Starting late September Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is putting on “The Mountaintop,” a fictional play about civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Set on April 3, 1968, the play follows Dr. King through his final day. Starring Samuel L. Jackson as King, “The Mountaintop” is set in Memphis, Tennessee at the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King was assassinated. The play gets its name because on this day after plane delays due to bomb threats, King gave a rousing speech now called the “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop Address.”

“The Mountaintop” confronts Martin Luther King’s past along with that of all African Americans. Samuel L. Jackson, an Academy Award Nominee for his role in “Pulp Fiction,” will play the part of Dr. King. The production hit stages in London over two years ago and won the very prestigious Olivier Award for Best Play.

The production, which hits Broadway on September 22, 2011, mixes humor, exhilaration, and heartbreak while delivering Martin Luther King’s powerful messages of peace, equality, and love. The play’s writer, Katori Hall, has penned numerous plays including “Hoodoo Love,” “Remembrance,” and “Hurt Village.” Her perception of Dr. Martin Luther King will be followed by a nameless woman who delivers room service to the now notorious room 306 and inspires powerful thought.

So come to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre to see a critically acclaimed play honoring one of America’s iconic characters played by one of its most iconic actors!

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Not every movie would necessarily be good when moved to a Broadway stage but it seems that Whoopi Goldberg movies easily make the translation. There was the musical version of the classic 1990 film “Ghost.” Next, Oprah Winfrey produced a stage version of the book/movie “The Color Purple.” However Goldberg never took a part in bringing her famous films to the stage…until now.

Starting this summer “Sister Act,” a musical version of the 1992 comedy that starred Whoopi Goldberg hits Broadway. The play, stuffed with catchy music, follows Delores (Goldberg in the film), an eccentric Reno singer who witnesses her mobster boyfriend (Harvey Keitel in the film) kill a man.

Knowing that she could be next she enters the witness protection program and ends up serving as a nun in a convent where she discovers a choir of sisters who need her help.
“We’re just gonna bring ‘Sister Act’ because, come on, singing nuns and a girl on the run. There’s nothing more fun than that,” says Goldberg, who is a producer of the show.

The Broadway production will start June 2 and will continue through the summer and into the fall. Don’t miss your chance to see this divine musical grace the Broadway stage!

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The Beatles redefined music for the world with hit song after hit song, winning the world’s affection with seeming ease. Today their influence is obvious in modern music and their iconic songs still play through radio speakers. However the time has long passed to witness the Beatles experience in a live venue…Or has it?

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, thinks not. The show will be gracing the stage of Broadway for a short time before embarking on tour. The show is covers some of the Beatles’ most popular songs while seamlessly performing to the likes of the icons; from the singing to the small live concert quirks.

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles has been around since the mid-seventies and its strong following has remained. The show is the closest one can get to seeing the actual Beatles play, which sadly is not an option. However the Beatles’ influence has carried over to a new generation of fans who would love to hear Beatles songs in a concert setting while longtime fans yearn for the days of the Beatles.

So “come together” and see Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles and you’ll want to see them play “eight days a week!”

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Throughout the past month, tickets for The Book of Mormon have been on Select-A-Ticket’s Top 5 Events list. Less than three months ago New York’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre welcomed a new musical to Broadway, and now audiences cannot get enough.

Brought to you by the dirty masterminds of television’s satirical “South Park,” The Book of Mormon features an original book with hilarious music and lyrics by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Composer and lyricist Robert Lopez of Avenue Q also was behind the genius book of this musical.

The book is just as expected it would be coming from Parker and Stone, as it is filled with wildly offensive jokes, but is still completely candid and hilarious on a range of topics including AIDS and religion.

Directed by Parker and Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon surrounds the journey of two Mormon missionaries from Salt Lake City, Utah. Elder Cunningham and Elder Price are eventually sent to a village in Uganda in order to carry out missionary work.

The two main characters have been described as the ultimate odd couple, with Cunningham being chubby, dim-witted underachieving loser, while Price is a clean-cut, white-bread, overachiever. Trouble unfolds while the two are in Uganda, and hilarity ensues!

“The Book of Mormon” is now open, with performances scheduled Tuesday-Sunday at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in New York City.

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It looks as though things may be looking up for the injury-proned musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark this summer at New York’s Foxwoods Theatre.

There are high hopes that this long-previewing musical will be celebrating its opening night on Tuesday, June 14 after more than 100 preview performances. (FYI: most Broadway musicals today typically only have between 25 and 40 preview performances.)

Following a short hiatus, the musical is now under new direction. Phillip William McKinley stepped in the directors chair following the departure of Julie Taymor, the show’s original director. Spider-Man has always featured music by Bono and The Edge, but is now enhanced with a revised book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Glen Berger.

In addition to finally officially opening in June after five failed anticipated opening dates, Interscope Records will also be releasing a cast recording of the musical. The original cast recording will be released on the same date as the musical’s opening night, and will feature 14 tracks produced by Grammy Award winner Steve Lillywhite.

With a $65 million budget, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is the most expensive Broadway production in history. When the show finally opens on Tuesday, June 14, it will truly be something spectacular and entertaining to all audiences.

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It is a pretty difficult task to find a person who has not seen Disney’s “The Lion King.” The movie’s excellent animation, story, and music took the world by storm. The intricacies make it hard to believe that it could be transformed into a Broadway play. However Disney On Broadway did just that, going on to win 6 Tony Awards and break several box office records.

The transition from the movie to the play employed the use of beautiful costumes, countless actors, and breathtaking sets. To those of you who think that they would prefer the movie: Don’t worry, your favorite characters like, Simba Nala , Timon, and Pumbaa will be there and will be as funny as ever.

“The Lion King” displays universal themes like the entrance into adulthood, the acceptance of responsibility, and the importance of family; values any person of any age can certainly embrace. Children and adults will both become captivated by the beautiful imagery accompanied by the famous Lion King songs that we have all heard.

The play, running just under three hours will be on Broadway at the famous Minskoff Theater in New York City along with the Mandalay Bay- Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada. So come out and see a classic Broadway play prepared to make you laugh, cry, and dance!

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Tony Award nominee  Tom McGowan will be back on the Broadway stage once again. Praised for his work in Broadway’s original production of La Bête, McGowan will be joining the cast of Wicked beginning on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.

McGowan has previously appeared on Broadway in numerous shows including Ivanov and Chicago, as well as off Broadway shows like The Winter’s Tale and The Food Chain. Beginning this spring, he will transform as he takes on the role and becomes The Wizard in Broadway’s Wicked.

The actor will be joining a great company, and a talented cast. He will be performing along side of Katie Rose Clarke, Teal Wicks, Kathy Fitzgerald, Tom Flynn, and more.

Wicked is a unique and one of a kind musical that takes you on an enchanted adventure to the past where you find out what happened before Dorothy embarked on her adventure to Oz to see the wondeful Wizard. 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.

This spectacular musical is a Broadway must see! Get your Wicked Tickets from Select A Ticket now!

Attention Broadway goers, there is a new revival on the stage! Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia is a new revival of an original 1995 production. Up until now, the show’s revival at the Barrymore theatre has been well received. Audiences are enjoying this romantic Broadway spectacle, which intertwines many different intellectually stimulating ideas.

This richly entertaining play begins at a posh English country estate in the April 1809, before time warping you to the present time. Audiences are introduced to a brilliant 13 year old named Thomasina. She is young, but is enthralled by knowledge, especially math. She creates a complicated theory, which is well beyond her realm of knowledge.

Adults surrounding Thomasina are all preoccupied with their guilty pleasures. Even her tutor, Septimus is promiscuously involved with several characters in the show, including the poet Ezra Chater’s wife, and Lady Groom, the lady of the house.

Then, Arcadia thrusts you 200 years into the future, where you find academics Hannah and Bernard. These two are curious about Thomasina’s theory, and work to find the truth by putting together all of the confusing clues.

Aradia features a talented cast of actors including Margaret Colin, Billy Crudup, Raul Esparza, Glenn Fleshler, Grace Gummer, Edward James Hyland, Byron Jennings, Bel Powley, Tom Riley, Noah Robbins, David Turner and Lia Williams.

The New York Times describes Arcadia as a “dazzling, witty masterpiece of misunderstanding and quest for knowledge, resonating across centuries.” Arcadia performances run weekly Monday-Saturday at the Barrymore Theatre in New York City.

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A new musical based on Stephen Elliot and Allan Scott’s Oscar-winning hit film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert has recently opened on Broadway!

Revived for the stage, Priscilla Queen of the Desert is an outrageous musical that tells the story of three drag queens embarking on a crazy road trip. Bernadette, Tick, and Adam board an old run down bus, which happens to be nicknamed Priscilla. In search of friendship and love the two travel together across the Australian outback in hopes of finding friendship and love, but ultimately find more than they ever expected.

The musical is directed by Simon Phillips, and has a talented cast full of Olivier and Tony Award nominees. Tony Sheldon will play Bernadette, Will Swenson will portray Tick/Mintzi, while Nick Adams plays the characters of Adam/Felicia.

The show features outrageously imaginative costumes, over-the-top drag make-up, complete by crazy dance numbers from the actors wearing these costumes. The music are dance-floor songs with a hint of disco to maintain a lively stage performance.

Priscilla Queen of the Desert will open on Sunday, March 20, 2011 with previews beginning on Monday, February 28, 2011.

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After 14 years, and $4 billion dollars The Lion King is still one of the most amazing Broadway show’s ever. Based on the 1994 Disney classic film with the same name, the show was transformed from an animated movie to high energy stage production used as entertainment for audiences of all ages.

In 1997 when the show opened on Broadway, it had a fresh feel that did not resemble any other shows before it. When the show debuted, 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, which should come as no surprise. The Lion King does a supreme job of making the audience feel as if they’re in the jungle.

Humans dressed with amazing headdresses would prance around the stage, as it brings the Disney film to life. 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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We all remember the 2002 blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Catch Me If You Can, right? Well get ready, because a very special creative team is bringing one of the most notorious con artists to the Broadway stage in the form of a musical.

Like Steven Spielberg’s 2002 film with the same title, the musical also tells the intriguing story of Frank Abagnale Jr.. Aaron Tveit portrays Frank, who at just 16 years old became among the most successful con men in America. He spent his teenage years scamming many unsuspecting victims along the way to his riche:. This charming and confident boy acted as if he were a doctor, airline pilot, and even a lawyer, which fooled many plenty of smart people.

The creative team behind this musical, along with the fabulous cast prove that they have the perfect recipe of contributors. Director Jack O’Brien seamlessly ties together all aspects of creativity, including the exceptional book by Terrance McNally, which is complemented by the work of Jerry Mitchell the choreographer, and costumes by William Ivey Long.

This amazing musical comedy has experienced rave reviews, and you should go see why! Catch Me If You Can has scheduled performances Tuesday through Sunday at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York City.

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Last month, New York’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre welcomed a new musical to Broadway. From the brains behind television’s satirical “South Park,” “The Book of Mormon” premiered to Broadway audiences last week.

The story begins in Salt Lake City, Utah and follows Elder Cunningham and Elder Price as they are sent to Uganda for missionary work. These two are the ultimate odd couple as Cunningham has been described as a chubby, dim-witted underachieving loser, while Price is a clean-cut, white-bread, overachiever.

In poverty and AIDS stricken Africa, Cunningham and Price put their Mormon faith to the test as they work to convert souls with the Book of Mormon. They eventually convince a few Ugandans to convert through the use of lies, but trouble unfolds when the truth of their lies comes out.

The show features an original book with hilarious music and lyrics from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with composer-lyricist Robert Lopez of “Avenue Q.” This musical may be good and old-fashioned, but there is still some wildly offensive jokes along the way, making this musical completely outspoken and hilarious.

“The Book of Mormon” is now open, with performances scheduled Tuesday-Sunday at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in New York City.

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Yet another “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” cast member has sustained an injury during a performance of this Broadway musical. In February, T.V. Carpio told an interviewer that she did feel safe in the show. Despite her insistence of this, it seems as though Carpio was not as safe as she thought.

Carpio, who plays Arachne in this injury-prone Broadway musical, was injured on March 16 while performing an onstage battle with another cast member. No further details on how the injury happened are known as of now, but she will more than likely be out of the show for at least two weeks.

Due to a plethora of technical issues, “Spider-Man” has experienced countless delays causing them to push back the opening date numerous times. With more than 110 preview performances, this musical has become the first musical with over 100. Most musicals on the stages of Broadway today typically only have somewhere between 25 and 40 of these preview performances.

With a $65 million budget, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is the most expensive Broadway production in history. When (or if) the show finally opens, it will truly be something spectacular and entertaining to all audiences.

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The Lion King on Broadway has been such an enormously successful hit that Disney has decided to take the production overseas. On Friday, Disney Theatrical Productions announced that “El Rey Leon,” will make the debut of the first Spanish-language version of The Lion King in Madrid, Spain this fall.

The show originally premiered on Broadway in 1997, and this landmark musical is now into its 14th year. In the show’s debut year, the musical was the winner of Best Musical, Best Choreography, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Costume Design, and two other awards.

Since the musical’s opening, there have been 18 different global productions that have grossed over $4.2 billion. Across the globe over 50 million people have seen performances translated into Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin.

The international and domestic success of this musical has allowed The Lion King to reign as one of the most successful and well received shows on Broadway. Known as one of the most celebrated musicals in the world, The Lion King is a cultural phenomenon that you do not want to miss!

The Lion King has scheduled performances every Tuesday-Sunday at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City.

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