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With a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, this sparkling new production will be directed by co-author Mark Bramble and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the team who Written by staged the 2001 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical Revival. WOODY ALLEN Based on the Screenplay of the Film BULLETS OVER BROADWAY by “OLD-FASHIONED, LAVISH Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath Original Direction and Choreography by SHOWMANSHIP.” —VARIETY SUSAN STROMAN APRIL 19 – MAY 1, 2016 PHOTO: CHRIS BENNION Hailed by Time Magazine as, “Musical Theatre Gold!,” BULLETS OVER BROADWAY is the hilarious musical comedy about the making of a Broadway show. Written by Woody Allen, with original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman and based upon the screenplay of the acclaimed film by Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY is the story of a young playwright who, in desperate need of financial backing for his next show, accepts an offer he can’t refuse from a mobster looking to please his showgirl girlfriend. Blake Stadnik as Billy Lawlor (center) and Company in “We’re in the Money” SEASON SHOW SEASON SHOW PRE-BROADWAY WORLD PREMIERE PHOTOS: MATTHEW MURPHY PHOTOS: MATTHEW Kerstin Anderson as ‘Maria Rainer’ and the von Trapp children. JUNE 7 – JULY 3, 2016 The end is near. Only one sponge can save the day. But he’s going to need help from some of the greatest songwriters in rock and pop music history. THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL unleashes anarchic absurdity under the sea… and on Broadway. Conceived and directed by Tina Landau (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), it delivers a tidal wave of original music by songwriting royalty like John Legend, Cyndi Lauper, The Flaming Lips, T.I., Lady Antebellum, and Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith. THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL is a rousing tale of a simple sea sponge who faces the unfathomable. It’s a celebration of unbridled hope, unexpected heroes, and pure theatrical invention. THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL will be produced by Nickelodeon. JUNE 7 - 19, 2016 “WITH WILD THEATRICAL THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! A brand new production of THE POSSIBILITY, SPONGEBOB IS SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award® winner A LAYERED ENSEMBLE COMEDY, Jack O’Brien, is coming to Chicago. The spirited, romantic and beloved FULL OF TRIPPY HUMOR AND IRREVERENCE, musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will once again ABOUT A CLASSIC UNDERDOG thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Academy Award® win- ON A VERY REAL HERO’S JOURNEY.” ning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb —TINA LANDAU Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss” and the title song. THE SOUND OF MUSIC enjoyed extraordinary success as the first live television production of a musical in over 50 years when “The Sound of Music “THIS LINEUP SOUNDS LESS LIKE Live!” aired on NBC in December, 2013 and was seen by over 44 SONGWRITERS FOR THE MUSICAL ADAPTATION million people. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the film ver- OF A POPULAR SHOW AND MORE sion, which continues to be the most successful movie musical in LIKE PERFORMERS AT A history. The Los Angeles Times raves THE SOUND OF MUSIC is GRAMMY AWARDS CEREMONY.” “Sparkling, fresh and lively.” —FORBES SEASON SHOW SEASON SHOW PHOTOS: JOAN MARCUS Original Broadway Cast. NOVEMBER 2 - 13, 2016 One of the most groundbreaking productions ever to hit Broadway, FUN HOME is the winner of five 2015 Tony Awards® including Best Musical. Based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir, FUN HOME features music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by NOVEMBER 22 – DECEMBER 4, 2016 Lisa Kron and direction by Sam Gold, whose work on this produc- FINDING NEVERLAND is Broadway’s biggest new hit and tion earned them the 2015 Tony Awards for Best Score, Best Book the winner of Broadway.com’s Audience Choice Award for BEST and Best Direction. FUN HOME introduces us to Alison at three MUSICAL! 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