Fresh on the heels of the Tony Awards, Broadway's new season will open with much fanfare when the first show of the season, [title of show] -- an original musical about the making of an original musical -- holds a "Box Office Grand Opening Ticketganza" on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45 St.).
Set to preview July 5th prior to its official opening on July 17th, [title of show] will gear up with its June 18th "Box Office Grand Opening Ticketganza" with a Broadway fan-friendly event featuring:
--Half-price tickets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
--A free cast recording of [title of show] with purchase of a pair of tickets
--The chance to win tickets to Opening Night, Opening Night Party and After Party
--Free refreshments (think Rice Krispie Treats)
--Meet the Cast
--Meet the Box Office Treasurer
--Meet Surprise Guests
--A brand new Broadway premium ticket policy will be announced
[title of show] producer
Kevin McCollum notes, "Anyone who has bought a ticket to a Broadway show and wonders where the money goes, this show will tell you where. [title of show] has everything people want from a Broadway musical -- four chairs, a keyboard, some salty language and a giant imagination."
Mr. McCollum is the producer of other celebrated original musicals: "
Rent," "
Avenue Q," "The Drowsy Chaperone" and "
In The Heights."
[title of show] is written by
Jeff Bowen and
Hunter Bell.
Michael Berresse directs. The cast stars
Hunter Bell,
Susan Blackwell,
Heidi Blickenstaff and
Jeff Bowen.
Larry Pressgrove is musical director.
[title of show] takes a thoroughly unique and comical look at the pleasures and perils of the artistic process as two struggling writers and two struggling actresses take on the seemingly impossible task of creating a new musical about creating a new musical. Now with Broadway as their destination, the quartet's saga continues anew as they face mounting pressures and deadlines, and are nearly thrown off-track by disagreements, day jobs and insecurities in this funny and unforgettable look at the birth of a musical as it finally comes to life on the Great White Way.
The indomitable spirit depicted by both the play and its players has demonstrated broad appeal to theater goers of all ages and stripes since [title of show] debuted in 2004 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, followed by its Off-Broadway debut in 2006 at the Vineyard Theatre.
Jeff Bowen,
Hunter Bell, and
Michael Berresse each won a 2006 Obie Award for their work on [title of show].
Those who have already seen [title of show] and the thousands of others who have enjoyed its wildly popular internet series "The [title of show] Show" will be delighted by its arrival on Broadway. (To view episodes on "The [title of show] Show," log on to www.titleofshow.com/toscasts.htm) Thus far in nine riotous episodes -- and a Christmas special -- that echo the unbridled originality and humor of the musical itself, "The [title of show] Show" has chronicled the anticipation and angst the creators/cast have experienced while plotting the show's path to Broadway. About "The [title of show] Show," New York Magazine wrote last year, "The funniest show of the season is now playing on the internet."
[title of show] will perform Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 3:00pm &8:00pm; and Sundays at 3:00pm &7:00pm (Wednesdays are dark) at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) on Broadway. Tickets are priced $101.50 - $51.50 - 26.50 to all performances, excluding Saturday matinee and evening performances which are priced $111.50 - $61.50 - 36.50, and until the Lyceum box office opens on June 14th can be purchased exclusively through Tele-charge at 212-239-6200, or on-line at www.telecharge.com.
For additional information, log on to the web site: www.titleofshow.com.
