Boston 2008-2009 Season

#1

Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:25pm

I just got back from a press event where they announced the 2008-2009 Boston season:

A CHORUS LINE
9/11 - 10/5

BRIGADOON
10/14 - 11/9

LEGALLY BLONDE
10/28 - 11/9

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
12/16 - 1/11
(World Premiere Pre-Broadway Engagement Starring Harry Connick Jr.)
Harry Connick Jr. stars as a Long Island playboy in this new musical comedy filled with bootleggers, gold diggers and some of the greatest songs from the legendary Gershwin catalog. This World Premiere pre-Broadway engagement is directed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall.

FROST/NIXON
1/27 - 2/8

DIRTY DANCING
2/7 - 3/15

A BRONX TALE
3/31 - 4/11

SPRING AWAKENING
4/28 - 5/24

I'm excited for some of these shows...what do you guys think?

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#2

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:29pm

That seems like quite a good season!

I would love to see the new Harry Connick Jr./Kathleen Marshall show!

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#3

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:38pm

love the look of this seaon for you all in boston. if i lived there if they have a season pass, i would buy it in a heartbeat.

#4

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:40pm

They also had some performances/speakers:

Nadine Issenegger (sp?): Dance Ten, Looks Three
Gerard Canonico (sp?) and Emma Hunton: Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind
Becky Gulsvig: So Much Better

Brigadoon had a dance number with the male ensemble. Rob Ashford spoke a few words.

Kathleen Marshall and Joe DiPietro spoke about the Harry Connick Jr. musical. They had nothing to show really since it is a work in progress, but I'm kind of excited about this one.

Also they performed Do You Love Me?/Time of Your Life from Dirty Dancing...not sure who the people's names were.

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Updated On: 5/5/08 at 07:40 PM

#5

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:46pm

I was there too. It was a great event in my opinion!

My thoughts:
-I was thrilled about Spring Awakening, and so happy to see Gerard and Emma! They were great.
-Becky Gulsvig is 20 times better than LBB, and she'll be awesome on tour.
-I'm psyched for Brigadoon. The choreography was amazing.
-The new Gershwin show seems interesting. I don't know if it's completely up my alley, but I still can't wait to see it.
-Good plays coming. Especially excited for Frost/Nixon.
-I can't wait for ACL!
-I didn't enjoy Dirty Dancing that much. But it's an open ended run so I'll probably see it.

All in all, a great upcoming season. Tons better than the 2007-2008 season. I really can't wait.

#6

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:50pm

OH MY GOD BEST SEASON EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#7

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:52pm

Awesome! Are we going to have "special shows" as well? AKA repeats of tours that have allready come through?

#8

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:54pm

This is an AMAZING season. So excited!

#9

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:54pm

Oh and perhaps the Wang will get The Color Purple and Jersey Boys? They seem to be the only shows we're missing!

#10

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 7:57pm

Well, the Wang is getting Rent. I'm sure we'll find out what else they're getting soon.

And I'm pretty sure other shows will come back. They've announced more later in the season before.

Ahhh, still reveling from this. It was such a great night! I definitely want to attend next year.

#11

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 8:16pm

wow!

J*

#12

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 8:35pm

Actually Dirty Dancing isn't an open ended run. According to a little booklet I found, it is running from 2/7/09 - 3/15/09.

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#13

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:03pm

Yes! Great Season!

#14

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:25pm

One thing that I thought was weird was that A Chorus Line is going to be at the Opera House. It is such a gigantic theater.

Also, Brigadoon is going to be at the Colonial. I'm not familiar with the show's staging, but I'm just curious - would it be more suitable for the Opera House? I just think it's weird how such a small show is going into a huge house...and vice versa?

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"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

#15

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:29pm

Yeah, and Drowsy was in the Opera House as well. Strange.

#16

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:36pm

Great lineup!

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#17

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:38pm

Great season, Beantowners!

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#18

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:39pm

Ha. Do people around here really say Beantown? I'm pretty sure it's just people outside of Boston. lol

#19

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 10:40pm

I was there as well; an overall entertaining event. Too bad the sound system was poor - and the "Dance 10, Looks 3" performance crashed at the end. I did like the Brigadoon number.

When the music for the "Dirty Dancing" video started, I thought for sure we were getting Jersey Boys, but no luck. Very odd how JB is avoiding Boston.

#20

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:17pm

WOW. This does look like a great season! We're getting RENT, also.

Too bad The Color Purple and Jersey Boys aren't coming through.

Anyway, I can't wait!

Thank you so much, Millie.

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#21

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/5/08 at 11:28pm

at least you will see becky as elle woods. kyle riabko who will replace groff will become melichor on the tour. at least ny and boston both agree on something musicals. so sweet gerard and emma went to boston too as well as becky to promote their shows. the best lineup i have seen so far for a tour theatre.

#22

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/6/08 at 12:06am

I'm kind of sad about Jersey Boys as well - it should have come to Boston. When they started playing the Four Seasons song at the beginning of the Dirty Dancing montage, I think people (including me) thought it was Jersey Boys and got excited for a second.

And yeah, I agree - Nadine totally botched Dance 10, Looks 3 (sounded like something got caught in her throat) at the end, but it was a press promo thing, so I don't want to discredit her actual performance in Chorus Line. And the constant sound problems were annoying.

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#23

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/6/08 at 12:22am

FANTASTIC
i cant wait for this season
im getting my student ID ready

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#24

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/6/08 at 7:33am

So can anyone answer my Brigadoon question?

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#25

re: Boston 2008-2009 Season

Posted: 5/6/08 at 7:40am

Why Beantown?

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