Saturday, March 15, 2008

BROADWAY DISCOUNT TICKETS

Telecharge is offering "everyday" low prices to many Broadway shows. These are great prices!

Personally, most of the time, I like to have great seats -- center, close, orchestra, or (especially if there is dancing) front balcony. Still, (even if the discount tickets are not always the best seats), the opportunity to see great theater at these fantastic prices in any seat is a truly exceptional opportunity!

Here are some spectacular Broadway shows that offer low-priced tickets all the time...



AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
(A steppenwolf production. Very highly recommended by many critics!)
AS LOW AS $26.50!

BOEING-BOEING
AS LOW AS $26.50!

THE HOMECOMING
(A modern classic play by Harold Pinter)
AS LOW AS $26.50!

PASSING STRANGE
AS LOW AS $26.50!

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(The long-running, classic musical!)
AS LOW AS $26.50!

A CATERED AFFAIR
AS LOW AS $29.50!

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
(Directed by Mike Nichols. This one is hilarious!)
AS LOW AS $36.50!

XANADU
AS LOW AS $41.50!

GYPSY
(A revival. In previews now, opens March 27. With Patti LuPone!)
AS LOW AS $42!

TOP GIRLS
(By Caryl Churchill)
AS LOW AS $46.50!

NOVEMBER
(A comedy by Mamet with Nathan Lane!)
AS LOW AS $46.50!

CHICAGO

(One of my all-time favorite shows!)
AS LOW AS $59!

These aren't discounts or special offers, just great prices available to anyone, anytime!

So what are you waiting for?
Visit http://www.telecharge.com/ or call 212-239-6200
for affordable tickets today!

Prices current as of 3/14/08.


(This information is based on a Telecharge.com advertisement. Prices subject to change. Phone and online service fees may apply. All sales final. Subject to availability. No refunds or exchanges.)

Friday, March 14, 2008

THE COUNTRY GIRL

This April, Academy Award® winners Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand join two-time Tony Award® nominee Peter Gallagher in a revival of

THE COUNTRY GIRL


Directed by Oscar® winner and 8-time Tony® winner Mike Nichols, The Country Girl is Clifford Odets’ classic backstage story of a down-on-his-luck actor and the two people in his life that can make – or break – his comeback.

Performances begin April 3 and end July 20 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Diuscount tickets may be available from TheaterMania.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

PRINCESS IDA

Blue Hill Troupe
Presents
PRINCESS IDA

To Benefit Covenant House
New York Infant/Toddler Center

Princess Ida was betrothed in babyhood to Prince Hilarion of a neighboring kingdom. Now grown, Ida runs a women's university, where men—"Nature's sole mistake"—are forbidden. As her wedding day approaches, she refuses to submit, so Hilarion and his buddies dress as women and sneak into the university. When one of them gets drunk and starts kissing the girls, their cover is blown and a battle of the sexes is waged!

The award-winning Blue Hill Troupe, now in its 84th season, is the only musical theater group dedicated to supporting charities that address New York City’s most pressing needs. Net proceeds from PRINCESS IDA will benefit Covenant House New York Infant/Toddler Center.

April 4-12, 2008

Schedule:
April 4, 9, 10, 11 & 12 at 8:00 pm;
April 5 & 6 at 3:00 pm;
April 12 at 2:00 pm

DISCOUNT SEATS MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM THEATERMANIA

BOEING-BOEING

When BOEING-BOEING took off to a roar of laughter in 2007, it was crowned “THE FUNNIEST SHOW ON THE LONDON STAGE” by the Daily Telegraph and quickly became the first-class champagne toast of the town. Now this Olivier and Evening Standard Theatre Award-nominated production of the classic comedy is coming in for a landing on the Great White (Run)Way!

The new Broadway cast includes Tony® and Emmy® Award winner CHRISTINE BARANSKI (“Cybill”), Emmy winner BRADLEY WHITFORD (“The West Wing”), GINA GERSHON (“Ugly Betty”) and MARY McCORMACK (“The West Wing”). Reprising his star turn as Robert is acclaimed British actor MARK RYLANCE.

In BOEING-BOEING, Bernard, an architect living in Paris, has been successfully juggling three fiancées who are all flight attendants. Bernard’s housekeeper reluctantly plays romantic air-traffic controller as they fly in and out of his swank bachelor pad. But when an old college pal visits, things get rather turbulent! Schedules change, flights are delayed and chaos ensues in this hysterical, high-flying fiancée fiasco.

For more information, go to www.BoeingOnBroadway.com
or www.telecharge.com

EST 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

MARCH MADNESS!
EST 10 Minute Play Festival

Series A - March 28 @ 7pm
Series A - March 29 @ 2pm
Series B - March 29 @ 7pm
Series B - March 30 @ 2pm

on the EST Mainstage

The Ensemble Studio Theatre's Playwright's Unit presents two series of 10 minute plays featuring the talents of:

Romulus Linney, Gina Barnett, Laura Maria Censabella, David Zellnick, Jonathan Bernstein, Jeremy Kareken, Joe Gilford, Tim Pinckney, Suzanne Bradbeer, Julie McKee, Jeanne Dorsey, Annie Evans, Jacquelyn Reingold, Jennifer Camp, Susan J. Vitucci

More information to come as it gets closer to the date!

For reservations, call: 212-247-4982 x20

NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES: JUNO

New York City Center Encores!
presents
Juno

5 Performances Only!
March 27-30

A musical based on the 1924 play Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey, Juno chronicles the disintegration of an Irish family in Dublin in the early 1920s, during the confrontations between the Irish Republican Army and the British. Juno Boyle is the hardworking matriarch who struggles heroically to hold the family together in the face of war, betrayal, and her husband's drinking. Songs include “I Wish It So,” “We’re Alive” and “One Kind Word.” This will be the first production since the original Broadway staging in 1959 to use the original orchestrations by Blitzstein, Hershey Kay, and Robert Russell Bennett.


NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES

Artistic Director Jack Viertel
Music Director Rob Berman

JUNO
Book by Joseph Stein
Music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein

Starring
Victoria Clark, Conrad John Schuck,
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Michael Arden

Also Starring
Clarke Thorell, Tyler Hanes,
Louisa Flaningam, Jennifer Smith, Kay Walbye,
With
Rosaleen Linehan
And
Dermot Crowley

Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Guest Music Director Eric Stern
Directed by Garry Hynes

DISCOUNT PRICES MAY BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THEATERMANIA

March 27 - 30

Schedule:
3/27 8pm, 3/28 8pm,
3/29 2pm, 3/29 8pm,
3/30 6:30pm

EST WORKSHOP READINGS


The Ensemble Studio Theatre
Workshop Series presents staged readings on the EST Mainstage

For Reservations Call:212-247-4982 x20

Monday, March 17th @ 6:00pm
THREE ITALIAN WOMEN
by Laura Maria Censabella
directed by Melia Bensussen
featuring: Leslie Lyles, Carmen Roman, Ann Talman

Carla worked with the partisans during World War II. Antonia, her daughter, survived the war with her. Olivia, Antonia's daughter, tries to survive them both. A NYFA-Award winning play about heroism, betrayals, the costs of surviving a war, gnocchi and the ephemeral nature of truth.

Wednesday, March 19th @ 7:00pm
EST Mainstage
FLASHBACK
created by Penny Coleman, Elana Michelson & Patricia Lee Stotter
directed by Abigail Zealey Bess
featuring: Judith Delgado, Christine Farrell, Dion Graham, Ilene Kirstén, Elia Monte-Brown, Annie O'Sullivan, Gloria Sauve, Karen Young

Flashback is a theatrical event that gives voice to six women who survived a war that their husbands did not. In their own words, these remarkable figures reflect upon the loss of their loved ones and the multi-generational fallout of war. This multimedia performance takes a pervasive look at the repercussions of the Vietnam war, both on the battlefield and the homefront.


Thursday, March 20th @ 7:30pm
EST Mainstage
HOME FIRES BURNING
by Christopher Ceraso
directed by Jamie Richards
featuring: Dan Bittner, Rebecca Nelson, Annie O'Sullivan, Scott Sowers

A West Virginia coal miner's second chance at life and love is threatened in a fierce battle with his prodigal son, who is now infused with righteous fire for birthright in a tattered American heartland.

Friday, March 21st & 22nd @ 7:00pm
EST Mainstage
Going to the River presents: PUBERTY RITES
by Elaine Jackson
directed by Woodie King, Jr.
featuring: Akua Taylor & Melissa Picarello

Monday, March 24 @ 3:00pm
EST 6th Floor Theater
THE TILTED HOUSE
by Susan Haar
directed by Victor Slezak

Sunday, March 30 @ 3:00pm
EST Mainstage
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
by Marcia Jean Kurtz
featuring: Alexandra Napier, Bobeniu Zipporah, Ean Sheehy, Franny Silverman, Georgia Cohen, George Guidall, Jacob White, Nick De Simone

For Reservations Call:212-247-4982 x20