Cadillac Broadway in San Antonio at the Majestic Theatre

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Cadillac Broadway in San Antonio at the Majestic Theatre
Media Contact: Evie Reichel
EGR Communications
210.872.3843 / evgr@earthlink.net
Embargoed for release March 18, 2012
Cadillac Broadway in San Antonio at the Majestic Theatre
Announces its 2012-2013 Season!
SAN ANTONIO (March 18, 2012) − Take four rock legends, add a con man, mix in a little
dancing with a sprinkle of fairy dust and you have the recipe for another hit-filled Cadillac
Broadway in San Antonio Season at the Majestic Theatre. The 2012-2013 season features six
productions opening with Catch Me If You Can, a splashy new musical inspired by the
blockbuster DreamWorks film that recounts the true story of a teenager who runs away from
home with nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in
forged checks, October 23 – 28, 2012. Prepare to take flight in an all new production of Peter
Pan filled with timeless magical moments and a captivating hook, December 4-9, 2012. The
legend you thought you knew, is now the adventure you never dreamed possible. Tony Award
nominee Cathy Rigby carries off the flights, fights and acrobatics that will leave you
mesmerized.
Turn Up The Dial! Inspired by actual events, Memphis is a fresh Broadway musical that bursts
off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden
love, February 19-24, 2013. The winner of four 2010 Tony Awards® including Best Musical,
Memphis delivers laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock 'n' roll.
Million Dollar Quartet, April 2-7, 2013, brings to life the legendary night Sam Phillips brought
rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins to Sun Studios
in Memphis for an electrifying recording session. It weaves an irresistible tale of broken
promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring timeless hits including “Blue Suede
Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “I Walk the Line,”
“Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,”
“Hound Dog” and more.
A magnificently macabre innovative musical comedy created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall
Brickman & Rick Elice, Drama Desk-winning composer / lyricist Andrew Lippa (The Wild
Party), choreographer Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) and Olivier Award-winning director /
designers Phelim McDermott & Julian Crouch (Shockheaded Peter) with production supervision
by four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks brings The Addams Family to delightful, devilish
life, May 7-12, 2013. Flashdance all started with a dream. To be bigger. To burn brighter. To
dance harder. Based on the movie that defined a generation, Flashdance – The Musical, June
18-23, 2013, tells the unforgettable story of Alex, a working-class girl from Pittsburgh striving to
make her dreams of becoming a professional dancer a reality. Live the dream all over again.
What a feeling! Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for a rockin' 2012-2013 Cadillac
Broadway in San Antonio season at the Majestic Theatre.
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EGR Communications
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Season tickets are on sale now!
Six-show Broadway in San Antonio season ticket packages are on sale now, and prices start at
$150. For more information, patrons can visit BroadwayInSanAntonio.com or call the Broadway
in San Antonio Call Center at 800-215-SHOW (7469). The Call Center will operate with
extended renewal hours of Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
through the subscriber renewal deadline Monday, April 30.
Current Season Subscribers will receive renewal packets in the mail in the next two weeks but
can view their renewal invoice online now at BroadwayInSanAntonio.com. The renewal
deadline is Monday, April 30. Season Subscribers enjoy the privilege of priority ticket
opportunities, lost ticket insurance, and exchange privileges on their existing seats. On-sale dates
for individual shows will be announced in the coming months. Groups of 10 or more can reserve
seats now by calling 210-226-5967.
"It's always exhilarating to usher in a new season of the best Broadway shows currently on tour,"
says Mike Rilley, General Manager of the Majestic and Charline McCombs Empire Theatres.
"We have an exceptional line-up of new hits and family classics with themes that address
equality, deception, triumph, adventure and just enough theatrical magic to make it a season you
won't want to miss."
Catch Me If You Can
October 23 – 28, 2012
Based on the hit DreamWorks
film and the incredible true
story that inspired it, Catch
Me If You Can is the highflying, splashy new Broadway
musical that tells the story of
Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a
teenager who runs away from
home in search of the
glamorous life. With nothing
more than his boyish charm, a
big imagination and millions
of dollars in forged checks,
Frank successfully poses as a
pilot, a doctor and a lawyer living the high life and
winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl
Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end...and finds something he never expected.
This delightfully entertaining musical has been created by a Tony Award®-winning "dream
team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime), a swinging score by Marc
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Shaiman & Scott Wittman (Hairspray), choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Legally
Blonde) and direction by Jack O'Brien (Hairspray, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).
Don't miss this big-hearted musical adventure based on an astonishing real-life story of being
young, in love... and in deep, deep trouble!
PETER PAN
December 4 – 9, 2012
“Peter Pan sparkles with fairy dust!
Rigby has mastered the boy who
wouldn’t grow up.” - Washington
Post
Tony Award® nominee Cathy Rigby
takes flight in an all new production
of Peter Pan! Discover the magic all
over again of this two time Emmy
award winning and two time Tony
Award® nominated production. The
New York Times says “Rigby still
carries off the flights, fights and acrobatics that make Peter Pan audiences mesmerized.” Peter
Pan is filled with timeless magical moments and a captivating hook. The legend you thought
you know, is now the adventure you never dreamed possible… Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan!
MEMPHIS
February 19 – 24, 2013
TURN UP THAT DIAL...From the underground
dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a
hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage
with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a
thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love. Inspired by
actual events, Memphis is about a radio DJ who wants
to change the world and a club singer who is ready for
her big break. Come along on their incredible journey
to the ends of the airwaves -- filled with laughter,
soaring emotion and roof-raising rock 'n' roll. Winner
of four 2010 Tony Awards® including Best Musical,
Memphis played pre-Broadway at the La Jolla
Playhouse and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, and
features a Tony®-winning book by Joe DiPietro (I
Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) and a Tony®winning original score with music by Bon Jovi’s
founding member David Bryan. Memphis is directed
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by Tony® nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu), and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey
Boys). Get ready to experience Broadway’s most exciting new destination~ what AP calls “The
very essence of what a Broadway musical should be.”
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
April 2 – 7, 2013
Million Dollar Quartet is the Tony Award®
winning Broadway musical, inspired by the
electrifying true story of the famed recording session
that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley,
Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for
the first and only time.
On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians
were gathered together by Sam Phillips, the “Father
of Rock ’n’ Roll” at Sun Records in Memphis for
what would be one of the greatest jam sessions of all
time. Million Dollar Quartet brings that legendary
night to life with an irresistible tale of broken
promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring
timeless hits including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,”
“That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of
Fire,” “I Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’
Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,”
“Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more.
This thrilling musical brings you inside the recording studio with four major talents who came
together as a red-hot rock ‘n’ roll band for one unforgettable night. Don’t miss your chance to be
a fly on the wall of fame... at Million Dollar Quartet!
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
May 7 - 12, 2013
The Addams Family is a smash-hit
musical comedy that brings the darkly
delirious world of Gomez, Morticia,
Uncle Fester, Grandma, Wednesday,
Pugsley and, of course, Lurch to spooky
and spectacular life. “A visually
satisfying, rib-tackling, lunatic musical
that will entertain you to death!”
according to Toronto Post City, this
magnificently macabre new musical
comedy is created by Jersey Boys authors
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Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, Drama Desk-winning composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa (The
Wild Party), choreographer Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) and Olivier Award-winning
director/designers Phelim McDermott & Julian Crouch (Shockheaded Peter) with creative
consultation by four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks. Come meet the family. We’ll leave
the lights off for you.
FLASHDANCE
June 18 - 23, 2013
Flashdance tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of
Alex Owens, a working class girl from Pittsburgh with a
dream of becoming a professional dancer. She works by
day as a steel mill welder, and a bar dancer at night while
aspiring to be accepted at a prestigious ballet academy.
When Alex catches the eye of her boss Nick Hurley, their
romance shows her the meaning of love and drives her
ambition to pursue her dream. The original Paramount
Pictures film was a worldwide smash hit that became a pop
culture phenomenon, grossing over $150 million and
featuring a Grammy Award winning soundtrack.
Flashdance– The Musical features a score including the hit
songs from the movie, all of which became Top Ten hits on
the radio around the world including the Academy Awardwinning title song “Flashdance – What a Feeling,”
“Maniac,” “Gloria,” “Manhunt,” “I Love Rock & Roll.” In
addition to these hits, 16 brand new original songs have
been written for the stage by Robbie Roth and Robert Cary.
Flashdance features a book by Tom Hedley (co-writer of the original screenplay with Joe
Eszterhas), and Robert Cary, music by Robbie Roth, lyrics by Robert Cary and Robbie Roth
and direction and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, Memphis).
The Historic Majestic Theatre
The Majestic Theatre is located at 224 E. Houston Street in the heart of downtown San Antonio, Texas.
Built in 1929 by John Eberson for Interstate Theatres, the Majestic was intended to be the most modern
building in South Texas and was the first in the state to be totally air-conditioned. The Majestic remains
one of the finest examples of atmospheric theatres ever built, receiving National Historic Landmark status
in 1993. Purchased in 1988 by the City of San Antonio, the theatre was renovated in 1989 at a cost of
$15 million, and shortly after, in 1996, the stage was expanded, allowing the theatre to accommodate
major Broadway musicals. Since 1989, the Majestic has hosted over 5 million patrons, all at no cost to
taxpayers. For more information, please visit us at www.majesticempire.com.
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About Broadway Across America
Broadway Across America, part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies which includes
Broadway.com, is owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment
industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman). Broadway Across America presents first-class touring
musicals and plays across 40 North American cities. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for
news, exclusive content and ticket sales. Under the supervision of Beth Williams (CEO—Theater
Division), Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and
diverse theatre. Current Broadway productions include How To Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying starring Nick Jonas and Beau Bridges, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Godspell, Memphis, and the
New York, West End, and national touring productions of Million Dollar Quartet. For more information,
please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.
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