To celebrate the occasion, the Broadway cast members Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Larry Pressgrove, Courtney Balan, and Benjamin Howes preside over the Opening Bell.
About [title of show]:
Part shaggy dog tale, part Cinderella story, part quit-your-job and do what you've always wanted to do with your life, [title of show] is the tale of 4 scrappy young people who set out to realize their lifelong dream and write a musical, hoping to get it to Broadway. Unfolding before the audience in "real time," the musical appears to be writing itself, taking theatregoers inside the creative and dream-making process, the ups and downs, the perils and the pleasures.
[title of show] has music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen, book by Hunter Bell and is directed by Michael Berresse. [title of show] stars Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Heidi Blickenstaff. Courtney Balan and Benjamin Howes are stand-bys. Larry Pressgrove is musical director.
The indomitable spirit of succeeding -- against all odds -- as depicted by both the play and its players has demonstrated broad appeal to people of all ages and stripes since [title of show] debuted in 2004 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, followed by its Off-Broadway debut in 2006 at The Vineyard Theatre. Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, and Michael Berresse each won a 2006 Obie Award for their work on [title of show].
[title of show] opened on Broadway to such rave reviews as: "This fresh new musical is something worth cheering. [title of show] is far funnier than many of the more manufactured musicals that make it to Broadway these days," New York Times. "[title of show] is as spunky and smart as it is reflective and brazen. You don't have to make theater to identify with [title of show], you just have to want something meaningful," Philadelphia Inquirer. "Clever and tuneful and bursting with charm ... [title of show] is a funny, big-hearted portrait of creativity, friendship and chasing your crazy dreams," NY1 News. "A joy from start to finish -- original, clever, and surprisingly moving," New Yorker. "Some of the best laughs on Broadway! [title of show] has an appealing universality in its tale of the struggle and satisfaction of pursuing a seemingly impossible dream," Bergen Record. "For anyone who loves a Broadway musical, or likes laughing," Radar Magazine. "Sharp, entertaining and surprisingly resonant ... with a swift, bright score in the style of 'Avenue Q' and 'Spelling Bee'," The Star Ledger.
An Original Cast Recording of [title of show] is available on Ghostlight Records. The Broadway recording of [title of show] is presently being planned.
[title of show] performs Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 3:00pm & 8:00pm; and Sundays at 3:00pm & 7:30pm (Wednesdays are dark) at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) on Broadway. Tickets are priced $101.50 - $51.50 - 26.50 to all performances, excluding Saturday matinee and evening performances which are priced $111.50 - $61.50 - 36.50.
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