Broadway in Chicago Announces 2009 Season
(© Joan Marcus)
Broadway In Chicago has announced the selections for its 2009 Broadway In Chicago season series, which will kick off with the new national tour of Grease, January 6-18, followed by Chazz Palminteri’s semi-autobiographical solo A Bronx Tale (March 9-22), directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks.
As previously announced, the national tour of the Disney musical Mary Poppins will launch in Chicago, beginning March 11. The groundbreaking musical A Chorus Line will then play April 14-May 3.
In January, Xanadu will roller skate its way to Chicago, with a score including such hits as “Evil Woman,” “Magic,” “Have You Never Been Mellow” and the title tune.
Not included in the subscription season are the Tony Award-winning Monty Python’s Spamalot which will return to Chicago January 20-February 1, and RAIN: The Beatles Experience, March 3-8, which will allow audiences to see what BeatleMania was all about.
For more information, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
