The Broadway company of CHICAGO is pleased to announce details for the December "Talkback Tuesdays," a new monthly series offering a post-show discussion and audience Q&A session with members of the Broadway company of the record-breaking hit musical.
Designed to provide theatergoers with an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of CHICAGO, the next "Talkback Tuesdays" offering is set for Tuesday, December 9, 2008, featuring a post-show conversation with five-time Tony Award-winning producer
Barry Weissler.
Along with his wife, Fran,
Barry Weissler's remarkable roster of Broadway producing credits includes Othello with
James Earl Jones and
Christopher Plummer, My One and Only with
Tommy Tune, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with
Kathleen Turner and
Charles Durning,
Gypsy with
Tyne Daly, Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Zorba with
Anthony Quinn, My Fair Lady with
Richard Chamberlain, the Tony-winning production of Falsettos and
Grease! with stars including
Rosie O'Donnell and
Brooke Shields.
More recently, Weissler produced the Broadway productions of Seussical, the Tony-winning musical Annie Get Your Gun which starred
Bernadette Peters and
Reba McEntire, Wonderful Town with
Donna Murphy and
Brooke Shields and Sweet Charity with
Christina Applegate.
In London, Weissler is currently producer of CHICAGO, which after 11 years continues to hold the record as the longest-running American musical in West End theatre history, and the UK premiere of
Neil LaBute's Fat Pig.
Among the many new theatre projects Weissler is developing are two new musicals: The Band Wagon, based on the classic MGM film and Clueless, an adaptation of the hit 1995 Paramount movie.
The December talkback will be moderated by
Drew Hodges, CEO and Creative Director of the high-profile Broadway advertising agency SpotCo.
Tickets for the Tuesday, December 9 "Talkback Tuesdays" performance are available by calling
Telecharge.com at 212-239-6200. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Ambassador Theatre Box Office, located at 219 W. 49th St. Regular Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and Noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Now celebrating twelve glorious years of girls, glitz and glamour on the Great White Way, the record-breaking smash hit musical CHICAGO is currently the eighth longest-running production in Broadway history, as well as Broadway's longest-running musical revival...and it shows no sign of ever slowing down!
Currently playing at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.), CHICAGO stars two-time Tony Award nominee
Charlotte d'Amboise as Roxie Hart, Tony Award nominee
Brenda Braxton as Velma Kelly, Tony Award nominee
Tom Hewitt as Billy Flynn,
Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and
Lavon Fisher-Wilson as Matron "Mama" Morton.
Scott Davidson assumes the role of Amos Hart beginning Monday, December 8.
With a book by
Fred Ebb and
Bob Fosse, music by
John Kander and lyrics by
Fred Ebb, CHICAGO is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.
Produced by Barry and
Fran Weissler, CHICAGO is directed by
Walter Bobbie and choreographed by
Ann Reinking, and features set design by
John Lee Beatty, costume design by
William Ivey Long, lighting design by
Ken Billington and sound design by
Scott Lehrer. The production also features orchestrations by
Ralph Burns, supervising music direction by
Rob Fisher and music direction by
Leslie Stifelman.
Visit
www.ChicagoTheMusical.com for more information.
