Broadway in Riverside at Fox Performing Arts Center Sets 2015-16 Season: BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, 'LUCY' & More

The Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, Calif., will again welcome six prominent national touring productions as part of the Broadway in Riverside 2015-16 season lineup. Season subscriptions will be available beginning this Friday, April 3 at Noon. Current subscribers may renew their subscriptions now. Tickets for individual shows will go on sale at a later date to be announced. For ticket information, visit the Fox Performing Arts Center box office, call the Fox Performing Arts Center Broadway hotline at 951-335-3469 or send an email to FoxBroadway@LiveNation.com. For more information visit riversidelive.com.

The Broadway in Riverside 2015-16 season of nationally touring shows includes:

I Love Lucy Live On Stage
Saturday, September 26, 2015
3 p.m. (2 p.m. doors) and 8 p.m. (7 p.m. doors)
The season opens with I Love Lucy Live On Stage, the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history! It's 1952 and you are a member of the Desilu Playhouse studio audience where you experience firsthand the filming of two hilarious I LOVE LUCY episodes, complete with charming host, 50s style harmonies from the Crystaltone Singers and the sidesplitting antics of America's favorite foursome - Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel. Whether young or old, everybody really does LOVE LUCY!

Marilyn*
Saturday, October 24, 2015
2 p.m. (1 p.m. doors) and 8 p.m. (7 p.m. doors)
*Contains some explicit material. May not be suitable for some audiences.
It is 1962 and Marilyn Monroe is in the midst of a photo shoot. Divorced for a third time, living alone, frustrated by Hollywood and tired of the "sex symbol" label, Marilyn longs to be respected for her talent and loved for who she really is rather than the character she has created for the silver screen. She wonders what it would be like to do it all over again. This award winning play stars the incomparable Sunny Thompson, who takes you into the mind and heart of the famed actress Marilyn Monroe based on her memoirs and quotes. Thompson's portrayal of the star in this musical play is uncanny, heartwarming, and gives audiences an in-depth look into the late Marilyn Monroe's life.

Bullets Over Broadway
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
7 p.m. (6 p.m. doors)
Hailed by Time Magazine as "Musical Theatre Gold!", Bullets Over Broadway is the hilarious musical comedy about the making of a Broadway show. Written by Woody Allen, with direction and choreography by Susan Stroman and based upon the screenplay of the acclaimed film by Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath, Bullets Over Broadway is the story of a young playwright who, in desperate need of financial backing for his next show, accepts an offer he can't refuse from a mobster looking to please his showgirl girlfriend. Don't miss what the New Yorker exclaims as "a Fun machine from start to finish!" Loaded with big laughs, colorful characters, and the songs that made the '20s roar, Bullets Over Broadway is bringing musical comedy back with a bang.

The Producers: A Mel Brooks Musical
Sunday, February 14, 2016
3 p.m. (2 p.m. doors) and 7 p.m. (6 p.m. doors)
A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks' laugh-out-loud spectacle. Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly "boffo" hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night.

Forbidden Broadway
Saturday, March 12, 2016
2 p.m. (1 p.m. doors) and 7 p.m. (6 p.m. doors)
New season, new victims, new laughs! Just when Broadway thought it was safe from the poison pen of funny man Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway returns, sharper and more hilarious than ever. Targets include Pippin, Kinky Boots, Les Miz and Matilda, joining favorites including Wicked and The Book of Mormon. The fall-down funny musical roast of Broadway that has picked up 9 Drama Desk Awards, a Special Tony, an Obie, a Lucille Lortel and Drama League Award, features outrageous costumes and hilarious rewrites of the songs you know - and dead-on impressions by a stellar cast!

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Sunday, April 10, 2016
1 p.m. (Noon doors) and 6:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. doors)
One of the most enduring shows of all time, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son. Directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler, this new production is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his 11 brothers and the coat of many colors. The magical musical is full of unforgettable songs, including "Go Go Go Joseph," "Any Dream Will Do" and "Close Every Door."

Season subscriptions will be available to the general public beginning this Friday, April 3 at Noon. Tickets for individual performances will go on sale at a later date. For ticket information, visit the Fox Performing Arts Center box office, call the Fox Performing Arts Center Broadway hotline at 951-335-3469 or send an email to FoxBroadway@LiveNation.com. Box office hours are Monday - Friday from Noon to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, visit www.riversidelive.com. The Fox Performing Arts Center is located at 3801 Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside, Calif.

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