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Dear Evan Hansen Nominated for Lortel Award for Best Musical!

Lucille Lortel Awards 2017

Current Broadway offerings “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Oslo” and “Indecent” are in the running for major trophies at the 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards, the Off Broadway-centric honors that have nominated those titles for their initial Off Broadway stagings last year.

The leaders of this year’s pack of nominations, announced ahead of a ceremony in May, were “Sweeney Todd,” the small-scale revival that turns the Barrow Street Theater into a pie shop; and “Hadestown,” which was a buzzy hit at New York Theater Workshop. Both productions earned seven nominations.

“Dear Evan Hansen,” likely to prove a strong contender at this year’s Tony Awards, is in the running for outstanding musical alongside “Hadestown,” “Ride the Cyclone,” “The Total Bent” and the Broadway-bound “The Band’s Visit.” “Oslo” and “Indecent” — both Off Broadway successes that recently began previews on Broadway — compete in the outstanding play category, along with “Underground Railroad Game,” “Vietgone” and “The Wolves.”

Among the actors to earn nominations were Ben Platt and Rachel Bay Jones of “Dear Evan Hansen,” as well as Sutton Foster (“Sweet Charity”), “Daredevil” star Charlie Cox (“Incognito”), “Person of Interest” star Michael Emerson (“Wakey, Wakey”) and David Hyde Pierce (“A Life.”

Snapshots Coming to MTI!

Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook is coming to Music Theatre International for licensing!  Want your local theater to mount a production? Just send them to MTI and make it happen!

 

Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook | Music Theatre International 

Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook
The catalogue of Stephen Schwartz is re-imagined in an all-new, moving musical.

An original new musical featuring the beloved songs of Tony and Academy Award-Winning composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell), Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook is a touching and authentic look into how we fall in love and the poignant power of trusting our hearts and memories.

Sue has her bags packed, her farewell note written and the resolution to leave her husband, Dan, after decades of their lives entwined. Finding herself in their dusty, suburban attic for a final goodbye to the life they led, Sue is startled when Dan arrives home early from his all-consuming job. Surrounded by a lifetime of memories and phantoms of their former selves, Sue and Dan embark on a cerebral journey to the past, rediscovering their true love that remained hidden in a lifetime of Snapshots.

With a small cast, minimal set and a score of Stephen Schwartz’s most beloved songs re-imagined, Snapshots is ideal for regional and community theatres with a smaller theatre space or black box venues.

My Son Pinocchio Jr. in New Zealand!

Disney's My Son Pinocchio Jr

Where:Hamilton Gardens, Cobham Drive, SH1, Hamilton, Waikato

Restrictions:All Ages

Ticket Information:

  • General Admission: $12.50
  • Early Bird (before 21 Dec): $10.00
  • Under Five: $0.00
  • Buy Tickets – 0800 TICKETEK
  • Additional fees may apply

Hamilton Operatic Society proudly presents Disney’s My Son Pinocchio JR., the classic tale of toymaker, Geppetto’s, little wooden puppet is given new life.

This new musical, which retells the classic Disney story from Geppetto’s perspective, features the beloved classic songs, When You Wish upon a Star and I’ve Got No Strings, alongside a host of new songs by Oscar winner and Grammy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz. Join the Blue Fairy, Stromboli and a lively cast of characters as Geppetto journeys beyond the toy shop to discover the meaning of family. Directed by Scot Hall.

Early bird ticket pricing available until 21 December 2016!

By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, exclusive agent for Music Theatre International, NY.

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