BREAKING NEWS: The highly anticipated musical adaptation of the best-selling novel The Notebook is officially heading for Broadway!!! But first, it will have a WORLD PREMIERE Pre-Broadway tryout in the Windy City of Chicago beginning Spring 2022. It’s set to debut at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater from March 15th-April 24th, 2022.
As previously mentioned 2 years ago, THE NOTEBOOK musical will feature an original score by Award winning singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson (marking her Broadway composer debut after previously acting in Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812). It will also have a book by This Is Us writer Bekah Brunstetter
Schele Williams (previously performed on Broadway in Motown along with appearing in the original cast of Aida which set is set to direct an upcoming highly anticipated revival of that show).
It will also feature musical direction by Carmel Dean (If/Then and American Idiot)
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choreography by Katie Spelman (Off Broadway’s Joan of Arc).
THE NOTEBOOK tells the romantic story of a poor young man and a wealthy young woman who fall in love but are separate due to their differences in the 1940’s during World War II. The novel was released in 1996 becoming a best-seller. It also became success as an acclaimed film released in 2004 starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling.
In the Theater about 95% of the time, no one is aloud to take photographs and videos of any live performance. However, there are some shows out there that do give you permission to pull out those electronics during a performance…. majority of the time, it happens during the curtain call.
One of those show that gives you super permission to take photos and videos during the show is the Olivier nominated and Broadway bound GIRL POWER smash hit SIX. However, it only happens during the show's finale at the curtain call. Once The Queens finish taking their bows, one of them gives the green light telling the audience that they can take as many photos and videos of them onstage as they perform THE MEGASIX (the mashup of all the songs performed in the show). The idea was because of the show is set-up as if you're at a pop concert. Majority of all the performances have been photographed, video recorded, and posted on social media making SIX go even more viral.
Get a look of the Chicago company in action during their first preview (a.k.a THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN PERFORMANCE) performing the MEGASIX taken from an audience member's video camera phone.
SIX is gearing up for its highly anticipated Broadway debut at the beginning of 2020. The Queen's will be coming to rule the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Previews are set to begin February 13th, 2020 and Opening Night scheduled for March 12th, 2020.
Prior before the start of Broadway, the show be performing in several additional cities in North America consisting of….
Cambridge, MA at the American Repertory Theater (featuring majority of the Chicago company) from August 21st – September 27th, 2019,
Canadian Debut in Edmonton, Alberta's Citadel Theatre from November 2nd – 24th, 2019,
In addition with the North American Premiere production in Chicago just ending, SIX is also scheduled to return to the Windy City on July 8th, 2020 at the Broadway Playhouse.
Along with North America, SIX continues to play to packed houses in the UK. It's still playing in London at the Arts Theatre now through July 2020. A new UK touring company is set to launch this Fall 2019. In addition, the show will make its Australian debut as well in 2020.
How cool is this?
Who is excited for SIX now becoming an International sensation?!!
FIRST LOOK: We at New York Broadway Tours are going crazy over the hottest show right now that celebrates girls taking control…. the greatest British Royal pop band of all time SIX. As previously announced, the Olivier nominated smash GIRL POWER UK hit is coming to Broadway this season. To get everyone hyped, check out this B-Roll montage of the North American Premiere cast currently in Chicago at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater through this Sunday. The cast in this lineup features….
From there, SIX will be coming to rock out Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (the current home of Waitress the Musical now through January 5th, 2020). Broadway previews will begin on February 13th, 2020 and Opening Night scheduled for March 12th, 2020.
No word if anyone in the Chicago / Cambridge cast will also be doing the show for Toronto, St. Paul, and Broadway.
In addition to its exciting word of mouth here in North America, SIX continues to play to where it all began in the UK. It's still playing in London's Arts Theatre OFF-West End now through January 5th, 2020. In addition, a new UK Tour will officially kick off this Fall 2019 starting in Guildford before traveling to Malvern, Glasgow, Kingston, Oxford, Leicester, Southampton, and more.
WE'LL TEACH THEM HOW TO SAY GOODBYE! It has just been announced the sit-down Chicago company of the Award winning smash hit Hamilton will RAISE A GLASS in the Windy City ONE LAST TIME. The production will close at the CIBC Theatre on January 5th, 2020 following 3 years and 1,365 performances.
During its Chicago run, Lin-Manuel Miranda's worldwide hottest show will have been seen there by 2.6 million people, a number nearly equal to the population (2.7 million) of the city. Even though its wrapping its run in Chicago, we know it will BE BACK there but with one of the show's 3 National Touring companies.
The show will continue to play to packed houses here in NYC at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre, in London's West End at Victoria Palace Theatre, and its 3 touring companies traveling all over North America (consisting of the ANGELICA 1st National Tour, the PHILLIP 2nd National Tour, and the AND PEGGY 3rd National Tour).
Who is sad to see THROW AWAY ITS SHOT in the Windy City?!
OH BROADWAY, BROADWAY, HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?! Ever imagined all your favorite fairy tale characters in one story performing songs of one of the greatest iconic pop singing sensations of all time?! Get ready because the music of BRITNEY B**** is heading to Broadway in a new musical comedy… Britney Spears' ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME.
BRITNEY SPEARS' ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME tells the story of your favorite Fairy Tale Princesses (Cinderella, Snow White, and more) who have their own bookclub. One day, a rogue fairy godmother named OH, BABY BABY drops The Feminine Mystique into their corseted laps, spurring a royal revelation. It follows themes of challenges, charms, and choices involved in finding that most elusive of endings: Happily Ever After. Yup, you can expect to hear some of your favorite Britney songs including BABY ONE MORE TIME, OOPS I DID IT AGAIN, SLAVE 4 U, TOXIC, and more.
The show will have a World Premiere pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago this Fall at the James M. Nederlander Theatre. Previews begin October 29th, 2019, Opening Night is scheduled for November 13th, 2019, for its limited engagement through December 1st, 2019.
Once Upon a One More Time, a new Broadway-bound musical comedy set to the smash hit music of Grammy Award-winning superstar Britney Spears, will have its world premiere this fall at Broadway In Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph Street). Previews begin Tuesday, October 29, 2019,….
