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125th
Street
Set
during one momentous night at the famous Apollo Theatre
on New York's 125th Street, this major new musical
from the creators of Buddy charts the progress of
a group of starstruck hopefuls who might just get
some precious seconds in the spotlight when all hell
breaks loose during a live TV broadcast. 125th Street
delivers a riot of music, mayhem and madness on a
night where dreams are made and hearts are broken.
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Blood
Brothers
Blood Brothers has touched the hearts and minds of
a generation of theatregoers in dealing with two of
the most pressing social issues of our time - inequality
and unemployment. A single mother in financial desperation
gives away one of her new-born twin sons and attempts
to keep them from discovering one another's true identity.
However, their lives become unavoidably linked and
her secrecy leads them to a tragic ending.
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Bombay
Dreams
The
story of Bombay Dreams is one of universal themes
- dreams and ambitions, the desire to accomplish and
the importance of culture and roots. And at its heart
it is a love story set against the backdrop of the
colourful and magical Indian movie industry - 'Bollywood'
- in Bombay, a city of stark contrasts where romantic
fantasy and harsh reality live side by side.
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Chicago
The
musical exploration of murder, greed, corruption,
violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery - all
those things that we hold dear to our hearts. Chicago
follows not your usual housewife, Roxie Hart, who
gains dubious notoriety when she kills her boyfriend,
invents her defense and manipulates everyone from
her trustworthy husband to the fickle media and the
unsuspecting public.
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Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang
The
enthralling story of the adventures of Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang the magical car as it sails the seas and
flies through the air will bring back a host of memories.
With sensational sets, stunning special effects and
brimming with memorable songs by the Sherman Brothers
including Truly Scrumptious, Toot Sweets, Hushabye
Mountain and its Oscar Nominated title song Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang, this is the ultimate High-Flying
Stage Musical.
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Contact
Winner
of the 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical, Contact is
a new kind of musical: three sensual tales told entirely
through dance about people in wild pursuit of love.
Directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, who won
the 2000 Tony Award for her choreography, Contact
is set to music as diverse as Rodgers & Hart, Tchaikovsky,
Robert Palmer and Squirrel Nut Zippers.
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Fame
Do
you want to live forever? Join the students from New
York's legendary School of Performing Arts as they
climb the ladder to their ultimate goal - Fame! Fame
follows the highs, the lows, the romances and the
ultimate triumphs of the star struck pupils. So don
those leg warmers, dance on that taxi, learn how to
fly, but whatever you do, don't miss out, witness
the phenomenon that is Fame!
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The
Full Monty
Drop
everything! The Full Monty, Broadway's new smash hit,
is the funny and heartfelt story of a father who needs
to raise some quick cash to maintain custody of his
son. He hatches a plan with an unlikely group of lovable
misfits who have all of Buffalo wondering - can they
really pull it off? Based on the 1997 Academy Award
nominated sleeper hit of the same name. The Full Monty
is directed by Jack O'Brien and choreographed by Jerry
Mitchell, with book by Tony AwardŽ winner Terrence
McNally and music and lyrics by David Yazbek.
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Grease
Rydell
High's spirited class of 1959-gum-chewing, hub-cap-stealing,
hotrod-loving boys with D.A.s and leatherjackets and
their wise-cracking girls in teased curls, bobby sox,
and pedal pushers-capture the look and sound of the
1950s in a rollicking musical that salutes the rock
'n' roll era. While hip Danny Zuke and wholesome Sandy
Dumbrowski resolve the problems of their mutual attraction
for each other, the gang sings and dances its way
through such nostalgic scenes as the pyjama party,
the prom, the burger palace, and the drive-in movie.
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Les
Miserables
Les
Miserables is a lavish musical (by the authors of
'Miss Saigon'), depicting 3 decades of early 19th
century France based on the novel by Victor Hugo.
It is the story of a saintly ex-prisoner who is on
the run from the police while protesting and fighting
battles for causes to help others.
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Lion
King
Disneys
Broadway musical, The Lion King tells the story of
a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept
the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined
role as King. The Lion King plays at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, Disneys new Broadway Theatre. Winner of six
1998 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director
(Julie Taymor).
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Mamma
Mia!
The
world-wide smash Mamma Mia! is a heartwarming and
funny new musical. On the eve of a wedding, a mother
and daughter are suprised by the arrival of three
men, one of whom may be the girl's father. You don't
have to be a fan of the supergroup ABBA, who provided
the 23 hit songs for Mamma
Mia!
to fall in love with this unforgettable new show,
that will have you dancing in the aisles!
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My
Fair Lady
Lerner
and Loewe's multi-award winning musical, My Fair Lady,
became one of the greatest successes of the New York
and London stages, and paved the way for the hugely
popular film version in 1964. Henry Higgins, an opinionated
linguistics professor and confirmed bachelor, makes
a wager with a colleague that within six months he
can transform a cockney flower seller, Eliza Doolittle,
into a lady who can take her place in high society.
He wins the bet, but doesn't bargain for the profound
effect she has on his life.
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Our
House
This
Madness penned musical features all the Nutty Boy's
hits as well as some new material. Set against the
backdrop of Camden Town, the boys own old stomping
ground, the musical deals with choices made, chance
occurrences and the alternative outcomes of those
choices and chances, in a similar vein to the movie
'Sliding Doors'.
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Phantom
of the Opera
Winner
of seven 1988 Tony Awards including Best Musical,
The Phantom of the Opera is based on the novel by
Gaston Leroux. It tells the story of the hideously
deformed Phantom who lurks beneath the stage of the
Paris Opera, exercising a reign of terror over its
occupants. The phantom falls in love with the young
Soprano devoting himself to creating a new star for
the Opera by nurturing her extraordinary talents and
employing all the skills at his disposal.
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Rent
Inspired
by Puccinis La Boheme, Rent is a joyous and turbulent
musical that celebrates a community of young East
Villagers as they struggle with the soaring hopes
and tough realities of todays New York. Written by
Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, Rent
received the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical, the
1996 Pulitzer Prize for drama, as well as the 1996
New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Outer
Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical.
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Romeo
and Juliet - The Musical
Unlike
Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's classic West
Side Story, which transplanted Shakespeare's classic
love story to 20th-century gangland New York, Romeo
and Juliet - The Musical will stay faithful to the
original . While the dialogue will be updated and
modern pop music added, the story and characters as
well as the ancient Verona setting will remain.
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Stomp
Music,
Dance, Theatre, Choreography or Performance Art? All
of the above! Or is it none of the above. Long-running
hit musical built around performers creating percussive
sound and athletic dances using trash can lids, broomsticks,
and other everyday objects. An exhilarating experience!
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Taboo
The
1980s
- Margaret Thatcher rules politics, riots run through
Brixton, Live Aid unites the world. New Romantics,
style magazines, designer labels, and the Queen's
Silver Jubilee were fresh in the minds of all the
Great British Public. Boy George's first musical Taboo
brings to life a decadent decade -a vibrant era of
colourful dreams, dazzling fashion, and the beginning
of pop culture as we know it today.
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We
Will Rock You
Legendary
band Queen, fronted by the dynamic Freddie Mercury
before his death in 1991, have been making music together
since the 70s and have now joined forces with writer
Ben Elton to bring their unique sound to theatreland.
We Will Rock You is set in a futuristic world where
rock music is banned and the show features many classic
Queen hits.
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