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As warmer weather hits the streets of little old New York,
the Broadway theater scene promises to be red-hot, offering
tour groups a dizzying array of choices.
This spring, in fact, will be “the busiest season I ever could
have imagined,” said Dennis Martin, director, group sales programs,
Broadway.com/Groups. “When one show closes, no
more than a day and half goes by before another moves in.”
Martin said not a single theater—Broadway has 40 of
’em—will be empty by the end of April, the deadline for shows
to open if they want to be considered for a Tony Award this
June. At least seven new musicals, plus revivals and some
exciting plays with big-name stars, are in the mix.
Martin says the musicals to watch are:
Jesus Christ Superstar. The Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s
new interpretation of the classic rock opera by Andrew
Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, one of the most popular musicals
of all time, just opened at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Evita. A new production of Webber and Rice’s legendary
show won critical acclaim when it premiered in London in 2006.
Superstar Ricky Martin and its London original star, Argentine
actress Elena Roger, head up a cast that includes Tony Award
winner Michael Cerveris. The first-ever Broadway revival of Evita
From cutting-edge
productions to
revivals of old
favorites, New York
City stages offer
groups a tempting
spring and summer
calendar
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52 April 2012
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