For a limited time only William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice will hit the Broadway stage, along with some major star power. Al Pacino will be starring in director Daniel Sullivan’s production after the show completes its run at Shakespeare in the Park.

The announcement that made the public aware about the transfer from Central Park to the Broadway stage was made last month by the Public Theater. The executive director of the theater, Andrew D. Hamingson, said that response from the audience, critics, “and the desire of Al Pacino and the cast to bring it to a larger audience” encouraged the transfer.

The Merchant’s Broadway run will be produced by The Public with Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel. Richards and Frankel often collaborate with the Public, and The Merchant of Venice will prove to be no different.

The Merchant of Venice will feature Al Pacino playing the role of Shylock. The Broadway run is scheduled to being on Tuesday, October 19th, and will run through January 9th at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. This limited engagement will only have 78 performances due to prior commitments made by Pacino.

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It has been one week since Jordin Sparks made her Broadway debut in the Grammy and Tony Award winning Best Musical In the Heights, and she couldn’t be more excited. “”It has always been one of my dreams, and it’s finally happening!” said Sparks.

The 20 year old was the youngest contestant to ever win “American Idol” when she was just 16 years old. Now four years later, Sparks can be seen on Broadway playing Nina Rosario in In the Heights. Her strong and beautiful voice blew the judges of American Idol away, and now she’s bringing that talent to the Broadway stage.

In The Heights is a Latin inspired musical set in Washington Heights, New York. The show manages to stay 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.

Jordin Sparks’ engagement as Nina Rosario on Broadway will run through Sunday, November 14, 2010 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City. You don’t want to miss your chance to see this pop star take on Broadway!

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Currently starring Tony Award Winners James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy has added another member to the very talented cast. Boyd Gaines is a new addition to the cast who will be playing the role of Miss Daisy’s son.

Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy follows Daisy Werthan, a 72-year-old Jewish widow living in Atlanta. Once Miss Daisy is considered too old to drive, her son hires her a chauffeur. The chauffeur is Hoke Colburn, an African American man, and that creates a bit of trouble for Miss Daisy in the beginning. However, the mismatch turns out to be for the best, as the two form a life-changing bond between each other.

Gaines is not new to the Broadway stage by any means. His other credits include Gypsy, Cabaret, Twelve Angry Men, Contact, and many more. He has also been in multiple Off-Broadway plays including The Extra Man, Major Barbara, and Center Stage. Gaines can be seen in films and on television in Funny Games, Heartbreak Ridge, “Fraiser,” and “Law and Order.”

The Broadway production of Driving Miss Daisy is set to open on Monday, October 25, 2010, with previews beginning on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at the John Golden Theatre in New York City. The show will run through Saturday, January 29, 2011 for a 16-week limited engagement.

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Finally “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” will be coming to the stages of Broadway in a few months, despite the plethora of delays it has experienced. Since February the opening date of the musical version of the comic book, Spider-Man, has been affected by problems including the loss of its starring actress and actor.

Originally Evan Rachel Wood was set to play Mary Jane, the love interest of Spider-Man. However, she dropped out of the musical back in March due to a scheduling conflict. Along with Wood, the musical also lost Alan Cumming who was set to play the villain of the show also known as the Green Goblin. He too backed out due to a scheduling conflict.

The casting has been reworked, and the play will now star Reeve Carney as Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Patrick Page, and Tony Award nominee Jennifer Damiano as Mary Jane.

Finally, after being in the works for six years, the Broadway production of “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” is set to celebrate its opening night on Tuesday, December 21 in New York City with previews beginning on Sunday, November 19, 2010.

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This month fans of Broadway and Mary Poppins should prepare themselves for a special reunion. For the first time in the show’s three and a half year run on Broadway, the original stars of the production will be back on the stage! New York audiences will be able to see the first Mary Poppins’ stars performing the roles they originally played nearly four years ago.

Beginning on Tuesday, August 24 Gavin Lee will rejoin the cast as Bert, while Laura Michelle Kelly will be opposite him as Mary. Both of these amazing actors were the first to play these characters on Broadway. When they reunite at the end of August, it will be the first time they have performed together since 2005 at the beginning of Mary Poppins’ run in London.

Producer and president of Disney Theatrical Productions Thomas Schumacher said “We are enormously excited that, at long last, Broadway will get to see the sublime on-stage pairing of Laura Michelle Kelly and Gavin Lee, our original Mary and Bert.” He made it evident that the audiences of New York are in for something special, and that their chemistry will delight you.

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Watch out New York, a new show with an excellent cast is hitting the Broadway stage! Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy is a new Broadway production that will star Tony Award Winners James Earl Jones, and Vanessa Redgrave.

Before becoming a Broadway production, Driving Miss Daisy had a successful run Off-Broadway. Then in 1989 it was adapted into a film starring Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman. Now the Broadway production is set to open on Monday, October 25, 2010, with previews beginning on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at the John Golden Theatre in New York City.

Driving Miss Daisy is a Pulitzer Prize winning play, and is most certainly one of the most anticipated shows of this year.

The play follows Daisy Werthan, a 72-year-old Jewish widow living in Atlanta. Once Miss Daisy is considered too old to drive, her son hires her a chauffeur. The chauffeur is Hoke Colburn, an African American man, and that creates a bit of trouble for Miss Daisy in the beginning. However, the mismatch turns out to be for the best, as the two form a life-changing bond between each other.

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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!

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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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 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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Almost one year ago the Broadway production of God of Carnage began previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Since then, it has become the 2009 Tony Award Winner for Best Play, and was given the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. The play was originally scheduled to be a limited engagement, running only until July 19, 2009, but has become so successful that the producers have extended its time on Broadway.

The current cast of the play includes Annie Potts, Jimmy Smits, Ken Scott, and Christine Lahti. They will be having their last performance on February 28, 2010. After their final performance a new cast will be taking over.

On March 2nd Lucy Liu will be making her Broadway debut as a cast member in God of Carnage. Dylan Baker, Jeff Daniels, and Janet McTeer will be joining the cast as well. Jeff Daniels was a member of the original Broadway cast, and will be returning in march to play a different role in the production.

God of Carnage tells the story of two married couples in present-day New York City. The couples are Michael and Veronica, and Alan and Annete. They meet for the first time after their children had a nasty fight at school. Michael and Veronica invite Alan and Annette over planning to have a peaceful discussion regarding whose child is responsible for the fight, but this quickly becomes uncivilized!

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Rock of Ages is a musical on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City which brings the music of some of the most amazing rock bands to life on stage. The show takes place in Hollywood, California in 1987. This arena-rock love story shows you inside a romance that buds between a rocker, and small town girl when they meet in the most famous rock club in Los Angeles while jamming out to the greatest hits of the 1980s.

The stars of Rock of Ages include Constantine Maroulis, Kerry Butler, Mitchell Jarvis, James Carpinello, Michele Mais, and many more. The show is directed by Kristin Hanggi. Although she did direct Rock of Age’s Off-Broadway and L.A. Productions, this musical is her first Broadway directorial debut. Chris D’Arienzo wrote the book for the musical, and he is in the process of developing movie adaptation of Rock of Ages.

The musical includes songs by major rock legends such as Poison, Twisted Sister, Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more. It features top hits of the 80s such as “I wanna Rock,” “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Here I Go Again,” “To Be With You,” “Sister Christian,” and many more classics!

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In 2008 Billy Elliot the Musical came to the Broadway stage at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. According to Eric Fellner, the producer of the musical, the musical has made back their $18 million production costs, and has now turned to profit in just 14 months.

Billy Elliot the Musical is based on the British feature film from 2000. It comes to life on stage with help from musical legend, Sir Elton John, who wrote a brand new book and lyrics for the Broadway version of Billy Elliot.

The musical is about an 11 year old boy named Billy Elliot. The boy is a poor child growing up in a fictional northern town outside of London without a mother. The story takes place in 1984 during the Coal riots. Although his father would like him to take up boxing, Billy has no interest in doing so, and in addition he has no talent for the sport. Billy has a different plan. His dream is to use his mother’s love of music through dancing. He secretly takes dance class at the Royal Ballet School in London and hopes to make his dreams of becoming a dancer come true.

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Memphis the Musical opened on Broadway in the fall of 2009 at the Shubert Theatre. It is a musical that is about the birth of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950′s.

Memphis the Musical is set in Memphis Tennessee. It is about a white DJ named Huey Calhoun who has a great 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 rock ‘n’ roll become popular. However, when he falls in love with this beautiful singer, there are some consequences.

Memphis was inspired by actual events and is a concept by George W. George. The musical is directed by Tony nominee Christopher Ashley, and it features lyrics and a book by Joe DiPietro. The music and lyrics are by David Bryan, one of the founding members of Bon Jovi. The cast features talented performers such as Chad Kimball, Montego Glover, Derek Baskin, Cass Morgan, and more.

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After a little over a year on Broadway, Shrek The Musical will be closing. The final performance is set for Sunday, January 3, 2010 after a a run of 441 performances. Based on the popular animated film series, the show opened in December of last year.

This Musical is set in a magical land in a far away kingdom, and tells the story of a green ogre named Shrek. Shrek moves to a green swamp to live happily alone after being feared and made fun of by everyone and everything. Soon after, a group of homeless fairy-tale characters raid his new home, and tells him he has been evicted by Lord Farquaad.

When Shrek and Lord Farquaad meet they make deals with each other. Lord Farquaas’ deal was that if Shrek rescues Princess Fiona he will give the fairy tale characters their homes back. Shrek agrees, but he begins to like Fiona a lot, and things get ugly when he shows up to rescue this pretty princess.

Shrek has a score of 19 songs performed by a cast of 27 people, and is full of dancing, laughs, and amazing sets.

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The first-ever revival of the musical Bye Bye Birdie is now on Broadway. The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of this popular broadway show is the first show to play at the newly renovated and reborn Henry Miller’s Theatre.

The original show opened on April 14, 1960 and played 607 performances before it closed on October 7. This reproduction of the Tony Award-winning musical is ready to entertain audiences for the first time in nearly 50 years.

Bye Bye Birdie tells the story of Conrad Birdie who is a rock n roll superstar. Before this music idol goes to the army, his agent and secretary plan a stunt for publicity where a girl gets to give Conrad Birdie a farewell kiss on The Ed Sullivan show.

Bye Bye Birdie features music and lyrics by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams with a book by Michael Stewart. Robert Longbottom is both the director and the choreographer.

The all-star cast includes Bill Irwin, Jayne Houdyshell, Dee Hoty, and Nolan Gerard Funk, who is making his broadway debut at Conrad Birdie. The story focuses on Conrad’s manager, Albert, who is played by John Stamos, and Conrad’s secretary, Rosie, who is played by Gina Gershon.

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Select-A-Ticket has your tickets to God of Carnage, the 2009 Tony Award Winner for Best Play. Also in 2009, God of Carnage was given the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.

God of Carnage tells the story of two married couples in present-day New York City. The couples are Michael and Veronica, and Alan and Annete. They meet for the first time after their children had a nasty fight at school. Michael and Veronica invite Alan and Annette over to have a civilized discussion regarding whose child is responsible for the fight, but this quickly becomes uncivilized!

The current cast for this show includes Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini, and Marcia Gay Harden. This cast is scheduled to appear through November 14, and the cast beginning November has yet to be determined.

The Broadway production of God of Carnage began previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on February 28, 2009. It officially opened on March 22, 2009 and was scheduled for a limited time, set to close on July 19,2009. Because of the success of the play, the run has been extended until February 28, 2010.

This very funny show runs 90 minutes long without an intermission. It includes all types of comedy, action, and it even has its serious moments.

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The Top 5 Events on SelectATicket.com last week were:

1. Bruce Springsteen Tickets
2. Radio City Christmas Spectacular Tickets
3. NBA All Star Game Tickets
4. South Pacific Tickets
5. U2 Tickets

Bruce Springsteen continues to perform strongly as his final Giants Stadium concerts are rapidly approaching as well as new dates at Madison Square Garden in November.

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South Pacific is back on Broadway! It is based on a Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by James A. Michener, entitled Tales of the South Pacific, which dealt largely with the issue of racism.

It is arguably one the greatest musicals of the twentieth century, with the original Broadway production winning ten Tony Awards. Several of its songs, including “Bali Ha’i,” “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair” and “Happy Talk” have become musical classics.

South Pacific is at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater.  It is directed by Bartlett Sher. It stars Laura Osnes, who you may remember as being the winner of the “Grease: You’re The One That I Want” reality competition.

The show will transport you back to the musical and lyrical style of the 1950s, and you will love every minute of it!

The musical is set on a South Pacific island during World War II and tells the story of two couples whose romances are threatened by the dangers of  war and their own prejudices.  Will tragedy tear them apart? Will they overcome their prejudices and find true love?

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The Addams Family, featuring the bazaar and beloved characters, is coming to Broadway! It will begin previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on March 5, 2010, and will have its 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 Kevin Chamberlin as Uncle Fester, Jackie Hoffman as Grandmama, Terrence Mann as Mal Beineke, Zachary James as Lurch, Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday, and Adam Riegler as Pugsly.

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The two-character Keith Huff play, A Steady Rain began previews on Thursday, September 10 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The production is only for a limited 12-week period; It opens on Tuesday, September 29, and runs through Sunday, December 6, 2009.

The production stars Hollywood super heros Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig. They play a pair of Chicago police officers who were once life long friends, but are torn apart by a foul investigation.

A Steady Rain marks Craig’s Broadway debut, but he has worked in London with the Royal National Theatre and the Peter Hall Company. While this is Craig’s Broadway debut, Jackman is no stranger to the Broadway stage. He earned a Tony Award for his work in the Broadway musical The Boy From Oz. He also was in productions of Beauty and the Beast and Sunset Boulevard in Australia.

A Steady Rain is bound to be successful because of the team of people who put it together. It is directed by Tony Award nominee, John Crowley, and is produced by a mix of talented producers such as Barbara Broccoli, Raymond L. Gaspard, Frank Gero, Jeffery Sign, Michael G. Wilson, Cheryl Wisenfeld, Fredrick Zollo, Michael Rose Ltd, The Shubert Organizations Inc. and Robert Cole.

The production features original music and sound design by Mark Bennet, set and costume design by Scott Pask, and lighting design by Hugh Vanstone.

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Avenue Q will play its final performance on Sunday, September 13 at the John Golden Theatre in New York City. This Tony Award winning Broadway show for Best Musical will have played 22 previews and 2,534 performances when it closes. Based on the book by Jeff Whitty, this show features music and lyrics written by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx with direction by Jason Moore.

The show is greatly inspired by Sesame Street. Some of the characters are in fact puppets that sing, as do the live characters. The show is definitely an adult advancement of Sesame Street that can be enjoyed by both adults and teenagers because of its relation to real life.

Avenue Q is about a broke college graduate named Princeton who wants to move to New York City and make a life for himself. He has a hard time fulfilling this dream due to his empty pockets and the high cost of living in the City. The only place he is able to afford is Avenue Q! When he moves to Avenue Q he meets all kinds of quirky people and makes many new friends. They struggle together to ultimately try to find their purpose in life.

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For over four 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.

The show features the 1960′s rock and roll band, The Four Seasons, formed by members Frankie Valli, Nick Massi, Tommy DeVito and Bob Gaudio. Jersey Boys the musical follows the band’s coming of age and tells the story of their rise, fall, and success.

Uncommon for a musical, Jersey Boys has a documentary style storyline. The show is told by each member of the band taking turns narrating the story. 

Each individual band member, and the band collectively have many life struggles, such as 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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What was once a huge hit in London has made its way to Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. Billy Elliot has out shined many Broadway musicals by being nominated for Best Musical and fifteen other Tony awards including Best Original Score, Best Costume Design of a Musical, and Best Choreography.

With a little help from musical legend, Elton John, this Broadway show is based on the critically acclaimed British feature film and comes to life on stage. Elton John wrote a brand new score for the Broadway version of Billy Elliot. The show stars David Alvarez, Trent Kowlaik, and Kiril Kulish uniquely sharing the role of Billy.

Billy Elliot, an eleven year old child who is without a mother, is growing up in a northern town where men box and work in mines. He manages to find his way out of boxing practice and into a ballet class. He is attracted to the grace of ballet and secretly continues to take dance class in hopes of attending the Royal Ballet School in London. Billy Elliot is a story of one boy trying to follow his heart and make his dreams come true!

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Disney’s The Little Mermaid will have its last performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City on Sunday, August 30. The number one selling Broadway musical of 2008 has been seen by nearly one million people. Since January 2008, the show has had 685 performances and 50 previews

It’s no surprise that the show receives rave reviews because of the dedicated cast and crew. The Little Mermaid is directed by the award winning Francesca Zambello and is produced by Thomas Schumacher. The show stars Chelsea Morgan Stock as Ariel, Drew Seeley as Prince Eric, and Faith Prince as Ursula. The show is choreographed by Olivier Award Winner Stephen Mear and has costumes from designer Tatiana Noginova.

The score of The Little Mermaid was created by Oscar-winner Alan Menken and the late Howard   Ashman. The show features songs from the film that you definitely want to see live such as “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl,” “Poor Unfortunate Souls,” and “Part of Your World.” There are also ten new songs by Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. These songs include “The World Above,” “Her Voice,” and “If Only.”

This is your last chance! Get yourself Broadway tickets to see The Little Mermaid, or any other Broadway Show now.

“Are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” … you decide. We all know what happened with Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, but have you ever wondered what happened before that? The Broadway production of Wicked  takes you on a magical adventure in to the past where Glinda the Good Witch and Elphaba the  Wicked Witch of the West meet in the Land of Oz long before Dorothy dropped in.

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

With it’s large stage, and magnificent sets adults and children alike will be spell bound after experiencing it. All of the costumes are amazing from the traditional black dress of Elphaba the wicked witch of the West to the emerald outfits of the inhabitants of the spectacular Emerald City to the pink and puffy dresses of Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.

Get ready to go on a journey where everything isn’t always as it seems. Get yourself tickets to see Wicked, or any other broadway show now.

The broadway production of 9 to 5: The Musical is scheduled to have it’s final show labor day weekend on Sunday, September 6 at the Marquis Theatre. This hilarious, fun, and entertaining musical will have performed 148 shows when it closes.

This musical comedy is based on the 1980 film starring Dolly Parton with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton herself. Allison Janney, Megan Hiltyas and Stephanie J. Block star in the musical as three female office workers who turn the tables on their sexist boss. This is definitely a girl power musical that is sure to make anyone laugh out loud.

This broadway production of 9 to 5: The Musical is directed by Joe Mantello, who is a Tony award winning director. He also directed shows such as Wicked, Take Me Out, and Assasins. This production is choreographed by  the Tony award winner, Andy Blankenbuehler. It is also written by the multiple Grammy award winning songwriter Dolly Parton. That’s an all star crew putting together a five star show!

With catchy musical numbers like “9 to 5″ and “One of the Boys” you can’t even think about missing this broadway production. Get yourself tickets to see 9 to 5: The Musical, or any other broadway show now.

The top 5 events on SelectATicket.com for last week are as follows:

1. U2 Tickets
2. Bruce Springsteen Tickets
3. Jersey Boys Tickets
4. West Side Story Tickets
5. New York Yankees Tickets

U2 and Bruce Springsteen continue to be strong events. Jersey Boys is still one of the more popular Broadway shows and West Side Story is an all-time classic being exposed to a new generation of Broadway fans. Last but not least, New York Yankees tickets makes the list as Alex Rodriquez returns to their lineup bringing excitement and hope to New York Yankees fans that this could be their year.

This week’s installment of Hot Tickets from SelectATicket.com features a surprise appearance in the number one slot by the Broadway hit, Jersey Boys. As you know, the rankings fluctuate week to week but it has been some time since we last saw Jersey Boys crack the list. Not only that, the top events were dominated by Broadway shows.

You never know just what events will be among the most popular from week to week.

Here is the list for this past week:

1. Jersey Boys tickets
2. Kentucky Oaks tickets
3. Wicked tickets
4. 9 to 5 the Musical tickets
5. West Side Story tickets

There’s going to be a lot of turnover on New York’s Broadway stages coming up as several shows are closing. Of course closings also mean new openings, here is a list of some new shows coming soon to Broadway:

Spiderman The Musical - featuring music by Bono & The Edge!

33 Variations – starring Jane Fonda

Waiting for Godot - the classic Beckett play

Blithe Spirit – starring Angela Landsbury

Hedda Gabler – starring Mary-Louise Parker

These are just some of the Broadway shows making their debut soon. Be sure to visit www.SelectATicket.com for any Broadway tickets you may be interested in.

The weekly Hot Tickets have been determined and here is the top 5 list:

1. South Pacific
2. Lion King
3. In The Heights
4. Walking with Dinosaurs
5. Phantom of the Opera

Walking With Dinosaurs was a bit of a suprise for me but with our strong NY Tri State Area presence and the Dinosaurs coming to the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ… I guess it shouldn’t come as a shock! In fact, I think I might want to go see them… looks pretty cool!

Welcome back to Ticket Bulletin for another review of the Hot Tickets at Select A Ticket last week.

From August 11 – 17, the following five events were the most popular items on www.SelectATicket.com.

1.  New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays
2. 2009 MLB All Star Home Run Derby
3. South Pacific
4. Wicked
5. Lion King

And there you have it, the top five events on Select A Ticket last week. Never a suprise to see Broadway tickets so well represented and of course NY Yankee tickets are always popular but who would’ve thought the 2009 MLB All Star Game would be so popular so early? You never know what’s going to make the list, so come back next Monday and see what events top all the others!

Welcome back for another weekly installment of Hot Tickets from Select A Ticket.

In the past week, these five items were the most popular events on www.SelectATicket.com.

1. Legally Blonde
2. Phantom of the Opera
3. 2009 MLB All Star Home Run Derby
4. Mamma Mia!
5. Lion King 

And there you have it for the past week. A big suprise to some might be seeing the 2009 MLB Home Run Derby listed there but bigtime baseball fans know that if you want tickets, you need to act fast!

Come back next week to see what tops the list for the next 7 days. My guess is we’ll see some changes and maybe some different Broadway shows making the list along with some concerts or sporting events. Only way to find out is come back next Monday and see!

Last week saw a change in the Top 5 events as the upcoming MLB All Star Game at Yankee Stadium saw a surge in activity.

Here are the five most popular events on www.SelectATicket.com for the past week -

Lion King

2008 MLB All Star Game Tickets

South Pacific

Jersey Boys

Mary Poppins

Don’t forget to visit www.SelectATicket.com for all your ticket needs. We buy & sell tickets to Sport Events, Concerts, Family shows and our specialty – Broadway theatre!

Throughout the week of June 30th Joan Rivers will guest host a show on Sirius Radio entitled “Can We Talk… About Broadway.” The show will be an hour at noon ET, with an encore broadcast at 6 pm ET. It will run from Monday through Friday, July 4th. The entire show will also be rerun on Sunday, July 6th at 9 am and 9 pm.

The show will feature Rivers’ outrageous sense of humor and love for Broadway. She will introduce show tunes, play songs, and offer special commentary on her favorite Broadway shows. She will also feature rarely heard excerpts from the “Ed Sullivan Show” from the 60’s.

This marks a great opportunity for Broadway fans to hear entertaining discussion about their favorite topic. It’s also a great chance for those who haven’t been exposed to Broadway and all of its glory to become familiar with the world of theater. Anything that promotes this often-overlooked art form is a good thing for the theater. Hopefully it will inspire more people to purchase Broadway tickets.

Sirius Radio delivers more than 130 channels. All broadcasting is commercial free, in satellite radio. There are 69 music channels. There are 65 channels with sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. It’s the future of radio. It’s nice to see Broadway getting it’s due with such a great media form.

Last week brought a lot of excitement and activity to www.SelectATicket.com.

The most popular event last week was The Lion King on Broadway. SelectATicket has a great selection of seats for most Lion King performances in New York and all at competitive prices.

The next event on the list of the hottest tickets is South Pacific tickets. Once again, SelectATicket proves itself as a popular web site for Broadway tickets.

Not to be outdone, the long-running Phantom of the Opera comes in third on the list this past week. Despite being on Broadway for several years, this timeless classic still is a hot ticket.

Yet another Broadway musical makes the list as Jersey Boys tickets were a hot commodity on www.SelectATicket.com last week. The story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons still packs the crowds and Select A Ticket is happy to help you acquire these hard to find tickets.

Last but certainly not least, a lot of the Select A Ticket faithful visitors are die-hard New York sports fans so it comes as no surprise to see that the Fourth of July Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Tickets at Yankee Stadium were among the top 5 Hot Tickets from Select A Ticket last week. Everybody loves a rivalry and there is nothing like the bad blood between the Yankees and Red Sox to provide their own fireworks on the Fourth of July!

Be sure to come back next Monday to see which events top this week’s list of Hot Tickets from Select A Ticket.

Pop star and Broadway star, Clay Aiken is going to be a father. The mother of the child is his best friend and producer, Jaymes Foster. The 50-year-old woman was artificially inseminated.

A report at TMZ.com suggest that he’ll be very active in the child’s life. Foster was divorced several years ago. Since that time, she and Aiken have become extremely close. He lives in her home whenever he’s in Los Angeles.

Fans of the singer can see him perform by buying Broadway tickets for the New York production of Spamalot. He’s been a part of the production since January of this year, playing the part of Sir Robin.

He’s the third most successful contestant from American Idol, right behind Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. He’s the most successful male contestant. And he’s the most successful contestant to win second place.

I was glad to see Aiken finding a place on the stage in New York. Although I think he’s got a great voice, he doesn’t have the typical persona of a pop star. Judging by a performance I saw of his on “Scrubs,” I think he’s got talent as a character actor. I see a bright future for him acting and singing, and there’s no better place for that than Broadway.

Broadway touring groups have been concerned about their effect on the environment. They emit thousands of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through the large trucks that transport all of the stage equipment from one city to the next.

Unfortunately, there aren’t alternative technologies available that will allow these touring companies to still get where they need to go, without contributing greatly to the environmental problem. So what do they do to “go green?”

The solution is to fund short- and long-term projects that offset the impact of the emissions. This is accomplished through NativeEnergy, inc., one of the leaders in high quality carbon offsets. These offsets will be created by new wind turbines, methane digesters on American family farms, and landfill gas projects.

When you consider that the Broadway League brings Broadway to 30 million people in New York and more than 240 cities across North America, the effect on the environment from their touring can be very large. Being ever mindful of the needs of the environment, the industry has responded appropriately to help offset their energy usage.

I think that this action represents the future of modern environmentalism. It doesn’t require huge sacrifices. We can still enjoy touring groups for our entertainment. But these groups, which generate large amounts of capital in their industry, have to take appropriate actions to make up for their large carbon footprint. You can continue to buy tickets to Broadway shows with a clean conscience.

You don’t have to be in New York to buy Broadway tickets to “Wicked.” A current tour of North America has been an amazing success. So much so that a second tour has been announced.

The simple fact is that there’s been an overwhelming demand for tickets. To call it a smash hit would be an understatement. It’s broken house records in every single city that it’s played. Producers felt that even with a second tour, the show would continue to break records.

The tour will start in Fort Myers, Fl. It will then go to Birmingham, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Indianapolis, Memphis, with additional cities to be announced.

“Wicked” opened on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at the Apollo Victoria Theater in London. Various language versions have been added throughout the world.

It’s based on a novel by Gregory Maguire. It has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. The original cast recording has been one of the fastest selling Broadway recordings, having gone platinum.

The play tells the store about two girls who come to Oz. it tells the story of how they become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

Quite simply, it’s considered to be one of the greatest successes in Broadway history. It has a story that appeals to young and old. Everyone wants to see it, and you may be able to see it in your hometown soon.

For the timespan from May 5 through May 12, the following events were the most popular on www.SelectATicket.com

1. Wicked Tickets
2. South Pacific
3. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
4. New York Red Bulls Tickets
5. Neil Diamond

And there you have it for this past week. Not surprising that there are three Broadway shows as last week’s weather in New York was perfect for a night out on the town.

The movie star system has been part and parcel to the entire industry since its inception. And it’s vital. Because a movie basically has one weekend to succeed. If it doesn’t the movie will likely not make money

Studios build up actors’ careers as recognizable brands that carry over from movie to movie. It’s always an enormous risk to hire a no-name actor for a big movie requiring a big payoff.

This poses problems for musicals. The perfect actor to sell the movie may not be a Broadway level singer. Sometimes you can fudge, and it works, as was demonstrated by Johnny Depp’s wonderful performance in “Sweeney Todd.” But Johnny Depp is sort of an exception to the rule. It doesn’t matter what the role, if you can get Depp you go with him.

But other actors have been less successful. “Chicago” and “Moulin Rouge” come to mind. Those starts were okay but they didn’t blow me away like many stage performers might have been able to do.

I’m reminded of Julie Andrews not getting cast for “My Fair Lady” because she wasn’t a big name. She then got cast for “Mary Poppins” and won an Oscar. My fear is that there may be some potential stars like Julie Andrews that will never get their chance in the current movie climate.

Broadway tickets sales suffers from this trend. Because the more successful musicals and Broadway performers are on screen, the more they’ll be able to draw people to the theater.

If you like Broadway theater, you may enjoy the new film, “Hamlet 2.” It’s not exactly Broadway quality, but that seems to be part of the fun. The trailer is available online here.

The film tells the story of a failed actor, Dana Marschz, played by famous British comedy actor Steve Coogan. After accepting that his life’s dreams will never come to be, he accepts a new career as a drama teacher.

But then the school administrators threaten to cut his department, inspiring him to do something really bold to save his job and his department. His response is to write a sequel to the most famous of Shakespeare’s masterpieces. Thus spawns a new, not quite masterpiece, “Hamlet 2.”

Of course, it must be remembered that everyone dies at the end of “Hamlet.” Marschz solves this issue with a time machine. He then employs a gay chorus and he’s off and running, with what’s looks to be big laughs.

Amy Poeler also joins the cast as a civil rights attorney who comes into save the play from being shut down. Elizabeth Shue also joins the cast in an unusual bit of casting, playing herself, a former successful actor who is now a nurse.

All in all, I think “Hamlet 2” could be a bit of fun in the Cineplex, and maybe slightly offensive.

18 year old Daniel Radcliffe is well known by pretty much everyone in the world as the title character in the Harry Potter movie series. But he also caused controversy and critical praise for his portrayal of a mentally ill stable boy in the Tony Award-winning play, “Equus.”

The play is coming to Broadway on September 5th, and he won’t be wearing his famous spectacles, or much of anything else. The play caused controversy when it was revealed that he’d appear nude in the play, a shock to those who think of him as a star of a children’s franchise.

The play also will star Richard Griffiths, reprising his role from the London production, as the psychiatrist who treats the stable boy. Griffith is also known by Harry Potter fans as the mean muggle Uncle Vernon.

Although I haven’t seen the play, I get the idea that the nudity is appropriate given the subject matter. I also get the sense that it isn’t sexual in nature.

This could hopefully appease the fears of parents who have daughters who might dream of romance with the young star and hope he’s setting a responsible example. But if not, they’ll have to skip purchase of any Broadway tickets and stick with the more family friendly “Potter” movies.

I never realized that the Tony Awards have such a complicated eligibility process. Some people have questioned it. But regardless of it’s fairness, it’s the most important award for theater in the U.S. So everyone in the industry is certainly pining to be recognized.

Rules are new every year. The decisions for eligibility are complicated.

This year, for example, they just announced that “The Little Mermaid” would be eligible for nomination in the Best Score category. This was in question, given that many of the songs were originally written for the movie. But since more than 50 percent was written for the play, the decision makers deemed it eligible.

The biggest criterion to consider is the required opening dates for eligibility. The management established that for the 2006-2007 year, the cut off date was May 9th, 2007.

Another criteria to consider is the actual theater. A Broadway theater is defined as one having more than 500 seats. Although the definition of Broadway theater does not take into account the location of the theater, the committee determines the list of eligible theaters, which only consists of theaters in New York City.

This Administration Committee has 24 members and determines eligibility. The Nominating Committee makes the actual nominations for the categories.

To see this year’s competitors, get your tickets for Broadway plays online and enjoy.