A Broadway favorite will be welcoming Jordin Sparks to the stage for her Broadway debut. The 2008 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical, In The Heights will be graced with Sparks’ presence for a limited 12 week engagement.

Beginning Thursday, August 19, 2010 you can see the 2007 American Idol winner making her debut as Nina Rosario in In The Heights. The Jive Records platinum artist will play Nina through Sunday, November 14, 2010.

Sparks was just 16 years old when she auditioned for Idol, and to this day she remains the youngest contestant ever to win the singing competition. Her voice blew the judges and America away, and you can bet she will be bringing that talent with her to the Broadway stage in In The Heights.

In The Heights is a Latin inspired musical set in Washington Heights, New York. The show manages to remain light even when telling the story of the problems that the characters come across. This musical is very energetic and has been compared to an uptown version of Rent.

Tickets for Jordin Sparks’ Broadway engagement are on sale now, do not miss your chance to see this effervescent pop star take on Broadway. In The Heights runs Thursdays through Tuesdays at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City.

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After originally premiering on Broadway in 1949, South Pacific was arguably one of the greatest musicals of the twentieth century. The original production won ten Tony Awards, and had audiences raving.

In 2008 the musical was revived, and audiences loved it just as much. The revival was a hit, which is proved by the amazing night it had at the Tony Awards two years ago. South Pacific was nominated for eleven Tony awards and took home the awards for seven including Best Direction of a Musical, Best Sound Design of a Musical, and Best Revival of a Musical. Two years later the musical is still a hit.

The musical is set during World War Two on a little island in the South Pacific. U.S. sailors who are preparing to make an attack against the Japanese Empire are occupying the island. The story follows a couple whose romance is threatened by the dangers of  war and their own prejudices.  South Pacific will take to you back in time where you will see if Nellie and Emile can overcome their prejudices, and not let the war tear them apart.

This Rodgers and Hammerstein musical revival is a one of a kind show. The musical runs every Tuesday-Sunday at the Beaumont Theatre in New York City.

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The 64th annual Tony Awards were live on Sunday, June 13 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Tony Awards are to recognize and honor the greatest theatre achievements. The winners at this year’s Tony Awards, also known as The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, included many famous actors and actresses including Denzel Washington.

Denzel Washington won his first Tony Award ever on Sunday for his work in Fences where he was recognized for having the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. Washington was not the only A-list celebrity on the winners list as Catherine Zeta Jones and Scarlett Johansson picked up awards for their work on Broadway as well.

Zeta-Jones took home her Tony for the Leading Actress in a Musical for A Little Night Music, while Johansson was deemed to have the Best Performance Featured Actress in a Play in A View from the Bridge.

Memphis won several major awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score Written for the Theatre, and Best Orchestrations. Red was another big winner at the Tony’s, taking home six awards including Best Play, Best Scenic Design of a Play, Best Direction of a play, and more.

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Last week on Select A Ticket, tickets to see The Lion King on Broadway were the hottest tickets of the week. The stage play of The Lion King brings the animated Disney film to life. The show has been transformed from the animated movie to a high energy stage production for quality entertainment for audiences of all ages.

The Lion King on Broadway has been nominated for many Tony’s, and has won its fair share of them too. When the show debuted in 1998 the musical was the winner of Best Musical, Best Choreography, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Costume Design, and two other awards. To this day The Lion King continues to perform to sold out audiences, and break records at the Minskoff Theater.

This amazing story will feature the same beloved characters we know from the animated film. Simba and Nala reenact the story of The Lion King, along with undeniable favorites Timon and Pumbaa. The amazing costumes and masks the characters wear enhance the story, and will keep you captivated throughout the entire show.

The Lion King is one of the most successful and well received shows on Broadway. The Lion King has scheduled performances every Tuesday-Sunday at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City.

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Jersey Boys has been captivating audiences since its opening on November 6, 2005 at the August Wilson Theatre. Now in it’s fourth year, the musical has lengthened its booking to January 2, 2011.

Told in a documentary style, Jersey Boys is the story of the popular 1960′s rock and roll band, The Four Seasons. Band members Frankie Valli, Tommy Devito, Nick Massi, and Bob Gaudio are all blue collar boys who together become a huge hit sensation. The musical tells the coming of age of the band while highlighting their rise, fall, and success.

The musical opened to great reviews from the New York Post, Star-Ledger, and others. Then in 2006 Jersey Boys was named the winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical. Audiences and critics agree that this one of a kind musical is still going strong.

Jersey Boys would not be as successful if it weren’t for all of the people involved including two-time Tony Award winning director Des McAnuff, writers Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman, and choreographer Sergio Trujillo. The musical features amazing music by Bob Gaudio and lyrics by Bob Crewe. Surely you will enjoy the music from this show, and you may even recognize some of the tunes such as “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “December 1963 (Oh, What A Night).”

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Since opening night nearly eight years ago, Wicked still remains the most popular musical on Broadway. This Broadway production is the most well received musical in New York City, and some fans even would go as far as to say it is the best musical of this century.

Wicked is an outstanding musical that takes you on an enchanted adventure to the past where you find out what happened before Dorothy ever went to see the Wizard of Oz. Known as the untold story of the Witches of Oz, Wicked gives you insight to when Glinda the Good Witch and Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West meet for the first time as college roommates.

Not only is the storyline spellbinding, but the musical as a whole is too. Wicked features a large stage, and a magnificent set with great lighting which brings it to life. In addition the costumes are show stoppers from Glinda’s pink puffy dress to the outfits of the natives from Emerald City. The choreography, music, and lyrics top off the whole amazing experience to make Wicked the best musical of the century.

Wicked has appeared on our Top 5 events list numerous times, including the past five weeks in a row. You don’t want to miss out on seeing this spectacular Broadway musical. Get your Wicked Tickets from Select A Ticket now!

For nearly five years the Broadway show, Jersey Boys, has been playing to sold out audiences. Audiences and critics agree that Jersey Boys is a sensational one of a kind musical. In 2006, the show won several Tony awards including Best Musical.

Jersey Boys the musical features The Four Season, a 1960′s rock and roll band comprised by the members Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, and Bob Gaudio. The musical follows the band’s coming of age which tells the story of their rise, success, and fall. Uncommon for a musical, it is told in a documentary style as each member of the band taking turns narrating the story.

Each individual band member as well as the band collectively, has many life struggles. These complications include gambling debts, Mafia threats, and family disasters that they are forced to deal with throughout the musical.

The band grew up together in the tough neighborhoods of New Jersey where they sang, rehearsed, and they ultimately used their innovative style to their advantage and founded the Doo Wop genre. You’ll definitely enjoy the music from this show, and you may even recognize some of the tunes such as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “December 1963 (Oh, What A Night).”

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The nominees for the 64th annual Tony Awards were announced this afternoon. Tony Award nominee Jeff Daniels and Broadway star Lea Michele announced the nominees for 26 different categories pertaining to the art of theatre on Broadway. The Tony Awards are the most prestigious awards in Broadway, and are among the most coveted within the entire entertainment field.

The 26 competitive categories include Best Revival of a Play, Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actor, in a Play, Best Direction of a Play, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Orchestrations, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design, Best Choreography and more.

Perhaps the biggest awards of the night are Best Musical and Best Play. The nominees for Best Musical are American Idiot, Fela!, Memphis, and Million Dollar Quartet. The nominees for Best Play are Next Fall, Time Stands Still, In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play, and Red.

The Tony Awards will be held at Radio City Musical Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and will be broadcast live on CBS at 8 pm.

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A new Broadway play will be hitting the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Lombardi will be coming to life on stage in the fall of 2010. This new American play is based on the biography written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, David Maraniss, called When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vincent Lombardi.

The play surrounds the life of Vince Lombardi, one of the most successful NFL football coaches of all time, and a man with a puzzling personality. This Hall of Fame coach was not only known for his coaching abilities, but he was also known to be one of the most inspirational people who had many motivational quotes and teachings to offer.

Lombardi is a play by Eric Simonson who is an Academy Award winner, and a member of Steppenwolf Theater Company. Thomas Kail is the Tony Award nominee directing Lombardi, while Dan Lauria of The Wonder Years will be leading the cast.

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Memphis the Musical starring Chad Kimball and Montego Glover has become a broadway sensation.
After the musical about the birth of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950’s received a visit from first lady Michelle Obama, and first daughters Sasha and Malia, it got the jump it needed. Without an unfamiliar title and starring actor in addition to a mixed review opening, the show is becoming a legitimate hit at the box office.

Sue Frost, one of the lead producers of Memphis the Musical says what the show is experiencing is a “slow and steady build.” It seems as though this is the case since the show opened in the Fall of 2009, and is finally picking up speed now.

Memphis the Musical is set in Memphis Tennessee where a white DJ named Huey Calhoun has a love for the music he hears in the black bars. He falls in love with a rising black singer named Felicia Farrell. These two characters work together to help her break out of segregated clubs, and onto the radio where audiences everywhere can experience how rock ‘n’ roll become popular. However, when he falls in love with this beautiful singer, there are some consequences.

Memphis the Musical is now on Broadway at the prime location of the Shubert Theatre in New York City. The showtimes are Sundays at 3, Tuesdays at 7, Wednesdays at 2 and 8, Thursdays at 8, Fridays at 8, and Saturdays at 2 and 8.

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Megan Mullally was set to star in the Broadway revival of “Lips Together, Teeth Apart,” a Terrence McNally play. However, she quit the show this week causing the opening of previews to be postponed for the spring season. The Roundabout Theater Company announced the postponement on Thursday following Mullally’s decision to quit.

Megan Mullally, best known for playing Karen Walker on “Will and Grace,” abruptly quit the show. Frustration with the lack of experience from her co-star Patton Oswalt led to her departure from “Lips Together, Teeth Apart” on Wednesday.

In a statement, Roundabout Theater Company’s artistic director Todd Haimes said that they were “surprised and disappointed,”  and that it was a breach of contract. Her replacement will be named shortly, but since the show was supposed to start preview performances on April 9 the first preview will be delayed.

Although the first preview of the show will be delayed, Haimes did say that the opening date will remain on Thursday April 29, 2010. Other cast members for the show include Patton Oswalt, David Wilson Barnes, and lily Taylor.

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Among the many problems delaying the opening of the Broadway musical, “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” is yet another hindrance. This time the actress set to play Mary Jane has dropped out. In a statement made by the producers of “Spider-Man” they said that Evan Rachel Wood dropped out of the musical due to a scheduling conflict.

Just 15 months after the announcement was made that she would be starring as Mary Jane, Wood made her departure public. The statement made by the producer, Michael Cohl, made it clear that Evan Rachel Wood was not required to stay with the musical, and that a search for a new Mary Jane was in progress. He also announced that the opening of the show would be delayed until later this year.

The creators and producers of “Spider-Man” have began to worry that other cast and crew members would also be taking on other projects and would therefore drop out of the musical. Cast members include Reeve Carney, who is set to star as Peter Parker and his alter ego, Spider-Man, and Tony Award winner Alan Cumming.

No dates have been set for rehearsals, preview performances, or an opening night. But you can sign up to be alerted when tickets are on sale.

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The last week in February made for a slow week at many Broadway box offices. The New York City area has experienced many heavy snowstorms this winter which made ticket sales decline for many musicals and plays on the stages of Broadway.

Many plays in previews such as “Looped,”and “Next Fall,” had a slow week in sales. Some of the Major musicals experienced a drop of 30% or more in their weekly box office grosses. “West Side Story,” “Mamma Mia!,” “The Lion King,” and “Chicago” were a few out of the many musicals that were affected by the harsh snow storms in the NYC area.

However, there was one musical that did actually do well at the box offices. “A Little Night Music” is a musical revival which had a return from its star, Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Broadway’s slow end to February grossed a total of 14.2 million as opposed to the $17.8 million grossed the week before.

Now that the snow storms are over, it is your chance to come enjoy the beautiful New York City weather and see a Broadway play such as Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, American Idiot, Wicked, and more!

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The Addams Family, featuring the strange and beloved characters, is coming to Broadway! It is beginning previews tonight at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The Broadway production will have its official Opening Night on April 8, 2010.

The Addams family was created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams. He is most known for his creation of the characters of the Addams family that formed the television show. The characters existed separately, but were never collectively called The Addams Family, until the TV show was created.

The Broadway musical production is based on this wonderfully weird family that is put to the test when outsiders come to dinner. This puts the whole family in the position to have a night that will change them forever.

This new show was created by Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman, most known for creating Jersey Boys, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. The Addams Family will be directed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch.

Talented actors and two-time Tony winners, Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth are to star as Gomez and Morticia Addams. Joining them will be Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday, Adam Riegler as Pugsly, Jackie Hoffman as Grandmama, Terrence Mann as Mal Beineke, and Kevin Chamberlin as Uncle Fester.

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The Broadway production of Wicked is standing the test of time. According to the people, it has been and is remaining to be the best and biggest Broadway musical in New York City. Seven years since opening on Broadway, Wicked still continues to break barriers. In early January the production broke the $2 million barrier in one-week. This was the third time doing so since November 2009.

Everyone knows what happened to Dorothy and her little dog too, but Wicked takes you to the past where you find out what happened before the 1939 movie classic “The Wizard of Oz.” This magical adventure shows you where Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda the Good Witch meet in the Land of Oz before Dorothy was ever a part of their lives. The two witches meet in college, and hate each other in the beginning. However, before their lives go their different ways they learn to care for each other.

The incredible music of Wicked written by composer and lyricist, Stephen Schwartz has been delighting audiences for years with amazing numbers including “The Wizard and I”, “Popular”, and the enchanting “Defying Gravity.”

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