Broadway Across America has announced its 2012/2013 Hippodrome Broadway Series, a seven-production 2012-2013 season which will include the return of two Broadway shows which were highly successful with Washington audiences, Wicked and Billy Elliot, along with touring productions of several recent Broadway hits.
Wishful Drinking
“I consumed massive amounts of opiates religiously.” “Having waited my entire life to get an award for something … anything … I now get awards all the time for being mentally ill.” “There’s no underwear in space.” Any of these zingers from Carrie Fisher’s winning one woman show Wishful Drinking could serve as wholly appropriate […]
The Lion King
When one mentions The Lion King, a succession of impressive numbers may come up, if the crowd is right. Take, for instance, 7, as in the 7th longest running Broadway musical in history. Or 70, as in 70 global theatre awards won. Fifty-four million audience members. Two hundred puppets. Twenty five types of wildlife. One […]
South Pacific
In an era where ‘sour’ seems to say it all, there’s one thing to like about South Pacific at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre even before seeing it. This 1949 musical about American Seabees stuck on an island paradise in the middle of World War II is a flashback to an age when Americans had a pretty […]