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| Broadway's THE PROM Dances to a New Theatre; Performances Begin 10/23 at the Longacre Theatre | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:30 am EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| BROADWAY’S THE PROM WILL DANCE TO A NEW THEATRE THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY WILL NOW OPEN AT THE LONGACRE THEATRE THE PROM BROADWAY’S NEW MUSICAL COMEDY WITH ISSUES PEFORMANCE DATES REMAIN THE SAME PREVIEWS BEGIN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018 OPENING NIGHT ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018 TICKETS ON SALE NOW STARRING Tony Award Nominee BROOKS ASHMANSKAS as “Drama Desk Award Winner Barry Glickman” Tony Award Winner BETH LEAVEL as “Tony Award Winner Dee Dee Allen” Two-Time Tony Award Nominee CHRISTOPHER SIEBER as “Trent Oliver, Esteemed Julliard Graduate / Cater Waiter” CAITLIN KINNUNEN as “Emma, High School Student Banned from the Prom” ISABELLE McCALLA as “Alyssa Greene, Head of Student Council with a Secret” MICHAEL POTTS as “Mr. Hawkins, High School Principal (and Theater Fan)” ANGIE SCHWORER as “Angie, Broadway Chorine” COURTENAY COLLINS as “Mrs. Greene, President of the PTA” JOSH LAMON as “Sheldon Saperstein, Broadway Press Agent with a Plan” WITH MARY ANTONINI, COURTNEY BALAN, GABI CAMPO, JERUSHA CAVAZOS, SHELBY FINNIE, JOSH FRANKLIN, FERNELL HOGAN, JOOMIN HWANG, SHELDON HENRY, DAVID JOSEFSBERG, BECCA LEE, WAYNE MACKINS, KATE MARILLEY, VASTHY MOMPOINT, ANTHONY NORMAN, DREW REDINGTON, JACK SIPPEL, TEDDY TOYE, KALYN WEST AND BRITTANY ZEINSTRA Directed and Choreographed by Tony Award Winner CASEY NICHOLAW Book by Tony Award Winner BOB MARTIN & Four-Time Tony Award Nominee CHAD BEGUELIN Music by Tony Award Nominee MATTHEW SKLAR Lyrics by Four-Time Tony Award Nominee CHAD BEGUELIN Producers Dori Berinstein, Bill Damaschke and Jack Lane announce that the new musical comedy THE PROM will now officially open at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) and not at the Cort Theatre, as previously announced. THE PROM will begin performances on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 and officially open on Thursday, November 15, 2018. All Cort Theatre ticket holders will be notified via email or telephone regarding the method of exchange to the Longacre Theatre. All previous transactions will remain intact and customers will have comparable, if not identical, locations at the Longacre Theatre. Tickets for THE PROM are now on sale at www.Telecharge.com (212.239.6200). THE PROM stars Tony Award Nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (Something Rotten!), Tony Award Winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone), two-time Tony Award Nominee Christopher Sieber (Shrek the Musical), Caitlin Kinnunen (Bridges of Madison County), Isabelle McCalla (Aladdin), Michael Potts (The Iceman Cometh), Angie Schworer (The Producers), Courtenay Collins (Broadway Debut) and Josh Lamon (Groundhog Day) and an ensemble that includes Mary Antonini (Jesus Christ Superstar), Courtney Balan (Falsettos), Gabi Campo (Broadway Debut), Jerusha Cavazos (Broadway Debut), Shelby Finnie (Broadway Debut), Josh Franklin (Anything Goes), Fernell Hogan (Broadway Debut), Joomin Hwang (Broadway Debut), Sheldon Henry (Broadway Debut), David Josefsberg (Waitress), Becca Lee (Broadway Debut), Wayne Mackins (Broadway Debut), Kate Marilley (My Fair Lady), Vasthy Mompoint (SpongeBob SquarePants) Anthony Norman (Broadway Debut), Drew Redington (Holiday Inn), Jack Sippel (Broadway Debut), Teddy Toye (Lysistrata Jones), Kalyn West (Broadway Debut) and Brittany Zeinstra (Broadway Debut). Directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (Mean Girls, The Book of Mormon), THE PROM features a book by Tony Award winner Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) and four-time Tony Award nominee Chad Beguelin (Aladdin), music by Tony Award nominee Matthew Sklar (Elf) and lyrics by four-time Tony Award nominee Chad Beguelin with scenic design by Tony Award winner Scott Pask (Book of Mormon), costume design by Tony Award winner Ann Roth (Shuffle Along) & Matthew Pachtman (Hello, Dolly!, Associate Costume Designer), lighting design by Tony Award winner Natasha Katz (Frozen), sound design by Tony Award winner Brian Ronan (Mean Girls), wig and hair design by Josh Marquette (Present Laughter), make-up design by Milagros Medina-Cerdeira (Present Laughter), orchestrations by Tony Award winner Larry Hochman (Hello, Dolly!), music direction by Mary-Mitchell Campbell (Mean Girls) and casting by Telsey + Co./Bethany Knox. The Prom is based on an original concept by Jack Viertel. We’ve got trouble, folks, right here in Indiana and when Broadway’s brassiest hear a student is unceremoniously sidelined from a small-town Indiana prom – and the press is involved – they are ready to kick-ball-change the world. A new musical comedy about the power of love (and a good 11 o’clock number), THE PROM is about so much more than just a dance. The producing team for THE PROM also includes Jim & Cathy Berges, Natasha Davison, Nelda Sue Yaw, Kimberlee Garris, Joe Grandy, Lisa Morris, Terry Schnuck, Seth A. Goldstein, Reade Fahs, Jane Dubin, Avadon Broadway LLC, Elliott Maise, Palitz-Smedes-Stern, Rosalind Productions, The John Gore Organization, Fakler-Silver, Cliff Hopkins, InStone Productions, Christopher Ketner, Ken & Nancy Kranzberg, Mike Kriak, Larry & Elizabeth Lenke, Three Belles & A Bob and The Shubert Organization in association with Darren P. Deverna & Jeremiah J. Harris and Reagan Silber. THE PROM made its world premiere at The Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, Susan V. Booth, Artistic Director, in 2016, where Variety raved, “Musical Comedy Heaven! A funny, loving and joyous musical,” and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution called the show “A crowd-pleasing spectacle and delightful good fun! A valentine to the outrageous egos of the Great White Way.” For more information visit ThePromMusical.com. |
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| re: Broadway's THE PROM Dances to a New Theatre; Performances Begin 10/23 at the Longacre Theatre | |
| Posted by: Jackson 11:30 am EDT 07/13/18 | |
| In reply to: Broadway's THE PROM Dances to a New Theatre; Performances Begin 10/23 at the Longacre Theatre - Official_Press_Release 10:30 am EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| The Longacre has only nine seats more than the Cort (1091 vs. 1082). But the balcony in the Longacre is a no man's land. J |
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| re: Broadway's THE PROM Dances to a New Theatre; Performances Begin 10/23 at the Longacre Theatre | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 12:15 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Broadway's THE PROM Dances to a New Theatre; Performances Begin 10/23 at the Longacre Theatre - Jackson 11:30 am EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| Is the balcony at the Cort much better? I've only sat in the mezz at the Longacre, but it felt closer to the action that the balcony at the Cort (which I've sat in a lot... for a so-called undesirable theater, I'm surprised to realize that I've possibly seen more shows in that theater than any other Broadway venue). |
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| re: Broadway's THE PROM Dances to a New Theatre; Performances Begin 10/23 at the Longacre Theatre | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 01:40 am EDT 07/15/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Broadway's THE PROM Dances to a New Theatre; Performances Begin 10/23 at the Longacre Theatre - Singapore/Fling 12:15 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| I've sat upstairs at the Longacre. I don't remember if it was the mezzanine or the balcony, but there were some obtrusive poles up there. | |
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| re: THE PROM at the Longacre Theatre | |
| Posted by: Dale 10:41 am EDT 07/13/18 | |
| In reply to: Broadway's THE PROM Dances to a New Theatre; Performances Begin 10/23 at the Longacre Theatre - Official_Press_Release 10:30 am EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| I just got an email from Telecharge. So what is going into the Cost? "Tootsie"? |
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| re: THE PROM at the Longacre Theatre | |
| Posted by: carolinaguy 10:42 am EDT 07/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: THE PROM at the Longacre Theatre - Dale 10:41 am EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| Isn't there a renovation planned for the Cort? Does this mean that's going forward now, or did the producers of THE PROM just consider the Longacre more desirable? | |
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| The Longacre has better lavs! | |
| Last Edit: seeseveryshow 05:31 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
| Posted by: seeseveryshow 05:25 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: THE PROM at the Longacre Theatre - carolinaguy 10:42 am EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| THE PROM, being just across the road from the Walter Kerr, might attract all those last minute folks who get turned away from SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY, at least for its first two months while the runs of the two productions overlap. Also, aside from BRIGHT STAR, which had a brief run, the Cort has not housed another musical in years. On the other hand, the Longacre has been home to the long runs of A BRONX TALE and LA CAGE, and people have become accustomed to seeing musicals there. :-) If those reasons were not compelling enough to justify the switch, it has been well-publicized that the Cort will undergo a renovation and expansion in the near future. It is likely, the producers of THE PROM did not want to be squeezed out of their home, similar to the way SPONGEBOB, for similar reasons, must vacate the Palace. And, of course, the Longacre still glows from its latest renovation, and has better lavs. Good move! |
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