THE FOX THEATRE - Anything Goes! National tour to Make ATL Premiere in August!

ANYTHING GOES National Tour To Make Its Atlanta Premiere At The Fox Theatre August 20-25 

The national tour of Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES, the new Broadway revival of Cole Porter’s timeless classic musical theatre masterpiece, will make its Atlanta premiere August 20-25, 2013 at The Fox Theatre as part of the Theater of the Stars 2013-2014 series.

Tickets start at $25 and are on sale now at www.FoxATLTix.com or by calling 855-ATL-TIXX (855-285-8499).  Special group rates for 10 or more are available by calling 404-881-2000, emailing foxgroup@foxtheatre.org or online at www.foxtheatre.org/groupsales.aspx.  Half-price tickets are available for the Tuesday and Wednesday performances by using the code “AJC”. 

Winner of the 2011 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES sails direct from Broadway under the direction of Kathleen Marshall, who won the 2011 Tony Award® for Best Choreography.  The New York Times calls it “a zesty new revival with knockout numbers and white-hot dancing” while the AP exclaims that it’s, “so delightful, so delicious, so de-lovely!”

ANYTHING GOES, the 1934 musical comedy about the lovers, liars and clowns on a transatlantic cruise is “a daffy, shipshape romp!” - Variety. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love… proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail.

Rachel York will star as Reno Sweeney with Fred Applegate as Moonface Martin. The principal cast also includes Josh Franklin as Billy Crocker, Jeff Brooks as Purser, Joyce Chittick as Erma, Alex Finke as Hope Harcourt, Dennis Kelly as Elisha Whitney, Vincent Rodriguez III as Luke, Marcus Shane as John, Sandra Shipley as Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt, Edward Staudenmayer as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, and Chuck Wagner as Captain.

The ensemble includes Sarah Agar, Jeremy Benton, Jacqueline Burtney, Jan Leigh Herndon, Kristie Kerwin, Gary Lindemann, Marla McReynolds, Michael Milton, Bobby Pestka, Courtney Rottenberger, Vanessa Sonon, Ryan Steer, Kristopher Thompson-Bolden, Aaron Umsted, Mackenzie Warren, Sara Andreas, Audrey Cardwell, Sean McKnight, and Tony Neidenbach.

Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES features music and lyrics by Cole Porter; original book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse; and new book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman. The creative team includes music direction by Jay Alger with additional orchestrations by Bill Elliot, original scenic design by Derek McLane, costumes by Martin Pakledinaz, lighting design by Howell Binkley and sound design by Brian Ronan.

Cole Porter’s roundup of nostalgic hits in the production include “You’re the Top,” “Friendship,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “It’s De-Lovely,” “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” and, of course “Anything Goes.”

The New Broadway Cast Recording of Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES, nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, is available on Ghostlight Records.

For more information, visit www.anythinggoesthemusical.com
For more information on Roundabout Theatre Company, visit www.roundabouttheatre.org  

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About Theater of the Stars

Celebrating over 61 years of bringing the best of Broadway to Atlanta, Theater of the Stars (TOTS) is one of the oldest and most respected regional theaters in America. Since the organization's founding in 1953, TOTS has produced and presented over 700 productions in Atlanta and throughout the United States. Theater of the Stars is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Their mission-  to produce, present and promote the highest quality musical theatre, both locally and nationally, thereby exposing audiences to the diversity, creativity, beauty and talent that encompasses the genre. For more information on the 2013 - 2014 season, visit www.TheateroftheStars.com.

Disney's Mary Poppins Opens This Week in Atlanta!

Theater of the Stars and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh have announced that tickets for the eagerly anticipated return of MARY POPPINS are on sale now.

The hit Broadway musical will return to the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, April 2 for a limited one-week engagement through Sunday, April 7. Tickets start at $25 and are on sale now at www.FoxATLTix.com or by calling 855-ATL-TIXX (855-285-8499).  (Special group rates for 10 or more are available by calling 404-881-2000, emailing foxgroup@foxtheatre.org or online at www.foxtheatre.org/groupsales.aspx.)  Half-price tickets are available for the Tuesday and Wednesday performances by using the code “AJC”. 

 
With four productions currently running on three continents, MARY POPPINS is one of the biggest stage musical successes to emerge from London or New York in recent years.  Worldwide to date, the show has grossed over $644 million and welcomed 9.3 million guests.  The musical is the winner of 44 major theatre awards around the globe including Tony®, Olivier, Helpmann, and Evening Standard awards.

The entire original creative team has reunited to bring this magical story of the world’s most famous nanny to audiences around North America.  The MARY POPPINS North American Tour began performances on March 25, 2009 and has played to two million delighted theatergoers in 34 cities to date. 

MARY POPPINS, a co-production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, opened on Broadway on November 16, 2006.  Based on P.L. Travers' cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, MARY POPPINS the stage play features the Academy Award®-winning music and lyrics of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.  The stage production has been created, in collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes, who has written the book, and the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, who have composed new songs and additional music and lyrics.

Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre leads the award-winning creative team, with co-direction and choreography by Tony® and Olivier Award winner Matthew Bourne.  MARY POPPINS features set and costume design by TonyÒ Award winner Bob Crowley, co-choreography by Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear, lighting design by Howard Harrison, orchestrations by William David Brohn, and music supervision by David Caddick.  The tour’s creative team includes Tour Director Anthony Lyn, Associate Choreographer Geoffrey Garrett, and Music Director Daniel Bowling. 

ABOUT MARY POPPINS WORLDWIDE

MARY POPPINS received its worldwide premiere at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End in December 2004.  Following its successful three-year London run, the production launched an acclaimed U.K. tour.

The Broadway production of MARY POPPINS officially opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16, 2006, recouping its initial Broadway investment within 52 weeks of its premiere.  MARY POPPINS is the only show from the 2006-2007 theatrical season still in performance. 

The MARY POPPINS North American tour has garnered continuous critical praise and achieved box office success since its launch in Chicago in March 2009.  MARY POPPINS can also be seen Sydney, Australia (at the Capitol Theatre).  Productions of MARY POPPINS have also been mounted in Finland, Denmark and the Czech Republic. 

MARY POPPINS will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre April 2 - 7.  Performances are as follows:

• Tuesday, April 2, IPM
• Wednesday, April 3, 8PM
• Thursday, April 4, 8PM
• Friday, April 5, 8PM
• Saturday, April 6, 2PM, 8:00PM
• Sunday, April 7, 1:30PM, 7PM

For more information, please visit MaryPoppins.com

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About Theater of the Stars 

Celebrating 60 seasons of producing and presenting Broadway, Theater of the Stars is one of the oldest and most respected regional theaters in America.  Since the organization’s founding in 1953, they have produced or presented over 700 productions in Atlanta, across the country, and around the world.

Theatre of the Stars is a not-for-profit organization run by a Board of dedicated volunteer Trustees.  They have played a leading role in the birth or development of several of Atlanta’s artistic institutions including the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Children’s Theatre, the Grand Opera in the Park, the Winter Play Series, and the Just Us Theatre Company.

They annually employ hundreds of Atlanta artists and other professionals for their local productions.  Theater of the Star’s mission today is the same as it was sixty years ago — to produce and present the best of Broadway musicals.  For more information please visit www.theaterofthestars.com. 

Blue Man Group Returns to ATL's Famous Fox Theatre TOMORROW Night!

FIRST-EVER THEATRICAL TOUR RETURNS TO
THE FOX THEATRE JANUARY 15 – 20

Following a 2011 smash hit opening engagement in Atlanta, BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Fox Theatre tomorrow night through January 20.

Although BLUE MAN GROUP has toured previously with its Megastar arena rock show, this marks the first theatrical production to tour North America.  The theatrical tour features classic Blue Man moments as well as brand new content.  The sound, set, and video design for this tour centers around a proscenium-sized LED curtain and high-resolution screen create an entirely new, high-impact visual experience for Broadway houses across the nation.

Tickets range from $25 - $65 and are on sale now at www.FoxATLTix.com or by calling 855-ATL-TIXX (855-285-8499). Special group rates for 10 or more are available by calling 404-881-2000, emailing foxgroup@foxtheatre.org or on-line at www.foxtheatre.org/groupsales.aspx. Half-price tickets are available for the Tuesday and Wednesday performances by using the code "AJC."

BLUE MAN GROUP has received praise from critics across the country.  The Baltimore Sun raves, “Blue Man Group packs a wallop.  It's a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!”  The Charlotte Observer says BLUE MAN GROUP is “a hugely entertaining show for anyone ages 9 to 90."  The San Antonio Express-News proclaims it’s “an exhilarating, thought-provoking, laugh-yourself-silly evening of percussion-heavy rock music, comedy and playful commentary."

BLUE MAN GROUP creates experiences that defy categorization. BLUE MAN GROUP is best known for multi-media performances that feature three bald and blue characters who take the audience on a journey that is funny, intelligent, and visually stunning.  A live band, whose haunting tribal rhythms help drive the show to its climax, accompanies the Blue Men.

"Our theatrical productions take a humorous look at what we like to call 2.5-D space," says BLUE MAN GROUP Co-Founder Philip Stanton.  "An example of what we mean by this would be e-mailing or texting the person in the next office rather than walking over to talk to them face-to-face."

"We say that no matter how high-tech things get, there’s still something human there. We’ll always need others, always need to collaborate. People still need to come together and look each other in the eye.  Through the Blue Man’s connection with the audience, we hope to encourage this human-to-human interaction, while helping people reconnect with their own sense of wonder and discovery, with their own sense of what is possible in their lives."

Performances are as follows:  Tuesday, January 15 at 8PM.; ednesday, January 16 at 8PM; Thursday, January 17 at 8PM; Friday, January 18 at 8PM; Saturday, January 19 at 2:00PM and 8PM; Sunday, January 20 at 1:30PM and 7PM.  For more information visit www.blueman.com.

Attached photo credit: ©Paul Kolnik

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About NETWORKS Presentations

NETworks Presentations, LLC was founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig, and Scott Jackson.   NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions.  Previous productions include Oliver!, Little Women starring Maureen McGovern, Jekyll & Hyde, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshaw, The Light in the Piazza, My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, among many others.

Joining returning hits Annie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray, and The Wizard of Oz this season are Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.  Future titles include Joyful Noise’s production of Handel’s Messiah Rocks, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, Les Misérables, and the Blue Man Group national tour.

About Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group (www.blueman.com) is a multinational media and entertainment company with theatrical and digital media operations across three continents, permanent live performance installations in six cities, an on-going theatrical tour of the USA and Canada, as well as a highly acclaimed show on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Epic. 

Audiences have multiple opportunities to discover Blue Man Group through the scope and variety of its creative projects, including:

·   Blue Man Group’s headlining performance on the new Norwegian Epic by Norwegian Cruise Line -- the Official Cruise Line of Blue Man Group

·   Blue Man Group family-focused educational projects, including a touring Children’s Museum exhibit, “Making Waves”

·   Blue Man Group’s original music, including the Grammy®-nominated “Audio”, as well as four additional albums and numerous scoring projects for film, TV, and commercials

·   Blue Man Group’s multiple performances on popular television shows such as The Tonight Show, Ellen, and Regis & Kelly and unique storylines in “Scrubs” and “Arrested Development”

As the company grows, it remains true to its vision of providing exciting experiences in a variety of media, appealing to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds. Learn more at www.blueman.com.

About Theater of the Stars

Celebrating 60 seasons of producing and presenting Broadway, Theater of the Stars is one of the oldest and most respected regional theaters in America.  Since the organization’s founding in 1953, they have produced or presented over 700 productions in Atlanta, across the country, and around the world.

Theatre of the Stars is a not-for-profit organization run by a Board of dedicated volunteer Trustees.  They have played a leading role in the birth or development of several of Atlanta’s artistic institutions including the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Children’s Theatre, the Grand Opera in the Park, the Winter Play Series, and the Just Us Theatre Company.  They annually employ hundreds of Atlanta artists and other professionals for their local productions.  Theater of the Star’s mission today is the same as it was sixty years ago -- to produce and present the best of Broadway musicals.  For more information please visit www.theaterofthestars.com.