Broadway in Indianapolis Announces 2012-2013 Season

Broadway in Indianapolis announces its 2012-13 season. The season will leap into play with the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, an inspirational story, with music by Elton John, of one boy's journey to make his dreams come true. Two other new titles join the series: SISTER ACT, a comedy with glorious music and even greater heart, and Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, which has boldly taken the American musical where it's never gone before. JERSEY BOYS will be making its way back to Indianapolis after an engagement in June of 2010, telling the tale of The Four Seasons' road to stardom. Finally, this series will conclude with WEST SIDE STORY, the story of forbidden love with the legendary score by Bernstein and Sondheim.

2012-2013 SEASON SHOWS:

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL November 13-18, 2012 Old National Centre

JERSEY BOYS January 9-27, 2013 Old National Centre

SISTER ACT February 26-March 3, 2013 Old National Centre

Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT April 2-7, 2013 Clowes Hall

WEST SIDE STORY June 4-9, 2013 Clowes Hall

Season tickets for the 2012-13 Broadway in Indianapolis Season will go on sale today, Sunday, April 1 ONLINE. Beginning tomorrow, Monday, April 2 there will be THREE ways to purchase season tickets:

1. Select your seats in person at the Broadway in Indianapolis Box Office in the Marott Center at 342 Massachusetts Avenue, Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm

2. Order online 7 days a week/24 hours a day at BroadwayInIndianapolis.com. 

3. Call the Broadway Across America toll-free Indianapolis Season Ticket Hotline at 800-793-7469. The Hotline hours are Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 5:00pm.

Prices for the five-show season ticket package range between $120 and $471 depending on seat location.

MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN: Order before May 11 and make three monthly payments. This offer is only available using a credit card for all sections excluding "Cloud Club."

EXCLUSIVE SEASON TICKET HOLDER BENEFITS:

* Exclusive no fee ticket exchange privileges.
* Priority purchase opportunities for additional tickets to series shows and all season specials.

· Lost ticket insurance and replacement service.

· Purchasing privileges in any of our other Broadway Across America cities.

* Same premium seat location for all season shows.

· Priority renewal for future seasons.

SEASON PATRON CLUB

In addition to all of the regular season ticket holder benefits, special Patron Club season tickets (available with an annual membership fee) guarantee seating in the front orchestra or first three rows of the loge and include extended benefits such as complimentary parking for season shows, and name recognition in the souvenir PLAYBILL program.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Broadway in Indianapolis shows typically run for one week at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre and Clowes Memorial Hall. Performance options are Tuesday through Thursday evenings at 7:30pm, Friday evenings at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 2:00 & 8:00pm and Sundays at 1:00 & 6:30pm. (All times are subject to change). An audio-described performance for the visually impaired and an American Sign Language interpreted performance for the deaf are available. Anyone requiring either of these services or accommodations for the physically challenged should request so when purchasing season tickets.

GROUP SALES AND SINGLE TICKETS

Group sales information is now available for all shows. Reservations may be made by calling Group Sales Manager, Chris Schneider, at 317-632-7469 x 103 or email at Chris.Schneider@BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. For more information visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

Tickets for individual shows are not available at this time and typically go on sale to the general public 4-6 weeks prior to the opening of the show.

2012-2013 Season Show Descriptions:

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL is the celebration of one boy's journey to make his dreams come true. Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a surprising passion that inspires his family and his whole community.Based on the international smash-hit film, BILLY ELLIOT is brought to life by the cast and the Tony Award-winning creative team - director Stephen Daldry, choreographer Peter Darling and writer Lee Hall - along with music legend Elton John.

JERSEY BOYS

More than 60,000 theatergoers cheered when JERSEY BOYS made its near sell-out premiere in Indianapolis in June 2010. Worldwide, more than 13 million people have seen JERSEY BOYS. And now, the show that made critics and audiences cheer is "Working Its Way Back" to Indianapolis!

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 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." "IT WILL RUN FOR CENTURIES!" proclaims Time Magazine.

The JERSEY BOYS creative team comprises two-time Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff, book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, composer Bob Gaudio, lyricist Bob Crewe and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.

SISTER ACT

SISTER ACT is Broadway's musical comedy smash! Featuring original music by 8-time Oscar® winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors), SISTER ACT tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look-a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own,

Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT

Direct from Broadway, the smash-hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Their quest for true meaning in a post 9/11 world leads them on the most exhilarating theatrical journey of the season.

Based on Green Day's GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum album, AMERICAN IDIOT boldly takes the American musical where it's never gone before. 

Featuring the hits "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "21 Guns," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Holiday" and the blockbuster title track, AMERICAN IDIOT features the music of Green Day and the lyrics of its lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, direction by Tony Award® winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), choreography by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Black Watch), music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal), Tony Award® winning set design by Christine Jones and Tony Award® winning lighting design by Kevin Adams.

WEST SIDE STORY

More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it's back, and mesmerizing audiences once again. From the first note to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time and remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The new Broadway cast album of WEST SIDE STORY won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway's finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as "Something's Coming," "Tonight," "America," "I Feel Pretty" and "Somewhere."

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