $150,000 of which came from a record sale to RCA. The musical finally reached New York City where, following three previews, it opened on January 27, 1968, at the George Abbott Theatre and closed after only 31 performances. Choreography was by Lee Theodore, staging by Noel Willman, scenic design by Oliver Smith, costumes by Raoul Pene Du Bois, and lighting by Peggy Clark.
Darling of the Day | Production history
The play premièred at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End, produced as part of the Royal Shakespeare Companys London Season, in October 1964 and featured David Warner, Donald Sinden and Janet Suzman and was directed by Peter Hall.
Eh? (play) | Original Production