| Show A BIT OF BROADWAY COMES TO UTAH Theatre League announces 2002 03 season O r By Sam Davs Days V i I Contributing Writer With such smash hits hits' as Miss Saigon Fosse and Mamma Mia Broadway is sending their best to the stages of Utah for a spectacular theatrical season ii iii The Theatre League of Utah and Broadway in Utah have announced their 2002 03 Season for Broadway shows traveling through Utah This season includes some classic favorites and some new shows making the debut on the Utah stage The season already began in July with the all time favorite Beauty and the Beast The production production production pro pro- produced by Disney retells the fabled love story of a woman and a man trapped in the body of a beast The show opened in Broadway to rave reviews and has included such performers as Jamie Lynn Sigler and Debbie Gibson The next production coming on tour is Male Intellect An Oxymoron by Robert Dubac The show will open at the Capitol Theatre on Nov 19 and run through the The story follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows Dubac s alter ego Bobby in inthe inthe inthe the eternal quest to find out what do women really want Following this production will willbe willbe willbe be an explosive new production titled Blast Blast will appear on the stage of Kingsbury Hall from nom Dec 3 Blast is comprised of 48 brass percussion and visual al performers brought together in ina a unique conglomeration of music and theatre The music ranges from nom classical to the blues with jazz rock and roll and tech- tech no Also on the Kingsbury stage from Dec 21 19 is Jim Brickman with his performances of Love Songs and Lullabies Brickman has been compared to such romantic crooners as Sinatra and Mancini with his chart topping topping topping top top- ping songs such as Valentine and The Gift If you know anything about Bob Fosse you won wont t want to miss the touring production of Fosse at the Capitol Theatre from nom Feb 25 March 2 Bob Fosse s distinctive style and unique vision revolutionized musical theatre He is also the only person to win the creative triple crown an Oscar for the film Cabaret and Emmy forthe for forthe forthe the TV special Liza with a Z and a Tony Award for the musical Pippen The stunning musical brings Fosse s unique work back to the stage Next on the schedule for the theatrical season is a classic remake of Merideth Willson s The Music Man On March 2530 2530 2530 25 30 at Capitol Theatre is the endearing story of a traveling salesman Harold Hill and his visit to a small town in Iowa When Hill attempts to con o the town he falls in love and chaos ensues From the writers of Le Les comes another one another one of the most popular musicals of all time and a first to the stages of Utah Miss Saigon will perform perform perform per per- form at the Capitol Theatre from April 22 May 4 This is the epic love story of two young lovers town apart by the Viet Nam war but held together by a burning passion and and the fate of a small child Miss Saigon has been seen all over the world b by over 28 See Broadway Broad on pg 9 n F 19 4 4 Y v i j Vv m-m m ma mi r v jf M m vr m B M B H i t Capitol Theatre presents Blast Beauty and the Beast and Miss Saigon Photos courtesy of r i j Broadway continued from pg 8 million million people in 13 countries r and translated into 8 languages Based on 14 poems of TS Elliot s Old Possum s Book of Practical Cats will perform live on stage in Andrew Lloyd Webber s masterpiece Cats This will be the first national tour of Cats since its recent record- record breaking run of the longest running running run run- 0 ning musical on Broadway The production will run from June 29 24 on the stage of the Capitol Theatre The final production in the 2002 03 season from July 1 27 15 at the Capitol Theatre is a smash r. r Broadway hit Benny Andersson and Bjorn Mamma Mia takes ABBA s greatest hits and weaves them into three love stories a young girl a about out to be married her mother about to confront the past and the soon to tobe tobe tobe be belove belove belove love story of Utah audiences with this wonderful and mega-hit mega musical For more information on any of these productions coming to Utah you can contact the Theatre League of Utah at or check out their at m. m mO t 0 |
