Broadway in Richmond Announces its Second Season

Broadway In Richmond
Announces Its Second Season
Subscriptions On Sale Now for the 2010-2011 Season

Richmond, VA – Jam Theatricals proudly announces the Broadway In Richmond 2010 - 2011 Season. The series performances will be presented on stage at Richmond’s Landmark Theater and Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage. This fantastic line-up of Broadway blockbusters is highlighted by the Richmond premiere of the phenomenally inspiring The Color Purple. The upcoming season also includes Broadway hits: The tale as old as time, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; the longest running American musical, A Chorus Line; the iconic Wizard of Oz; and a special, one-night engagement with film and theater star Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!

Jam Theatricals President, Steve Traxler comments, “Jam Theatricals is overwhelmingly grateful for the enthusiastic support our inaugural season received from the families of Central Virginia. We are proud to have this opportunity to bring top quality Broadway productions to Richmond. For our second season, we are delighted to present a great mix of Broadway’s new hits, combined with the classics that first inspired us to support the arts. This season cannot be missed.”

CHORUS LINE – December 3 – 4, 2010 at Richmond’s Landmark Theater
Winner of 9 Tony® Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, A CHORUS LINE showcases a group of working dancers auditioning for a Broadway Musical while revealing their individual stories, personal joys and disappointments. A CHORUS LINE is the longest-running American Musical in Broadway history.

THE COLOR PURPLE – January 28 – 30, 2011 at Richmond’s Landmark Theater
THE COLOR PURPLE is based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg. It is the unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie, who finds the strength to triumph over adversity, and discover her unique voice in the world. With a joyous, GRAMMY®-nominated score featuring gospel, jazz, pop and the blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is about hope and the healing power of love.

THE WIZARD OF OZ – March 25 – 26, 2011 at Richmond’s Landmark Theater
The greatest family musical of all time, THE WIZARD OF OZ, is touching down in Richmond in the spring of 2011. This magical production, based on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s celebration of the 1939 MGM movie, is presented with breathtaking special effects that will sweep audiences away, from the moment the tornado twists its way into Kansas.

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – APRIL 29 – 30, 2011 at Richmond’s Landmark Theater
The most beautiful love story ever told comes to life in this lush, romantic Broadway musical for all generations. Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Richmond. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including "Be Our Guest" and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!

HAL HOLBROOK’S MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! – October 2, 2010 at Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage – Special Add On. HAL HOLBROOK MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! continues to enthrall audiences, with Holbrook performing 20-25 shows a year. By Holbrook's estimation, he has now performed the show well over 2,000 times. Just as Mark Twain brought his wit and humor to far-flung places a half-century before, Holbrook-as-Twain has also performed around the world, from Saudi Arabia and Warsaw, to Edinburgh and New Delhi. Holbrook is not simply an impersonator of Mark Twain, he is an authority on the writer about whom Hemingway said, "American literature began." Hal Holbrook’s one-man tour-de-force, MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! perfectly merges man and material. Given the author’s rich vein of humor, Holbrook uses Twain’s own words to comment with wry wit on the contemporary American scene.

Subscriptions to this exciting season are ON SALE NOW! Existing subscribers have until Friday, April 16, 2010 to renew their subscription. Current Broadway In Richmond subscribers can renew online at BroadwayInRichmond.com. Seats not renewed by the deadline will be released to subscribers requesting an upgrade and to new subscribers. Subscriber benefits include guaranteed same great seats to all season shows, as well as the chance to renew those seats from year to year. Subscribers also receive additional ticket discounts and the chance to purchase tickets to added shows before the general public.

Subscription prices range from $175 to $315 depending on the series and seating choice. Tickets are received by mail to avoid box office lines and lost ticket insurance is included at no charge. Please call the Subscription Hotline 804-592-3401 for information about becoming a subscriber of the Broadway In Richmond 2010 – 2011 Season. Tickets for individual shows will go on sale as each performance date approaches. 

ABOUT JAM THEATRICALS
Jam Theatricals (Presenter) is a Chicago-based entertainment company that presents and produces Broadway engagements throughout North America. Founded in 1997 by Arny Granat, Jerry Mickelson and Steve Traxler, Jam Theatricals manages subscription seasons in more than 30 cities. Jam has presented notable national touring productions including CATS, The Producers, STOMP, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, Miss Saigon and Riverdance. Jam Theatricals and its principals are the recipients of four Tony Awards® for producing August Osage County (Best Play – 2008), The History Boys (Best Play- 2006), Monty Python’s Spamalot (Best Musical- 2005) and Glengarry Glen Ross (Best Revival of a Play- 2005) on Broadway. Additional Broadway credits include the following Tony®-nominated productions: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, The Retreat from Moscow, The Wedding Singer, Talk Radio starring Liev Schreiber, Rock ‘N’ Roll, The Seafarer, The Homecoming, and Sunday in the Park with George. This season on Broadway, Jam is producing David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow and Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury, Jane Atkinson, Christine Ebersole and Rupert Everett. Please visit www.jamtheatricals.com for more information.

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