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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY" PREMIERES IN PHILADELPHIA
NEW MUSICAL REVUE OPENS AT KIMMEL CENTER JAN. 8 – FEB. 1
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
PHILADELPHIA , PA – December 5, 2008 - A new musical revue, GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY, will make its premiere at the Kimmel Center ’s Innovation Studio for a 4-week limited engagement beginning January 8 – February 1. Produced and conceived by Philadelphia producer Howard Perloff, the new song and dance musical is directed by Tony Braithwaite and choreographed by Peter Rios. The official press opening is Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 8:00 pm.
Part of the Broadway Series, tickets at $47 are on sale now at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Sts., (open daily 10 am to 6 pm), by calling 215-731-3333, or online at https://www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway. Group discounts are available by calling 215-790-5883. Performances include: Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 pm; Saturdays at 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm ; Sundays at 3:00 pm . Additional performances are scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 13 and Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 8:00 pm .
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY is a musical revue which tells the history of tap dance, from its evolution on the streets of America to its success in film and eventually on the Broadway stage. The production features a musical score of over 20 songs written by American composers from the early 1900’s through the middle of the century including George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and others.
Led by a talented six-person cast, the collection of music is some of the well-known popular classics of all time including: ‘You’re A Grand Old Flag,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “You Made Me Love You- I Didn’t Want To Do It,” “Second Hand Rose,” “Embraceable You,” “Anything Goes,” and the title song, “Give My Regards To Broadway.”
The 2008-2009 Broadway Series, where theatrical presentations in Philadelphia will be presented at the Academy of Music and the Forrest Theatre also includes: A Chorus Line (Dec. 16 – Jan. 4) at the Forrest Theatre; Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Jan. 9 – 11); Jesus Christ Superstar (Jan. 30 – Feb. 1); RENT (Feb. 3 – 2/1" width="14" height="14" src=https://cloudimages.broadwayworld.com/board/icon_smile_cool.gif>; Happy Days – A New Musical (Mar. 24 – 29); Riverdance (Mar. 31 – Apr. 5); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (April 7 – 12); Movin’ Out (May 15 – 17); and Spring Awakening (June 23 – 22/1" width="14" height="14" src=https://cloudimages.broadwayworld.com/board/icon_smile_cool.gif>.
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PR Eidted by PB Ent.
Posted: 12/12/08 at 3:04pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY" PREMIERES IN PHILADELPHIA
NEW MUSICAL REVUE OPENS AT KIMMEL CENTER JAN. 8 – FEB. 1
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
PHILADELPHIA , PA – December 5, 2008 - A new musical revue, GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY, will make its premiere at the Kimmel Center ’s Innovation Studio for a 4-week limited engagement beginning January 8 – February 1. Produced and conceived by Philadelphia producer Howard Perloff, the new song and dance musical is directed by Tony Braithwaite and choreographed by Peter Rios. The official press opening is Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 8:00 pm.
Part of the Broadway Series, tickets at $47 are on sale now at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Sts., (open daily 10 am to 6 pm), by calling 215-731-3333, or online at https://www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway. Group discounts are available by calling 215-790-5883. Performances include: Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 pm; Saturdays at 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm ; Sundays at 3:00 pm . Additional performances are scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 13 and Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 8:00 pm .
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY is a musical revue which tells the history of tap dance, from its evolution on the streets of America to its success in film and eventually on the Broadway stage. The production features a musical score of over 20 songs written by American composers from the early 1900’s through the middle of the century including George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and others.
Led by a talented six-person cast, the collection of music is some of the well-known popular classics of all time including: ‘You’re A Grand Old Flag,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “You Made Me Love You- I Didn’t Want To Do It,” “Second Hand Rose,” “Embraceable You,” “Anything Goes,” and the title song, “Give My Regards To Broadway.”
The 2008-2009 Broadway Series, where theatrical presentations in Philadelphia will be presented at the Academy of Music and the Forrest Theatre also includes: A Chorus Line (Dec. 16 – Jan. 4) at the Forrest Theatre; Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Jan. 9 – 11); Jesus Christ Superstar (Jan. 30 – Feb. 1); RENT (Feb. 3 – 2/1" width="14" height="14" src=https://cloudimages.broadwayworld.com/board/icon_smile_cool.gif>; Happy Days – A New Musical (Mar. 24 – 29); Riverdance (Mar. 31 – Apr. 5); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (April 7 – 12); Movin’ Out (May 15 – 17); and Spring Awakening (June 23 – 22/1" width="14" height="14" src=https://cloudimages.broadwayworld.com/board/icon_smile_cool.gif>.
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PR Eidted by PB Ent.
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BWW regional writer "Philadelphia/South Jersey"
Updated On: 12/12/08 at 03:04 PM
