Broadway Extravaganza!!!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sue Talford Boerne Performing Arts 830.238.4842 [email protected] BROADWAY EXTRAVAGANZA!!! BOERNE, TX – February 26, 2015. Give My Regards to Broadway will set the stage for a musical extravaganza of Broadway hits Sunday, March 15, at Boerne’s Champion Auditorium. The 7:30 pm performance will provide opportunities for Hill Country residents and visitors to the community to experience the accomplished voices of Broadway stars with highlights from the past 102 years of Broadway! Boerne Performing Arts’ presentation of Neil Berg’s 102 Years of Broadway will feature showstoppers from Chicago, Phantom of the Opera, South Pacific, Jersey Boys, Grease, Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Funny Girls and Jesus Christ Superstar …and that’s only the first half of the program! Accomplished Voices??? Check out these credentials of the five artists!! • Chuck Wagner starred in a 4-year stint as “The Beast” in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast , “Inspector Javert” in Les Miserables , and was Rapunzel’s Prince in the Grammy Award Winning Album of Sondheim’s Into the Woods . • Andrea Rivette has played “Fantine” in Les Miserables , “Ellen” in Miss Saigon , and “Emma Carew” (opposite David Hasselhoff) in Jekyll and Hyde . • Danny Zolli starred as “Jesus” & “Judas” in Jesus Christ Superstar (on Broadway and in six National/International Tours) and performed the leading roles in Evita (Ché) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph)…to name just a few! • Carter Calvert originated the role in the Tony nominated Aint’ Nothin’ But the Blues , “Grizabella” in the Broadway National tour of CATS, “Eva Peron” in Evita and “Annie Oakley” in Annie Get Your Gun . • Richard Todd Adams is one of a handful of American actors to have portrayed the big three… “The Phantom”, “Jean Valjean”, and “Javert”. He recently toured the country in the 25th anniversary national tour of Les Miserables . Neil Berg’s 102 Years of Broadway is being presented by Boerne Performing Arts, most recently awarded the 2014 Non-Profit of the Year by the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce. Past performances have included TAO (taiko drumming from Japan), VOCAPEOPLE (from Israel), and THE TEN TENORS (from Australia). Boerne Performing Arts’ commitment of bringing national and international artists to the Texas Hill Country has provided a broad spectrum of world-class entertainment that is normally only offered in the larger cities throughout the country. This dedication to high-quality artists and a variety of performing artists has rewarded Boerne the tag line of a “small town with big events!” Adult Tickets ($30-$40-$60) and Student Tickets ($20) are available online at www.BoernePerformingArts.com . Ticket outlets in Boerne include the Boerne Convention & Visitors Bureau (830-249-7277) and the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce (830-249-8000). For additional information or to purchase tickets by phone, please call the Boerne Performing Arts Message Line at 830-331-9079. .