Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced it’s own season of Broadway productions called “Kravis on Broadway”. Consisting of five different shows, Kravis has put together an amazing season full of well-known musicals including a South Florida premier.
Starting off the season, from November 25th to 30th, will be the 2004 Tony award winning musical, Avenue Q. Set in New York City, this show tells the story about people with big dreams and small bank accounts. Based around a young man named Princeton and his neighbors as they try to find jobs, dates and their purpose in life. Through cute and witty songs, adult audiences are sure to have a great night after seeing this Broadway blockbuster.
To start
the 2009 Year off, audiences will be transported back to the 1920’s in the Tony winning musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. Winning the most awards of any musical on Broadway in one year, this show revolves around a man who is a fan of a musical entitled, “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Once the record plays, the audience and "the man in the chair" are transported into the year 1928 and experience the show itself. Originally starring Sutton Foster, this upbeat and whimsical show will leave audiences soaring and wanting more.
Like, Omigod!, for the mid-season show, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will be host to the South Florida premier of Legally Blonde, The Musical. Based on the 2001 movie starring Reese Witherspoon, this musical tells the story of Elle Woods, a determined blonde who goes above and beyond normal means to prove that she is not a product of the blonde stereotype. After hitting Broadway and MTV, Legally Blonde comes to West Palm Beach. Don’t miss this winning production from March 17th to March 22nd.
Next, take a trip to Anatevka with Tevye and his family as Fiddler on the Roof dances it’s way to Palm Beach from April 14th to April 19th. Being one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history and featuring music that is included in Broadway songbooks worldwide, Fiddler is sure to bring joy and happiness to all audiences. This tour is starring Topol, the man who brought Tevye to life on film. Audiences will leave singing and dancing to the classic Fiddler hits, such as “Sunrise, Sunset”, “If I Were a Rich Man” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker."
Finishing the season, the Kravis Center will be caught in a twister and transported to the land of Oz in The Wizard of Oz. Join Dorothy and her friends as she battles the Wicked Witch of the West and tries to get home. Based on the book by L. Frank Baum, this musical features all of the popular music from the Academy Award winning movie, such as “Over the Rainbow” and “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead”. Skip down the yellow brick road to the Kravis Center and see The Wizard of Oz from May 12th to May 17th.
For ticket information, contact Kravis Center at 561-832-7469 or www.kravis.org/broadway. For more information on upcoming Broadway performances, please visit www.5minstocurtain.com
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