A CHORUS LINE, CIRQUE DREAMS: HOLIDAZE Set For Orpheum's New Season

"Oh, What A Season!" The Orpheum will be transformed into the most magical place in Memphis again this season. The Broadway Series starts with chorus dancers, European cirque-style acrobats, and munchkins and ends with a 1960s rock ‘n roll quartet, World War II sailors, and musically talented murderesses.

Shows scheduled on the Broadway season ticket series include A Chorus Line, September 22 - 27, 2009; Cirque Holidaze, November 17 - 22, 2009; The Wizard of Oz, December 15 - 20, 2009; Jersey Boys, January 27 - February 14, 2010; and South Pacific, March 23 - March 28, 2010.

Popular favorite Chicago, will return to the Orpheum stage June 25 - 27, 2010 and serve as a special add-on to the Broadway series.

The season boasts three Best Musical Tony® Award winners (A Chorus Line, Jersey Boys, South Pacific), two Best Revival Tony® Award winners (Chicago and South Pacific), and a stage adaptation of the most beloved film in history (Wizard of Oz). The stunning performance artistry of Cirque Dreams returns in November with a special holiday show, Cirque Holidaze to usher in the most festive time of the year.

The 2009-2010 Orpheum Broadway Series once again sponsored by Harrah's Tunica is sure to please everyone.
"The announcement of each season is always exciting," said Theatre president Pat Halloran. "Recently, the Orpheum has featured many great new shows direct from Broadway. This season, we return to some of the all-time classics like South Pacific along with the hottest new show in New York, Jersey Boys."
"We are especially appreciative of our new season sponsor, Harrah's Tunica, whose commitment allows us to bring such a fabulous season together," Halloran added.
The 2009-2010 Orpheum Broadway Series is presented by The Orpheum Theatre. Those interested in purchasing season subscriptions can do so by going to The Orpheum Theatre Box Office or Davis-Kidd Booksellers. Tickets may also be purchased by calling the Orpheum Theatre Box Office at (901) 525-3000 between 9am and 5pm, or by visiting the Theatre's website at www.orpheum-memphis.coM. Prices begin at just $99.50 for the full five show season package. Group tickets and individual show ticket sale dates will be announced later.

The 2009-2010 Harrah's Tunica - Orpheum Broadway Series features:

A CHORUS LINE

Sept. 22 - 27, 2009

In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It's what they've worked for - with every drop of sweat, every hour of training, every day of their lives. It's the one opportunity to do what they've always dreamed -- to have the chance to dance. This is A Chorus Line, the musical for everyone who's ever had a dream and put it all on the line.

The original production of A CHORUS LINE opened at the Public Theater's Newman Theatre on May 21, 1975 and transferred to Broadway's Shubert Theatre on July 25th, opening there on October 19th of that year. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Score and Book, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. It ran for nearly 15 years, closing on April 28, 1990 after 6,137 performances. A CHORUS LINE remains the longest-running American musical in Broadway history.

CIRQUE DREAMS: HOLIDAZE

November 17 - 22, 2009

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is an original new musical extravaganza filled with spectacle, imagination and whimsical dreams. Ornaments come to life as costumed characters who perform astonishing feats that celebrate the holiday season and showcase pageantry, ingenuity and breathtaking artistry. An international cast of acrobats, aerialists, singers, dancers and musicians fill this Cirque Dream on stage, in the air and while dangling from a 24 foot tall magical tree. Add to that the pomp, cirque-umstance and amazement of gingerbread men flipping through the air, toy soldiers skillfully marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen sculpting powerfully, penguins spinning, puppets caroling and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment and you will see why CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE makes the perfect gift of entertainment. With over 100 dazzling costumes, an original musical score and some holiday favorites, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE will have audiences of all ages mesmerized with its memorable tribute to the holiday season.

THE WIZARD OF OZ

December 15 - 20, 2009

The greatest family musical of all time, THE WIZARD OF OZ, is touching down in Memphis.

Journey back to simpler times with this musical celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film, as Dorothy, Toto and their friends travel down the Yellow Brick Road to the magical land of Oz. You'll know you're not in Kansas any more from moment the tornado touches down and transports you Over The Rainbow in this timeless production, featuring the classic songs and beloved characters you remember from your childhood.

MEMPHIS PREMIERE!

JERSEY BOYS

January 27 - February 14, 2010

"TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!" raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony 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, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, 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.

SOUTH PACIFIC

MARCH 23 - 28, 2010

Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples -- US Navy nurse Nellie Forbush and French plantation owner Emile de Becque and Navy Airman Joe Cable and a young local native girl Liat -- and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. Considered by many the finest musical ever written, the score's songs include such classics as "Some Enchanted Evening," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair," "Younger Than Springtime," "Bali Ha'i," "There is Nothin' Like A Dame," "This Nearly Was Mine" and "A Wonderful Guy."

Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize winning book Tales of the South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC has music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.

CHICAGO

June 25 - 27, 2010

CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you've ever seen. CHICAGO has been honored with 6 Tony Awards®, 2 Olivier Awards®, a Grammy® and thousands of standing ovations. It's no surprise that CHICAGO has wowed audiences all around the world, from Mexico City to Moscow, from Sao Paulo to South Africa. Whether you're looking for your first Broadway musical, whether you've seen the Academy Award®-winning film and want to experience the show live on stage or whether you've seen it before and want to recapture the magic, CHICAGO always delivers.

 

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