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THEATRE LISTING
2015 SEASON
November 2014
THEATRE VENUE
AGE
A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MARRIAGE –
Based on Roy
Horniman’s novel Israel Rank, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder finds Monty
Navarro, a British commoner, discovering that he’s ninth in line to inherit the Earldom
of Highhurst and electing to murder the members of the odious D’Ysquith family
standing in his way. In the process Monty keeps a mistress, Sibella Hallward, and courts
the comely young Phoebe D’Ysquith. Walter Kerr Theatre.
High School
& Up
Official Show Website
Musical
AIRLINE HIGHWAY – In the parking lot of The Hummingbird, a once-glamorous
motel on New Orleans’ infamous Airline Highway, a group of friends gather. A rag-tag
collection of strippers, hustlers, and philosophers have come together to celebrate the
life of Miss Ruby, an iconic burlesque performer who has requested a funeral before
she dies. The party rages through the night as old friends resurface to pay their
respects. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Adults
**Previews April 1st & Opens April 23rd
Official Show Website
Musical
ALADDIN – The beloved story of Aladdin is brought to thrilling theatrical life in this
bold new musical. With just one rub of a magic lamp, Aladdin’s journey sweeps you
into an exotic world full of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance. It’s
an unforgettable experience that includes all the cherished songs from the Academy
Award-winning score and more written especially for Broadway. New Amsterdam
Theatre
Junior High &
Up
Official Show Website
Musical
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS – Eager to begin his life anew after the brutality of
combat, World War II Army veteran Jerry Mulligan chooses newly liberated Paris as the
place to make a name for himself as a painter. With the assistance of fellow ex-pat Milo
Davenport, a wealthy American with a past she wishes to forget, Jerry’s life becomes
complicated when he meets Lise, a young Parisian shop girl with her own secret. Soon it
becomes clear that Jerry’s friends—Adam, a Jewish American composer, and Henri, a
Parisian aristocrat—also vie for Lise’s love. Palace Theatre.
Junior High &
Up
**Previews March 13th & Opens April 12th
Official Show Website
Musical
AVENUE Q – Singing puppets and their human neighbors tackle life's most vexing
issues - including love, sex, money, race and how to tell your roommate he's gay. The
place is New York City, and the street is Avenue Q, the only address you can afford
when you're fresh out of college, or out of a job, or just trying to find your way in life. A
new musical for grown-ups. Contains mature language and situations; not intended for
children. New World Stages.
Official Show Website / YouTube
Off-Broadway - Musical
High School
& Up
THEATRE VENUE
AGE
BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL - Long before she was Carole
King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, a Brooklyn girl with passion and
chutzpah. She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she
reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits
for the biggest acts in rock ‘n’ roll. But it wasn’t until her personal life began to crack
that she finally managed to find her true voice. Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
High School
& Up
Official Show Website / YouTube
Musical
BLUE MAN GROUP IN TUBES - Centers on three human(ish) men who have blue
heads and no ears. They don’t speak and, in fact, utter not one sound. But look at their
faces long enough and you can detect the faintest hint of curiosity and wonder, like when
gazing at audience members’ cell phones and Blackberry’s as if they were objects from
outer space. The ultimate mission of the Blue Men is to share with us their own
interesting gadgets, like their sci-fi drum kits and LED-screen thought balloons. Just
prepare yourself when they break out the Cap ‘n Crunch and toilet paper. Astor Place
Theatre.
Junior High &
Up
Official Show Website / YouTube / Study Guide
Off Broadway - Performance Art
CHICAGO - "Murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery-all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts." So begins the musical Chicago-and creators John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse never back off from their bold and
sinister promise. Chicago is the kiss-and-tell tale of Roxie Hart, a chorus girl who kills
her lover as a career move; Billy Flynn, a sharp lawyer who turns Roxie into a celebrity;
and Velma Kelly, a dancing jailbird with an ear for headlines and an eye for talent.
Ambassador Theatre.
High School
& Up
Official Show Website / Study Guide / Videos
Musical
CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME – Fifteen-year old
Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to
interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog, he
sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a
journey that will change his life forever. Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Junior High &
Up
(some strong
language)
Official Show Website
Drama
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO – Set during the final days of Czarist Russia, the First World
War and the chaos of the Russian revolution, the romance follows Zhivago. Raised an
aristocrat, he is a political idealist, physician and poet whose life is tossed by the tides of
history as he is torn between a life with his devoted wife, Tonia Gromeko and the
passionate and mysterious Lara Guishar. Zhivago is not alone in his yearnings for Lara,
competing for her affections with the young revolutionary Pasha Antipov, and the
aristocrat Viktor Komarovsky. Broadway Theatre.
**Previews March 27th & Opens April 21st
Official Show Website
Musical
High School
& Up
THEATRE VENUE
AGE
FINDING NEVERLAND – Follows the story of author J.M. Barrie and his
relationship with the family of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, who eventually became
Barrie's inspiration to write Peter Pan. The musical explores the power of imagination to
open up new worlds, and the pressures put upon those worlds by the inevitability of
growing up. Lunt Fontanne Theatre.
All Ages
**Previews March 15th & Opens April 8th
Official Show Website - TBD
Musical
FISH IN THE DARK – Seinfeld co-creator Larry David's comedy focuses on 15
characters as they deal with a death in the family. Cort Theatre.
Adults
**Previews March 2nd & Opens April 5th (Closing June 7th)
Official Show Website
Comedy
FUN HOME – When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep
into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose
temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and
present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family's Bechdel Funeral
Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality and the looming, unanswerable
questions about her father's hidden desires. Circle in the Square.
High School
& Up
**Previews April 4th & Opens April 22nd
Official Show Website - TBD
Musical
HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH – Tells the story of an 'internationally ignored' rock
singer, Hedwig, and her search for stardom and love. Born a boy named Hansel whose
life's dream is to find his other half, Hedwig reluctantly submits to a sex change
operation in order to marry an American G.I. and get over the Berlin Wall to freedom.
The operation is botched, leaving her with the aforementioned 'angry inch.' Finding
herself high, dry and divorced in a Kansas trailer park, she pushes on to form a rock
band and encounters a lover/protégé in young 'Tommy Gnosis,' who eventually leaves
her, steals her songs and becomes a huge rock star. Belasco Theatre.
High School
& Up
Official Show Website
Musical
Junior High
HONEYMOON IN VEGAS – The story of Jack Singer, a commitment-phobe who
finally proposes to his girlfriend Betsy. The couple heads to Vegas to get hitched, but (mature) & Up
when the smooth talking gambler Tommy Korman falls head over heels for Betsy, he
arranges for Jack to lose big in a poker game so he can claim the bride-to-be as his own
girlfriend. Nederlander Theatre.
Official Show Website
Musical
THEATRE VENUE
AGE
IF / THEN – On the verge of turning 40, Elizabeth moves to New York City, the
ultimate city of possibility, intent on a fresh start—new home, new friends, and hopes
for a resurgent career. But even in her carefully planned new life, the smallest decision
or most random occurrence will impact her world in ways she never dreamt possible. Set
against the ever-shifting landscape of modern day Manhattan, If/Then is a romantic and
original new musical about how choice and chance collide and how we learn to love the
fallout. Richard Rodgers Theatre.
High School
& Up
Official Show Website
Musical
ITS ONLY A PLAY – It's opening night of Peter Austin's new play, as he anxiously awaits to
see if his show is a hit. With his career on the line, he shares his big First Night with his best
friend, a television star, his fledgling producer, his erratic leading lady, his wunderkind director,
an infamous drama critic, and a wide-eyed coat check attendant on his first night in Manhattan.
There's no business like show business. Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
High School
& Up
**Opens January 23rd & Closes March 29th
Official Show Website
Comedy
JERSEY BOYS – Based on the life story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons:
Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. The musical chronicles the
lives of a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of
the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs,
invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were
thirty. Features their hit songs 'Sherry', 'Big Girls Don't Cry', 'Rag Doll', 'Oh What a
Night' and 'Can't Take My Eyes Off of You' August Wilson Theatre.
High School
& Up
Official Show Website / Study Guide / Teacher's Guide / Videos
Musical
KINKY BOOTS – Charlie Price is forced to step in and save his family’s shoe factory
in Northern England following the sudden death of his father. Help comes from the
unlikeliest angel, a fabulous drag performer named Lola. Together, this improbable duo
revitalizes the failing business, while stepping out from their fathers' shadows and
transforming an entire community through the power of acceptance. Al Hirschfeld
Theatre.
Official Show Website / Study Guide Videos
Musical
LES MISERABLES – Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Miserables is an epic
and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of Les
Miserables includes the classic songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Stars,”
“Bring Him Home,” “Do You Hear the People Sing?,” “One Day More,” “Empty Chairs
at Empty Tables,” “Master Of The House” and many more. Imperial Theatre.
Official Show Website / YouTube
Musical
High School
& Up
Junior High &
Up
THEATRE VENUE
AGE
MAMMA MIA! – Inspired by the songs of ABBA. This original musical is a story of
family and friendship as it unfolds on a tiny Greek island. On the eve of her wedding, a
daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her
mother’s past back to the island they last visited twenty years ago. Broadhurst
Theatre.
All Ages
Official Show Website / Study Guide / YouTube
Musical
MATILDA - Adapted from the popular 1988 Roald Dahl children's
novel, Matilda follows an intelligent young girl with extraordinary powers who rebels
against her nasty parents and the child-hating headmistress of her boarding school.
Shubert Theatre.
Junior High &
Up
Official Show Website / Videos
Musical
NEW YORK SPRING SPECTACULAR - The story of three New Yorkers: an oldfashioned NYC tour guide, a techie who wants to turn the tours into a virtual reality
wonderland and a determined young man with a secret agenda of his own. Set to a score
of original tunes and classic hits, the three change each other’s lives in unexpected ways
and learn that the charm of the Big Apple is timeless. Radio City Music Hall
All Ages
**Previews – March 12th & Opens March 26th (Closes May 3rd)
Official Show Website / YouTube
Musical
ON THE TOWN – The Bronx is up, the Battery's down, and three sailors are hoping
to get just a little bit lucky on their one day of leave in the Big Apple. From the
Brooklyn Navy Yard and Coney Island to Times Square and Carnegie Hall, On the
Town zigzags through New York City as the sailors and the three high-spirited young
women they meet chase love, dreams, and each other during an unforgettable day in the
city that never sleeps. The classic score features the standards “New York, New York,”
“I Can Cook Too,” “Lonely Town,” and “Some Other Time” played with their original
orchestrations by the largest orchestra on Broadway. Lyric Theatre
All Ages
Official Show Website / Video
Musical
ON THE TWENTITH CENTURY – A down-and-out Broadway producer named
Oscar Jaffe, who struggles to convince his former muse and lover, Lily Garland, now a
successful film actress, to return to Broadway in a (non-existent) epic drama about Mary
Magdalene. While dealing with Lily Garland's jealous new lover and a religious fanatic
aboard a luxury train, Oscar hopes he can lure her back to the stage and salvage his
sinking career. American Airlines Theatre.
Official Show Website
Musical
Middle School
& Up
THEATRE VENUE
AGE
ROCK OF AGES - It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party
has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset
Strips last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and
scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness,
aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big
thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in
her eyes). But the rock and roll fairy-tale is about to end when German developers sweep
into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can
Drew, Sherri and the gang save the strip–and themselves–before it's too late? Only the
music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more hold the answer.
Helen Hayes Theatre.
High School
& Up
Official Show Website / YouTube / Study Guide
Musical
SIDE SHOW – Based on the legendary Hilton twins, Daisy and Violet, Side
Show follows their heartwarming search for first love and acceptance amidst the
spectacle of fame and scrutiny under the spotlight. The world of Side Show is set against
the backdrop of 1920's and '30s show business that seamlessly blend the worlds of
carnival, vaudeville, and Hollywood glamour. St. James Theatre.
High School
& Up
Official Show Website
Musical
STOMP – Explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique, and appeals to
audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered an armful of
awards and rave reviews, and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The
eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments-matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps--to fill the
stage with magnificent rhythms. Orpheum Theatre.
Junior High &
Up
Official Show Website / Study Guide / YouTube
Off Broadway - Performance Art
THE AUDIENCE – For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime
Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace—a meeting like no other in British
public life. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. Not
even to their spouses. The Audience breaks this contract of silence and imagines a series
of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen. From
Churchill to Cameron, each Prime Minister has used these private conversations as a
sounding board and a confessional—sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive. In turn,
the Queen can't help but reveal her own self as she advises, consoles and, on occasion,
teases. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
High School
& Up
**Previews February 17th & Opens March 8th
Official Show Website
Drama
THE FANTASTICKS – A romantic comedy about a boy, a girl, two fathers and a wall.
The audience uses its imagination to follow the narrator, El Gallo, as he creates a world
of moonlight and magic, and then pain and disillusionment, until the boy and girl find
their way back to one other. Snapple Theatre.
Official Show Website
Off Broadway - Musical
Junior High &
Up
THEATRE VENUE
AGE
THE KING & I - Set in Bangkok in the 1860s, the musical tells the story of the
unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam
and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher, whom the imperious King brings to Siam
to tutor his many wives and children. One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest
works, The King and I boasts a score that features such beloved classics as “Getting to
Know You,” “Hello Young Lovers,” “Shall We Dance,” “I Have Dreamed,” and
“Something Wonderful.” Starring Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe.
Vivian Beaumont Theatre.
All Ages
**Previews March 12th & Opens April 16th
Official Show Website
Musical
THE LAST SHIP - Life in the English seafaring town of Wallsend has always revolved
around the local shipyard, where the hardworking men of this close-knit community
construct magnificent vessels with tremendous pride. But Gideon Fletcher dreams of a
different future. He sets out to travel the world, leaving his life–and his love–behind.
When Gideon returns home fourteen years later, he finds the shipyard’s future in grave
danger and his childhood sweetheart engaged to someone else. As the men of Wallsend
take their fate into their own hands and build a towering representation of the shared
dream that has defined their existence, Gideon realizes that he left behind more than he
could have ever imagined. Neil Simon Theatre.
Junior High &
Up
Official Show Website
Musical
THE LION KING - Story of a young lion cub named Simba who struggles to accept the
responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king. To bring the classic 1994 film
to life, Disney turned to the story's roots, its rich mythology, powerful human drama and
primal African rhythms to create a fantastic new musical unlike anything Broadway has
ever seen. Winner of six 1998 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical, The Lion
King is an adventure into another world. Minskoff Theatre.
Junior High &
Up
Official Show Website / Study Guide / YouTube
Musical
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Winner of seven 1988 Tony Awards including
Best Musical is based on the Gaston Leroux novel. It’s a story of a hideously deformed
man who lives beneath the Paris Opera House. He unleashes a reign of terror as he
attempts to help the career of a young soprano. Directed by Hal Prince. Majestic
Theatre.
Junior High &
Up
Official Show Website / Study Guide / Videos
Musical
WAYRA: FUERZA BRUTA – An event where worlds collide, where dreams are real
and reality takes a back seat. The fast-paced show takes the audience on a thrill ride from
beginning to end, with upbeat live music, on-stage musicians and aerial displays. Daryl
Roth Theatre.
Official Show Website / YouTube
Performance
High School
& Up
THEATRE VENUE
AGE
WICKED – Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls met in the Land of Oz.
One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery, and misunderstood. The other is
beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two unlikely friends end up as the
Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding
new musical in years. Gershwin Theatre.
Junior High &
Up
Official Show Website / Study Guide / YouTube
Musical
Listed below are alternatives to a Broadway Show or can be added at an additional cost providing
your schedule will allow. Contact your Tour Coordinator for schedule and pricing information.
VENUE
NEW YORK YANKEES
Season begins in April. Click on the link below for complete
schedule. The New Yankee Stadium.
TIMES
AGE
Schedule
Varies
All Ages
Schedule
Varies
All Ages
Schedule
Varies
All Ages
Schedule
Varies
All Ages
Note: Group tickets are not available for certain games. These
tickets are considered premium and can only be obtained at an
additional cost.
2015 SCHEDULE
NEW YORK METS
Season begins in April. Click on the link below for complete
schedule. Citi Field Stadium.
Note: Group tickets are not available for certain games. These
tickets are considered premium and can only be obtained at an
additional cost.
2015 SCHEDULE
NEW YORK KNICKS
Group tickets are available from October-April. Click on the link
below for complete schedule. Madison Square Gardens.
2014-15 SCHEDULE
NEW YORK RANGERS
Group tickets are available from September-April. Click on the link
below for complete schedule. Madison Square Gardens.
2014-15 SCHEDULE