FOR THE RECORD: DEAR JOHN HUGHES Coming to Broadway Playhouse in March

Broadway In Chicago has announced "FOR THE RECORD: DEAR JOHN HUGHES," an immersive, concert event showcasing the works of beloved Chicago native John Hughes, will play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut) for a limited engagement March 5 - March 15, 2015. Individual tickets go on-sale to the public on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 10 AM. The hit Los Angeles FOR THE RECORD series breathes a new life into the movies by adapting the works and movie soundtracks of iconic directors into a theatrical concert setting. "For The Record: Dear John Hughes" includes acclaimed coming of age 1980's teen films Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty In Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of The Breakfast Club, the John Hughes classic which epitomizes one of the most influential pop cultural contributions of our time and changed the way many young people looked at everything from class to friendship, love to sex and fashion to music. These themes are explored throughout "For The Record Presents Dear John Hughes" by this 'brat pack' for the modern age that includes leading talent from stage, the recording world and screen as well as rising stars - all embodying iconic movie characters and giving them new musical voices. The immersive concert mash-up, where iconic music and moments from the John Hughes' movies spring to life with an epic new wave inspired soundtrack, includes songs such as Don't You Forget About Me, We Are Not Alone, If You Leave, Pretty In Pink, If You Were Here, True as well as classic moments like Danke Shoen, Twist And Shout, Try A Little Tenderness and many more.

The cast will feature Chicago natives Patrick Mulvey (Billy Elliot) and Jackie Seiden (Jersey Boys) as well as Rumer Willis (90210, House Bunny), Ruby Lewis (We Will Rock You), Joanna Jones, James Byous, Payson Lewis and Ciaran McCarthy.

Created by Shane Scheel, Christopher Lloyd Bratten and Anderson Davis, the FOR THE RECORD series reinvents cabaret for a new generation. Choreography by Emmy Award winner Spencer Liff (So You Think You Can Dance). Christopher Lloyd Bratten serves as Music Director. Directed by Anderson Davis. Produced by Shane Scheel and Siobhan O'Neill for Ad Astra Live. The series has featured the works of acclaimed directors Quentin Tarantino, Baz Luhrmann, Coen Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Robert Zemeckis, and Garry and Penny Marshall.

The series originally began in 2009 in a small bar in Los Angeles, CA. Over the past few years, FOR THE RECORD has become the "must-see show" in Los Angeles and has grown in popularity around the country. FOR THE RECORD has been seen in New York, Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, SXSW in Austin, TX and this past summer at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

As a series, FOR THE RECORD has been featured on CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC, Entertainment Weekly and Access Hollywood. Vanity Fair describes FOR THE RECORD as "a postmodern cabaret that is taking the city by storm." The London Times called the series "entrancing, funny, over the top, sexy, and brilliantly performed." Vice proclaimed, "Dayamn girl!" and Elle describes the show as "a spectacle of music and dancing!"

For more show information, visit www.ForTheRecordLive.com .

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