Sacramento 2007-08 Broadway Series

[jimnysf]

Posted: 5/5/07 at 11:14am

Whistle Down The Wind
Phantom of the Opera
Mamma Mia
Riverdance
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
and one To Be Announced Show to be revealed on 7/2.
Link

[lite2shine]

Posted: 5/5/07 at 11:59am

I just can't believe we'd get Mamma Mia and Riverdance again. I mean I can't believe Riverdance is still touring!!

I'm holding a breath for the show that'll be announced on 7/2!!

[daisyj2]

Posted: 5/5/07 at 4:15pm

how funny - I don't think the cast has been told to keep it a secret b/c I heard directly from a cast member himself what this "secret" show is.

i wonder what the hush hush is all about? some marketing tactic?

[antonijan]

Posted: 5/5/07 at 5:05pm

Isn't it Les Miz?

[JRybka]

Posted: 5/5/07 at 5:10pm

It cannot be Les Mis -- it has played there before (a couple times) and it also played the Music Circus (I think....)

I was going to say it might be something big.... It says something sacramento has ever seen....

any suggestions?

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 5/5/07 at 5:21pm

Wicked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 5/5/07 at 9:02pm

Les Mis will play Sacramento Music Circus this summer.

And it's not Wicked!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/5/07 at 9:57pm

What's the Whistle Down the Wind? I'm not the biggest ALW fans but one of my happiest theatre surprises was how much I enjoyed the Gayle Edwards production which I saw on a whim in London--I know the tour in England made the show more "kiddie" cutting some of the darker stuff--which completely seems wrongheaded to me

[daisyj2]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 1:18am

if they announced it now, i'm sure subscriptions would skyrocket!

yep, it's not wicked. :)

[COOOOLkid]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 1:24am

Jersey Boys

[mll85]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 1:54am

Yeah I've heard the rumors that it is Jersey Boys. But there are two of them floating around. One is that it's just tech rehersals, probably like what the going on with the other tour in New Haven. Which could be possible since there's going to be a Vegas cast. But today I heard that it's an actual tour engagement.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 3:44am

Isn't it Les Miz?

There ain't a tour, dude.

[FlyingMonkey1223]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 4:11am

Not very good shows. Riverdance? Give me a break. And Mamma Mia! again. Geez. Is there any chance the secret show is The Color Purple?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 4:13am

Is there any chance the secret show is The Color Purple?

No.

[antonijan]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 4:18am

...and the mystery deepens!

[FlyingMonkey1223]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 4:43am

Jersey Boys is still in San Fran. Why bother doing a stop in Sac?!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 4:45am

Phantom stopped in Sacramento for a week (or two?) when the SF sit-down was still there.

[antonijan]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 5:02am

eric...from the website:

A new Andrew Lloyd Webber production, WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND comes to town from October 31 – November 11 to make its Sacramento premiere. Whistle Down the Wind combines the efforts of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Jesus Christ Superstar, Phantom of the Opera) and Jim Steinman (Meatloaf’s “Bat Out of Hell”) in an uplifting tale about a mysterious stranger being hidden by a young girl. With music inspired by the American South – blues, gospel, country and rock ‘n roll, Whistle Down the Wind features the award-winning smash-hit by Boyzone, “No Matter What.”
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[jochang621]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 12:25pm

"One is that it's just tech rehersals, probably like what the going on with the other tour in New Haven. Which could be possible since there's going to be a Vegas cast. But today I heard that it's an actual tour engagement."

Yes, the Sherry cast is doing a stop in Sacramento in September.

[lite2shine]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 12:38pm

Yes the mystery show is Jersey Boys (Sherri Company), and they'll come to Sacramento from 9/7 to 9/22. They don't know if there will be RUSH tickets unless it's in the contract (by JB team) as Broadway Sacramento will not have any problem selling the tickets out especially in the orchestra section.

I'll renew the subscription just for this (LOL) and will organize a group too.

[mll85]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 12:45pm

Well if it's confirmed (and by what everyone is saying it sounds solid) it looks like I'll be heading to Sac to see the show in September because I have to see how Steve will blend in with the Sherry cast.

I wish I still had my apartment in Davis so I wouldn't have to drive straight from the city.
Updated On: 5/6/07 at 12:45 PM

[lite2shine]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 1:39pm

Yes, the contract has been signed and sealed (by little birdie). It's possible that Bay Area JB fans will come to see the show, so you may be able to carpool??

[folkyboy]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 1:44pm

i can't believe you guys are getting Jersey Boys and we're not! i'm so jealous!

[antonijan]

Posted: 5/6/07 at 4:14pm

fly in and join the fun :P

[FlyingMonkey1223]

Posted: 5/7/07 at 6:51pm

Broadway Sacramento is having a return engagement of THE LION KING for their 2008-2009 series. Yuck.