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Romanian born French playwright Eugene Ionesco died in 1994, but his musical Exit the King lives on, and is currently being played at the Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, in New York. Described as a “Loopy Tragedy” by the New York Post, this musical is far from traditional and definitely falls well within its given title of “absurdist.” The musical follows well in line with Ionesco’s other works, rejecting logical plot, character development, and thought to create an anarchic form that was completely his own; in this way making him a sort of Dr. Seuss for the adult theater-goers.

The musical tells the story of King Berenger who has lived an incredibly long life, but has somehow managed to ruin his entire country in the process. This king who once ruled and incredible kingdom that was thriving and brilliant is now only the ruler of a meager few thousand, and most of these are elderly or aging. Despite the fact that he has lived much longer than anyone really has a right to, this king is terrified of dying to the point where he refuses to believe the inevitable, at least at first.

Geoffrey Rush is currently brilliantly portraying this king, and doing a marvelous job at fraying at the edges as his kingdom frays around him. Rush is an Australian Academy Award and Emmy Award winning actor who has appeared in Shakespearean plays, he has also appeared in an number of Broadway plays and musicals and has an impressive movie character repertoire as well. His movie appearances include Captain Barbosa in the Pirates of the Carribean trilogy and Inspector Javert in Les Mis?rable. During his career he has won an Oscar, two Golden Globes, and a number of other important awards and nominations. His awards also include an Australian Academy Award and an Emmy Award.

Susan Sarandon is staring alongside Rush, playing the part of his wife Queen Marguerite, who is trying to shove the king into his grave, as he continues to try and thwart death. Sarandon’s incredible acting repertoire has stayed largely in the movies, although she has appeared on Broadway once before in An Evening With Richard Nixon and…a satirical play. In film Sarandon is an Academy Award-winning actress with an Oscar Award for Best Actress, and several Emmy and Oscar nominations to name only a few.

Exit the King tickets are tickets to one of the most incredible acting and theatrical experiences of the year. With two of today’s finest actors on the set, anything is possible and anything can and will happen! This is also a great way to experience the revival of a musical by one of the 21st Century’s greatest playwrights. Eug?ne Ionesco, whose plays were an iconic and important production of his time. His ability to fly in the face of convention has created stories and theatrical presentations that are increasingly relevant as the years go by. Look for tickets at http://www.stubhub.com/exit-the-king-broadway-tickets today!

Author Bio: This article was written by Phoebe Wickliffe and sponsored by StubHub. StubHub sells Exit the King Broadway tickets as well as many other kinds of sports tickets, concert tickets theatrical performances and special events.

Billy Elliot is a heartwarming story about a young boy who longs, and loves, to dance. His incredible natural talent is unleashed when he has a chance to participate in ballet classes at his school, and that is how a star is born. Bill turns out to be more than just a good dancer, he is a great dancer, and has an incredible passion for the Ballet. This musical version is touching and beautiful, and stars three different and equally talented young men who play the part of Billy Elliot on alternating nights.

The story has much more to it than just a young boy who loves to dance, because Billy Elliot comes from a mining family, and it is seen as being his destiny to take the road underground as well. The story has a political undertone to it, as it is set during the very powerful government of Margaret Thatcher. During this time a miner’s strike ensued over plans to close the Cortonwood colliery in Yorkshire. Not long afte it became clear that more than one mine was facing the ax and during that time more than half of the miners in Britain walked out of the mines and refused to work until their jobs were secured.

The fight for the mines was long and bitter, in response to the strike the conservative government stockpiled 50 million tons of coal, meaning that it would take months before the effects of the miner’s strike would be felt by the rest of the country. In the musical Billy Elliot’s father is one of the miners who leads the strike at his mine, and becomes influential in negotiations over when the miners will return to work.

It is against this backdrop that Billy, whose mother is dead, begins to find comfort in ballet as he takes classes from a lady at his school along with some of the other girls. When the teacher realizes his extraordinary talent, she begins to campaign with Billy’s father to allow him to pursue his talent more seriously. At first furious that his son has been learning such things, and terrified that he will become what he calls a “poof” Billy’s dad angrily demands that Billy stops lessons. But eventually he comes to realize his son’s talent when he sees him dance for the first time.

After he discovers his son’s true talent, Billy’s father will go to whatever lengths necessary to make sure that Billy is able to have a better life than he has had. In the end the audience comes to realize that the musical is as much about the community that the musical is set in, as it is about Billy himself. Even though the miner’s strike in 1984 and 1985 failed, this musical and the film that inspired it stand as a sort of tribute to the miners and their families who suffered during that period of time.

Billy Elliot New York tickets are currently available and are constantly raved about by theatre-goers who have already seen the musical on stage. Tickets can be hard to come by, so be sure to get yours at http://www.stubhub.com/billy-elliot-new-york-tickets/. This is a great opportunity to experience one of the most exciting events in theatre this year.

Author Bio: This article was written by Phoebe Wickliffe and sponsored by StubHub. StubHub sells Billy Elliot New York tickets as well as many other kinds of theatrical performances, concert tickets, sports tickets, and special events.

There are few Americans that have not, at some point in their lives experienced the musical Annie, one of the most loveable stories ever to appear on stage. Few little girls have not, at some point in their lives, sung along with Annie as she raised her voice in song, singing the lyrics:
“It’s the hard-knock life for us
It’s the hard-knock life for us
No one cares for you asmidge
When you’re in an orphanage
It’s the hard-knock life…”

And for many singing along with Annie to the much more hopeful tune of “Tomorrow” is another rite of passage into the ranks of the American youth. The chorus is an especial favorite, when Annie sings:
“The sun’ll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
‘Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You’re always a day a way!”

The songs and music of this hit musical have been with us for over thirty years, and they do not seem to ever go fully out of style. The musical had its roots in the Union-Tribune Comic strip Little Orphan Annie that appeared in the ’60s and ’70s. In 1971 a collection of the comics was bought by lyricist and director Martin Charnin, who started to conceive of a musical comedy based on that very strip. Eventually he was able to convince librettist Thomas Meehan and the composer Charles Strouse to join him in his project, and Annie the musical was born.

These men were hard-pressed to get their musical onto a stage, as no producer believed that their project stood a chance of succeeding. But finally, they found a venue for the show at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut, where Andrea McArdle was the first little girl to play the part of Annie. There it won the attention of Mike Nichols who decided to produce it on Broadway. It opened on Broadway on April 21, 1977 and that year won seven Tonys including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score. Annie was a big hit with theatre goers and has continued to be a theatre favorite today.

A sequel to Annie titled Annie 2: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge when it opened at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. but was later renamed simply Annie 2 when it moved on to the Goodspeed Opera House and while it was on national tour. When it moved to Broadway, it was again re-titled Annie Warbucks and won excellent reviews on Broadway.

Annie was first made into a movie in 1982, when it starred Aileen Quinn as Annie. The movie version was nominated for two Oscar Awards and three Golden Globes, Aileen won the Best Young Motion Picture Actress Award at the Young Artist Awards that year. A TV version was made in 1999, starring Alicia Morton as Annie.

Annie is currently on tour around the US, and can be seen in many cities throughout the mid-west and the east this winter and spring. Annie other cities tickets are now available at http://www.stubhub.com/annie-other-cities-tickets and are a great way to enjoy some wonderful entertainment with the whole family.

Author Bio: This article was written by Phoebe Wickliffe and sponsored by StubHub. StubHub sells Annie Other Cities tickets as well as many other kinds of sports tickets, concert tickets, theatrical performances and special events.

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – The Musical is invading stages across the nation just in time for Christmas this year, once again disrupting the holiday spirit with the devilish jade-colored Grinch and his evil antics. The Grinch and the musical both will soar into Boston the day after Christmas, and Beantown is preparing for the exciting show with one great big Grinch package for anyone interested in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – The Musical tickets.

Boston Hilton Family Hotels are serving up a Grinch Hotel Package for the show that includes two tickets to see Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – The Musical and overnight accommodations at either the Hilton Boston Back Bay or Doubletree Hotel Boston Downtown, and on top of all that the hotels are also offering a Grinch-themed pre-fixe menu available for the days the show runs. At the price of $40, How the Grinch Stole Christmas fans can enjoy a meal that begins with Mount Crumpit Ravioli with an entree of Whos’ Rare Roast Beef and ends with a Cindy Lou Who’s Mint Chip Ice-Cream Sandwich dessert.

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – The Musical will conquer Boston from November 26 thru December 28 at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, and this isn’t the first time for the seasonal Broadway performance to hit the road. The musical is a rendition of the Dr. Seuss holiday classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a heartwarming story of a black-hearted Grinch on a mission to steal Christmas from the Whos only to be filled with the holiday spirit instead. The story revolves around the Grinch, whose heart is “two sizes too small,” and its popularity around Christmastime sparked a revolution with the theater realm in the 1998, when San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre started performing a musical rendition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas every year. Eventually, Broadway caught onto the growing trend and in 2006 Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – The Musical debuted at the Hilton Theatre, beginning its second round in the winter of 2007.

This year’s cast of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – The Musical will travel to Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre November 11-23 before heading to Boston from November 26-December 28, and with the incredible Icelandic film and stage actor Stefan Karl taking the role of the Grinch, this is one short-running performance that is sure to spark nationwide acclaim. Other actors joining the Christmas-hating Grinch on stage for the holiday performances include Walter Charles (Sweeney Todd) as Old Max and Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Spelling Bee, Ragtime) as Young Max, also featuring Lexie DeBlasio and May Goldman both sharing the role of Cindy Lou Who. Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – The Musical is a holiday favorite among generations of Americans, and “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” will resound from theater venues along the East Coast this winter as hearts melt despite the frosty weather.

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