Broadway L. A. 2010-2011 Season

In no order:
West Side Story
Hair
Rock of Ages
Shrek the Musical
Phantom of the Opera
Spring Awakening
Rain - A Beatles Tribute
Burn The Floor
Traces (at the Montalban Theatre)
TBD family show

Great season! After a dissapointmetthis year, Go Pantages! Any news on the TBD show or Ahmanson shows?

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The Ahmanson is getting the out-of-town tryout of Leap of Faith in September.

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Updated On: 2/21/10 at 09:21 PM

Do you guys think the Family show to be announced will be the Little Mermaid Tour? Its only there for a short time so i don't think so.

My guess is Beauty or Mermaid. Or something new.

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The season looks great!

I thought the Ahmanson would have gotten Hair, and I doubt they'll be getting 9 to 5.
I'm not expert or anything, but I assume that the Ahmanson will get Next to Normal, and the Orange County Performing Arts Center will get 9 to 5.

Updated On: 2/23/10 at 01:45 AM

Don't you guys think Billy Elliot will come?

"Ahmanson will get Next to Normal, and the Orange County Performing Arts Center will get 9 to 5. "

I bet that's how it will happen.

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I keep trying to think of a theatre in LA more suited for Hair but I can't think of any.

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is the Ahmanson better than the Pantages? i've always been under the impression that Pantages get better shows whereas Ahmanson get what's left. it seems like all the big shows have been at Pantages.

also, i hope it's Mermaid that gets the "family show" slot, but who knows.

Updated On: 2/23/10 at 09:19 PM

emo_geek : I personally think Hair would be better off in the Ahamnson.

BwayTday: The Ahmanson should be announcing soon. At least that's what they told me. If you're refering to the major theaters that play touring productions, then it's just the Pantages, and Center Theater Group (Ahmanson, etc). Drive a little farther and then it's the Orange County Performing Arts Center, and San Diego.

Those are just the major touring venues in SoCal.

Camncal: I beg to differ. I think the Ahmanson gets the better shows. I mean look at the 2009-2010 Pantages season! I LOVE everything that Center Theater group does.

Ranking the major venues on shows they get, it'd be like this: ahmanson, pantages, OCPAC.

The OCPAC seems like it's always the last to book touring productions.

Updated On: 2/23/10 at 09:30 PM

I say LION KING!

i live in LA and been to both. i think Pantages is bigger. Ahmanson is tighter and there are no bad seats there, whereas at Pantages, if you get double letters or side orc, you're going to have a hard time seeing. Pantages go from A-Z, and the continue with AA to ZZ, and at Ahmanson, the last row is X, but they have i think 7 rows in the front that starts with AA, BB, CC...etc. Pantages is also wider.

I hope I didn't come off as though I hate the OCPAC, because I don't.
I was just complaining that the OCPAC always gets shows after the Ahamnson or Pantages get them. Xanadu of course was an exception :)

But I guess that's to be expected from being so near LA.

Camncal- I always assumed the Ahmanson was the larger venue. On the contrary, I always thought any seat at the Pantages would be fine since it looks so small.... Or maybe it's just been awhile since I've visited the Pantages.