KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY

Double Emmy winner, Grammy nominee and NY Times Best Selling author Kathy Griffin announced today she is taking her stand-up comedy show to Broadway titled "KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY". She will delight audiences with her outrageous candor and rapid-fire wit.
Dishing on all pop culture and shining a light on inappropriate water cooler talk "KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY" will feature all new material about her hilarious observations and run-ins with celebrities. Let's just say Broadway may never be the same again! Performances begin March 11th and run through March 19th 2011 at The Belasco Theatre. Get your tickets today!

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Merchant of Venice

Direct from its sold-out run in Central Park, the acclaimed Public Theater production of William Shakespeare’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICE comes to Broadway. Academy Award® and Emmy Award winner Al Pacino reprises his stunning performance as Shylock in the must-see event The Wall Street Journal declares “The best MERCHANT I’ve ever seen!”
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE is one of Shakespeare’s most thrilling and controversial plays, rich with love and betrayal, forgiveness and revenge. The Jewish moneylender Shylock makes a loan to Antonio, a Christian merchant. Their loan contract, steeped in prejudice and centered on the play's infamous “pound of flesh,” sweeps the two men and everyone in their worlds into chaos. Only the insightful Portia can imagine a way forward, but for her and those she loves, even “the quality of mercy” has its limits.

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Colin Quinn Long Story Short

Comically channeling the demise of great world empires, Colin Quinn uses his “articulate brand of comedy” in taking audiences through an uproarious history of the world in 75 minutes. From his personification of Caesar as the original Italian mobster to his complaints about Ancient Greece and Antigone giving way to Costco and Snooki, Quinn is at his satirical best, taking on the attitudes, appetites and bad habits that toppled the world’s most powerful nations. Colin Quinn Long Story Short proves that throughout human history, the joke has always been on us. Go to

www.colinquinnlongstoryshort.com

ELLA

It's 1966 and singer Ella Fitzgerald prepares for one of the most important concerts of her career. As she jams with the musicians and gets ready to meet the audience, Ella reflects on her life, her secrets and the love of music that made her soar. Featuring all of her most famous hits, including "A Tisket, A Tasket," "How High the Moon," "That Old Black Magic" and "They Can't Take that Away from Me," this swinging new musical invites audiences to fall in love all over again with the magic and soul of Ella Fitzgerald. Broadway veteran Tina Fabrique reprises her critically acclaimed performance as America's "First Lady of Song."

SWONDERFUL

The first new Gershwin musical since 1992’s Tony Award-winning hit Crazy For You, ‘S WONDERFUL is an all singing, all dancing, musical revue that celebrates the genius of George and Ira Gershwin. Incorporating 5 mini-musicals inspired by the real events occurring in and around the lives of the Gershwin brothers, this new musical theater extravaganza illustrates their impact on the world then and now. Like a technicolor movie musical, ‘S WONDERFUL, paints a picture of nostalgia and entertainment while paying tribute to the incomparable songbook of George and Ira Gershwin.‘S WONDERFUL is filled with the legendary music of the Gershwin brothers including timeless classics such as: “Rhapsody in Blue,” “Fascinating Rhythm,” “Strike Up The Band,” “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off,” “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” “I’ve Got Rhythm,” “Someone To Watch Over Me,” “Funny Face,” and many more..

www.swonderfulthemusical.com

The Addams Family

Everyone’s favorite “creepy” and “kooky” family is now on Broadway in a new musical adaptation of the famous cartoon family. The all-star cast, featuring Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia, also includes Terrence Mann (Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables), Carolee Carmello (Parade, Lestat), two-time Tony Award nominee Kevin Chamberlin (Seussical, Dirty Blonde), and Jackie Hoffman (Hairspray, Xanadu). The Addams Family has critics raving and audiences coming back for more week after week. John Simon of Bloomberg News calls it, "UPROARIUS!" and Anne Craig of Fox 5 News gave it "Two Snaps Up!" So come and spend a night with The Addams Family, now playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre!

www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com

STREGA NONA the Musical!

Based on the award-winning children's books by Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona is the musical tale of a friendly magical witch- with a funny name- who strives to cure the ills of her tiny Italian town of Calabria. The baker has bunions ("As big as an onion"), his daughter wishes for witchery, and the local single ladies are always unlucky in love. The town faces real problems when a local lug named Big Anthony sneaks a peek at Strega Nona's magic book and uses Strega Nona’s magical ways for selfish means. When Anthony fools with the magic pasta pot, and can't figure out how to turn it off, pasta threatens to engulf the whole town -- unless Strega Nona can save the day. With an energetic and tuneful score by composer Aron Accurso, this fantastical tale teaches that witches can be good, and that and you can’t judge a pot by its pasta!

Irving Berlin's
I LOVE A PIANO

Now on Internationl Tour in Japan!

I LOVE A PIANO is an enchanting musical journey spanning seven decades of American history as seen through the perceptive and hopeful eyes of Irving Berlin. Using 64 of Berlin’s enduring and popular favorites, I LOVE A PIANO captures the spirit of America from the Ragtime rhythms of the early 20th century through the swinging sophistication of the 1920s and 30s. From the sentimental songs that inspired a nation during two World Wars to the innocent optimism of the 1950’s. Timeless classics, such as “White Christmas,” “God Bless America,” “Puttin’ On The Ritz,” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” do more than define the music of a generation, they define the music of our country.

www.iloveapianothemusical.com