SOMETHING ROTTEN! to Launch National Tour in Boston This Season; 2016-17 Lineup Announced!

Just announced, the upcoming National Tour of SOMETHING ROTTEN will officially launch as part of Broadway In Boston's 2016-17 season!

Now in its 32nd year, Broadway In Boston unveiled its 2016-2017 Lexus Broadway Season at its annual Spring Announcement event. Eight theatrical productions, including one critically acclaimed play, with a combined total of 21 Tony Awards collectively, will take center stage at the Boston Opera House beginning next Fall.

"From new musical blockbusters, to classic musicals to award winning plays, this Season has it all - even a little magic," said Tivon Marcus, Vice President of Broadway In Boston. "There is not a more exciting time than now to experience Broadway and we're thrilled that some of the biggest shows are coming to Boston."

Boston will be the official launch city of the National Tour of Something Rotten!, the hilarious new Broadway smash hit. Set in 1595, this mash-up of 16th Century Shakespeare and 21st Century Broadway tells the story of brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom, two playwrights stuck in the shadow of Renaissance rock-star Will Shakespeare, and their quest to write the world's first musical. Adapted from the internationally best-selling novel by Mark Haddon and winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best New Play, the critically acclaimed National Theatre production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is the record breaking theatrical phenomenon that follows fifteen year old Christopher and the journey that will change his life. Boston is in for a magical experience with THE ILLUSIONISTS. Seen by millions all over the world and taking their cue from the great Illusionists of the past, this mind blowing and unprecedented spectacular showcases the thrilling and sophisticated talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth.

The Boston Opera House will also play host to FINDING NEVERLAND, which premiered at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA in 2014 before opening on Broadway. Directed by visionary Tony®-winner Diane Paulus and based on the critically-acclaimed Academy Award®-nominated film starring Johnny Depp, FINDING NEVERLAND tells the incredible story behind one of the world's most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Also slated for Boston is Lincoln Center Theater's glorious production of THE KING AND I, directed by Bartlett Sher and winner of four 2015 Tony® Awards including Best Revival of a Musical. One of Rodgers & Hammerstein's finest works with a cast of over 50, two worlds collide in this classic musical set in 1860's Bangkok. Life is a CABARET! As part of their 50th Anniversary season, Roundabout Theatre Company's definitive, Tony® Award winning musical masterpiece about following your heart while the world loses its way returns featuring Broadway showstoppers from the team of John Kander and Fred Ebb (Chicago).

Two productions are "working their way back" to Boston due to "popular" demand. Kicking off the Broadway In Boston 16-17 Season next Fall and seen by over 200,000 theatregoers around New England is the Tony® Award winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS, the story behind Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, "The Four Seasons." WICKED is Broadway's biggest blockbuster. Groups around the world leap to their feet in standing ovations night after night...and now audiences have another chance to experience the cultural phenomenon when it flies back to Washington Street.

More than 700 people from around the city gathered to celebrate today's announcement including Broadway In Boston's Season ticket holders, group leaders, arts and business leaders, city officials, partners from around the city, sponsors and the Boston media. Highlights from the day included live performances from the Broadway casts of Something Rotten!, and FINDING NEVERLAND.

The 2016-2017 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season (in date order):

JERSEY BOYS

Boston Opera House

October 4-16, 2016

JERSEY BOYS is the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the true story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS features their hit songs "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "Oh What a Night" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You." "THE CROWD GOES WILD!" proclaims The New York Times. The JERSEY BOYS creative team comprises two-time Tony ward-winning director Des McAnuff, book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, composer Bob Gaudio, lyricist Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.

SOMETHING ROTTEN!

Boston Opera House

January 17-29, 2017

SOMETHING ROTTEN! is "Broadway's big, fat hit!" (New York Post). Set in 1595, this hilarious smash tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write a hit play. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world's very first MUSICAL! With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, Something Rotten! is "The Producers + The Book of Mormon x The Drowsy Chaperone. Squared!" (New York Magazine).

CABARET

A Roundabout Theatre Company Production

Boston Opera House

January 31 - February 12, 2017

Direct from Broadway, the acclaimed masterpiece returns to Boston! As part of their 50th Anniversary Season, the critically acclaimed and award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to present SAM MENDES (Skyfall, American Beauty) and ROB MARSHALL'S (Into the Woods and Chicago, the films) Tony® Award-winning production of CABARET. Come hear some of the most memorable songs in theatre history, including "Cabaret," "Willkommen" and "Maybe This Time." Leave your troubles outside - life is beautiful at CABARET, JOHN KANDER, FRED EBB and JOE MASTEROFF's Tony-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way.

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Boston Opera House

March 7-19, 2017

Hailed as "One of the most fully immersive works ever to wallop Broadway" by The New York Times, this "dazzling" (Associated Press) adaptation is the Tony® Award-winning new play by Simon Stephens, adapted from Mark Haddon's best-selling novel and directed by Tony winner Marianne Elliott. Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor's dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever.

THE ILLUSIONISTS

Boston Opera House

April 4-9, 2017

This mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth. THE ILLUSIONISTSTM - LIVE FROM BROADWAYTM has shattered box office records across the globe and dazzles audiences of all ages with a powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on stage. This non-stop show is packed with thrilling and sophisticated magic of unprecedented proportions.

THE KING AND I

Boston Opera House

April 11-23, 2017

Lincoln Center Theater's critically acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE KING AND I directed by Tony Award Winner Bartlett Sher won four 2015 Tony® Awards including Best Revival of a Musical. Bartlett Sher is reunited with the award-winning creative team from South Pacific and The Light in the Piazza. THE KING AND I features sets by Michael Yeargan; costumes by Catherine Zuber; lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Scott Lehrer and choreography by Christopher Gattelli based on the original choreography by Jerome Robbins. One of Rodgers & Hammerstein's finest works, THE KING AND I boasts a score which features such beloved classics as "Getting To Know You," "I Whistle a Happy Tune," "Hello Young Lovers," "Shall We Dance" and "Something Wonderful." Set in 1860's Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.

WICKED

Boston Opera House

June 7 - July 23, 2017

WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz...but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another girl, born with emerald-green skin-smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships...until the world decides to call one "good," and the other one "wicked." With a thrilling score that includes the hits "Defying Gravity," "Popular" and "For Good," WICKED has been hailed by The New York Times as "the defining musical of the decade." Time Magazine cheers, "if every musical had the brain, the heart, and the courage of WICKED, Broadway really would be a magical place."

FINDING NEVERLAND

Boston Opera House

August 8-20, 2017

Broadway's biggest new hit and the winner of Broadway.com's Audience Choice Award for Best Musical, this breathtaking smash "captures the kid-at-heart," says TIME Magazine. Vogue cheers, "It's a must-see you'll remember for years to come!" Directed by visionary Tony®-winner Diane Paulus and based on the critically-acclaimed Academy Award®-nominated film starring Johnny Depp, FINDING NEVERLAND tells the incredible story behind one of the world's most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys' enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatergoers. With a little bit of pixie dust and a lot of faith, Barrie takes this monumental leap, leaving his old world behind for Neverland, where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever. The magic of Barrie's classic tale springs spectacularly to life in this heartwarming theatrical event. FINDING NEVERLAND is "far and away the best musical of the year!" (NPR).

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