Broadway Utica is now accepting wish list donations for 

Spring Farm Cares

Broadway Utica announced today its partnership with Spring Farm Cares, as we join them to support their mission. Spring Farm Cares is an animal sanctuary that has worked for years to make a difference in the lives of animals. Through their contributions to mankind, they believe they can remind us of the original plan- to love and respect all living things. A “Message of the Day” is posted on their website daily. These messages are about different animals each day to tell their story, and how the Farm has helped them. Spring Farm Cares hopes to inspire people and to touch their hearts.

                With CATS the Musical coming up on Broadway Utica’s lineup March 3 and 4, there is no better time to join an organization such as Spring Farm Cares. Now until March 4 when you purchase a ticket to CATS at the Broadway Utica Box Office with a wish-list donation from Spring Farm Cares you will be entered for a chance to win a $50 Broadway Utica Gift Card!

Spring Farm Cares is asking for the following items:

• Bedding
• Food supplies
• Animal toys (please refrain from lasers)
• Cleaning supplies
• Office supplies
• Hardware/Tools
• Gardening tools

For more items visit:  https://www.springfarmcares.org/get-involved/wish-list/

To purchase tickets to CATS, click HERE.

ORCHESTRA PIT SEATS FOR THE

RENT 20^TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

AVAILABLE FOR $25.50

DAY OF PERFORMANCE ONLY

AT THE STANLEY BOX OFFICE – SOUTH WING

Broadway Utica announced today that seats in the ORCHESTRA PIT will be available for $25.50 at the one-night performance of  RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical.

The $25.50 tickets are available for in-person purchases at the Stanley Box Office located at 259 Genesee St. Utica, on the day of performance only, two hours prior to the show.  The $25.50  tickets are limited to two tickets per person.

The tradition of these tickets began in 1996 in New York when the show moved to Broadway after a sold-out run in a small downtown theatre.  The producers of the show are committed to continuing the tradition of offering these orchestra seats in each city the show will play.

RENT presented by Broadway Utica performs at the Stanley Theatre on Thursday, February 6^th. Performance time is 7:30pm.

RENT Lottery Begins at 5:30pm on day of performance. Two tickets per customer max and only 20 tickets available.

For general ticket information, call the Broadway Utica Box Office at 315-624-9444, Monday – Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm.

Visit RentOnTour.net for more information.

 

 

Broadway Utica proudly hosted RENT Karaoke and Trivia Night 

 

Utica, NY – On Wednesday, January 29th Broadway Utica proudly hosted an event to support the Q Center at ACR Health right here in Utica. Broadway Utica hosted the event at the Shade Bar and Grill inside the Delta Marriott Hotel in Utica. Tunes and Trivia was by Majestic DJ and Karaoke Services. It was a night for all to gather and get ready to welcome RENT into Utica on February 7th! If you have questions regarding the Q Center, ACR Health, want to get involved, donate or more please email the Q Center directly at QCenterMV@ACRHealth.org

The Q Center is a safe place for the LGTBQ youth, their families and allies to gather. Q Center programming seeks to promote equality, celebrate diversity, and create a safer, more accepting and inclusive community for all .

Back by popular demand, RENT presented by Broadway Utica will take place at the Historic Stanley Theatre on February 7th at 7:30pm. For tickets please visit www.BroadwayUtica.org or 315-624-9444 | info@BoadwayUtica.org

 

PURCHASING TICKETS THE RIGHT WAY AT BROADWAY UTICA

There are several important things to consider when purchasing tickets for… well, anything.  This is especially important when you consider purchasing tickets for Broadway Utica productions!  Make sure that you always follow the tips below to ensure that you are able to enjoy your night at the theater without any unnecessary hassle!

For starters:  there is only ONE website to purchase tickets for Broadway Utica.  That website is WWW.BROADWAYUTICA.ORG …That’s it!  That’s the only one!  All of those other wow-these-prices-look-too-good-to-be-true websites are, well, too good to be true! Several third party websites state our shows are sold out and to complete the information box to be added to wait list. While we would love to sell out the Theatre, chances are there are still some seats available to each one of our productions.

Similarly, we do NOT have an 800 number.  Our box office number 315-624-9444.

Next, please be aware that there are a few different options when it comes to how you order your tickets; you can use the aforementioned website, call us at 315-624-9444, or stop in our box office at 258 Genesee Street (across the street from The Stanley.)

Please do not google “Tickets to Broadway Utica”. This will only bring you to third party sites. Always type in our web address directly into your browsers…or give us a call. Our box office is opened Monday through Friday from 9:00am – 4:00pm. It does vary on holiday’s and show nights.

 

Click here for upcoming performances.

 

Thank you,

Broadway Theatre League of Utica

 

BROADWAY UTICA SUPPORTS OUR YOUTH

Over the last several years, students at New Hartford have benefited greatly from the opportunities that the Stanley Center for the Performing Arts and Broadway Utica have provided.

The Youth Ambassador program has allowed countless students the chance to not only see Broadway-caliber productions right down the road from home, but the ability to meet, network, and learn from actors and production team members. From the pre-show talks to the after-show cast parties, our students have had access to individuals at the top of their fields. In turn, our students carry the lessons they have learned into their own lives, both inside and outside of school and on and off stage, thanks to the people they have met and their exposure to shows of all genres, through this excellent program. I have witnessed first-hand the excitement, joy, and pleasure that these students feel leaving the theater and coming to school the next day to share the pieces of the productions that they loved, and the connections that they have made through meeting cast members and mingling with other local area students.

On top of the Youth Ambassador program, our students have benefitted greatly from the staff at Broadway Utica in their mission to provide local students the opportunity to be present at the productions that come into town. Last year, over 50 of our students had the chance to see Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, which happened to be the musical our school was producing just a few months later. This gave our cast a firsthand look at the level that we are constantly striving for on our school’s stage, and a goal to work towards for their individual characters. It also gave members of our crew and production team the chance to see all of the effects that we had been envisioning, too.

Most recently, we were able to bring 40 of our students to this year’s production of Once on This Island where we were able to experience the likely once-in-a-lifetime feeling of sitting on stage. Being directly in the middle of all the action taking place both on and off stage gave our students a unique take on what it means to be fully invested in everything that takes place over the course of a run of any show. The anticipation could be felt radiating from students as we were escorted up onto stage before the show opened, and it was only topped by the exuberance they left the Stanley with that night.

We are so grateful to have Broadway Utica in our area – a program that has proven its commitment to our school’s youth over and over again. We cannot wait to see what the future has in store, and look forward to continuing to build and foster a relationship based on the mutual agreement of giving local students the best opportunities as close to home as possible.

 

Matthew Romanow

Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher

Masque Advisor

 “RAVISHING! WHAT A BIG, BOLD DELIGHT IT IS TO ENTER THE WORLD

OF ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.”

– Jesse Green, The New York Times

 

“JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW—INSPIRED AND UPLIFTING!

– Marilyn Stasio, Variety

 

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!  

FOR TONY AWARD^®-WINNING BROADWAY REVIVAL OF ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

PRESENTED BY BROADWAY UTICA AT THE STANLEY THEATRE

 JANUARY 15^TH & 16^TH at 7:30 PM

 

UTICA, NY- Broadway Utica announced today that individual tickets for the Utica, NY engagement of the National tour of the Tony Award-Winning Broadway revival of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND are on sale now. Tickets are available at visiting www.BroadwayUtica.org , by phone at 315-624-9444 or in person at the Broadway Utica Box Office 258 Genesee St. Utica, NY.

Winner of the 2018 TONY AWARD FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love. Guided by the mighty island gods, Ti Moune sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart.

 

The groundbreaking vision of two-time Tony Award nominated director Michael Arden (Spring Awakening revival) and acclaimed choreographer Camille A. Brown (NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live) conjures up “a place where magic is possible and beauty is apparent for all to see!” (The Huffington Post). With a score that bursts with life from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning songwriters of Anastasia and Ragtime, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is a timeless testament to theater’s unlimited possibilities.

 

Cast members from the 2017 Broadway revival of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND lead the touring company, including “American Idol” Alum Tamyra Gray as Papa Ge, Cassondra James as Erzulie, Tony Nominee Phillip Boykin as Tonton Julian, Courtnee Carter as Ti Moune and Tyler Hardwick as Daniel Beauxhomme. Completing the gods of the island are Jahmaul Bakare as Agwe and Kyle Ramar Freeman as Asaka.

 

Casting also includes Briana Brooks as Andrea, George L. Brown as Armand and Danielle Lee Greaves as Mama Euralie, along with Mckynleigh Alden Abraham, Michael Ivan Carrier, Jay Donnell, Phyre Hawkins, Savy Jackson, Alex Joseph Grayson, Tatiana Lofton, Robert Zelaya and MiMi Crossland & Mariama Diop.

 

“This company of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is truly an embarrassment of riches for me as a director. I cannot wait for audiences across the country to witness this group of incredible actors transport them to our island,” says Tony Award-Nominated director Michael Arden.

 

Seating for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND will be available on stage for every performance on tour. Inspired by the revival’s immersive set design on Broadway, this touring production will feature a unique set, welcoming audiences to be a part of the storytelling and magic of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND with the opportunity to sit onstage.

 

“At each performance, there will be onstage seating, creating a unique experience within the footprint of every theater we play,” says Arden. “Audiences will be invited to put their feet in the sand and surround our company, becoming part of the show. It’s our goal to give all audiences a unique perspective of the communal nature of what theater can be in hopes that ONCE ON THIS ISLAND’S story of love, hope and forgiveness might inspire young minds and hearts all across the United States to lead their lives with compassion and empathy.”

 

This production features new orchestrations by original orchestrator Michael Starobin, who is joined by AnnMarie Milazzo, Scenic Design by Dane Laffrey, Costume Design by Clint Ramos, Sound Design by Peter Hylenski, Tour Sound Design by Shannon Slaton and Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer.

 

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND premiered at Playwrights Horizons in May of 1990. The original Broadway production opened in October of that year and ran for 469 performances garnering eight Tony nominations including Best Featured Actress (LaChanze), Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical and Best Musical. The 1994 West End Production won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. The critically acclaimed 2017 Broadway Revival, which opened in December of that year, won the 2018 Tony Award^® for Best Musical Revival before closing January 6, 2019.

 

The ONCE ON THIS ISLAND national tour is produced by Ken Davenport, Hunter Arnold, and NETworks Presentations. Additional producers include Carl Daikeler, Roy Putrino, Broadway Strategic Return Fun, Sandi Moran, Caiola Productions, H. Richard Hopper, Diego Kolankowsy, Brian Cromwell Smith, Ron Kastner, Rob Kolson, Judith Manocherian/Kevin Lyle, Jay Alix/Una Jackman/Jeff Wise, Witzend Productions/Jeff Grove/Wishnie-Strasberg, Mark Ferris/Michelle Riley/Marie Stevenson, Conor Bagley/Invisible Wall Productions/Silva Theatrical Group, and The Harbert Family/Keith Cromwell/Red Mountain Theatre Company.

Purchase Tickets Here

Website: onceonthisisland.com

Facebook: facebook.com/OnceIslandBway

Twitter: twitter.com/OnceIslandBway

Instagram: instagram.com/OnceIslandBway

THE HILARIOUS HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL

PRESENTED BY BROADWAY UTICA TO PLAY AT THE STANLEY THEATRE

MAY 5^TH – 6^TH

UTICA, NY – BROADWAY UTICA is thrilled to announce WAITRESS will play at the Stanley Theatre for a two night engagement!

The diner opens up May 5^th!

Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as “The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie” and “Betrayed By My Eggs Pie.” When a baking contest in a nearby county — and a satisfying encounter with someone new — show Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it. Change is on the menu, as long as Jenna can write her own perfectly personal recipe for happiness.

Waitress opened April 24, 2016 at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street). Based upon the 2007 motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly, WAITRESS is the first Broadway musical in history to have four women in the four top creative team spots, with a book by Jessie Nelson, a score by seven-time Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles (composer of “Love Song” and “Brave”), choreography by Lorin Latarro and direction by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus. The WAITRESS Tour features Choreography Re-created by Abbey O’Brien, Tour Direction re-created by Susanna Wolk, and includes Scott Pask, Scenic Design; Suttirat Anne Larlarb, Costume Design; Ken Billington, Lighting Design; Jonathan Deans, Sound Design; Wigs by Richard Mawbey; original music supervision by Nadia DiGiallonardo, with tour music supervision by Ryan Cantwell. Arrangements by Nadia DiGiallonardo and Sara Bareilles, and Orchestrations by Sara Bareilles and The Waitress Band. Waitress is produced by NETworks Presentations LLC. Casting by Stewart/Whitley.

“WAITRESS is a little slice of heaven!” says Entertainment Weekly, and is “sweet, sassy and passionate,” according to New York Magazine.

“It’s an empowering musical of the highest order!” raves the Chicago Tribune.  Don’t miss this uplifting and hilarious musical celebrating friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.

For tickets please call 315-624-9444 or visit www.BroadwayUtica.org

For more tour information, please visit WaitressTour.com

 

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer), is an industry leading producer of touring musical theater productions committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having produced national and international tours over 20 years, NETworks’ productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon; The Band’s Visit, A Bronx Tale, Blue Man Group Speechless Tour Fiddler on the Roof, Once On This Island, Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical, and Waitress.

Connect with WAITRESS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WaitressOnTour/

Instagram: @waitressontour

Twitter: @WaitressOnTour

#WAITRESSTOUR

CATS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY BROADWAY UTICA WILL PLAY IN UTICA AT THE STANLEY THEATRE

FROM MARCH 3^RD  TO  MARCH 4^TH, 2020

 

One of the biggest hits in theatrical history, CATS presented by Broadway Utica will come to Utica from March 3^rd to March 4^th, 2020 at the Stanley Theatre as part of a multi-season North American tour. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, November 4^th, 2019 at 10:00am. Please visit www.BroadwayUtica.org to purchase tickets or call Broadway Utica’s Box Office at 315-624-9444. Group discounts are available for this show by calling Jill at 315-624-9444.

Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the record-breaking musical spectacular has captivated audiences in over 30 countries and 15 languages, is now on tour across North America! Featuring new sound design, direction and choreography for a new generation — experience CATS for the first time as it begins a new life, or let it thrill you all over again!

The original Broadway production opened in 1982 at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, where it ran for 7,485 performances and 18 years. CATS was originally produced on Broadway by Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Company Limited, David Geffen, and The Shubert Organization.

CATS returned to Broadway in 2016 in a stunning revival at the Neil Simon Theatre. Preview performances began Thursday, July 14, 2016, and officially opened on Sunday, July 31, 2016. CATS played its final performance on Saturday, December 30, 2017 after 16 previews and 593 regular performances.

The creative team for the new production of CATS includes John Napier (Scenic & Costume Design), Natasha Katz (Lighting Design), Mick Potter (Sound Design), choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, based on the original choreography by Gillian Lynne, and direction by Trevor Nunn.

Since its world premiere, CATS has been presented in over 30 countries, has been translated into 15 languages, and has been seen by more than 73 million people worldwide. Originally directed by Trevor Nunn with choreography and associate direction by Gillian Lynne, scenic and costume design by John Napier, lighting design by David Hersey, and sound design by Abe Jacob, CATS opened in the West End in 1981. The musical debuted on Broadway in 1982 where it won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Both the original London and Broadway cast recordings won Grammy Awards for Best Cast Album. CATS hit song “Memory” has been recorded by over 150 artists from Barbra Streisand and Johnny Mathis to Liberace and Barry Manilow. The Tony Award-winning Best Musical held the title of longest-running musical in Broadway history until it was surpassed in 2006 by Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. The original Broadway production closed on September 10, 2000 and is currently the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history. This marks the first tour of the first-ever Broadway revival of the iconic musical.

The first-ever, live-action film adaptation of CATS, produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title, will open on Dec. 20, 2019.

The revival of CATS is produced by The Shubert Organization, James L. Nederlander, The Really Useful Group and Cameron Mackintosh.

For more information, please visit CatsTheMusical.com

THE COLOR PURPLE PRESENTED BY BROADWAY UTICA

“A glory to behold!”

-The New York Times

2019-2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF THE COLOR PURPLE PRESENTED BY BROADWAY UTICA ANNOUNCED

PLAYING IN UTICA AT THE STANLEY THEATRE ON

 APRIL 13^th – APRIL 14th.

NEW YORK, NY— TROIKA Entertainment announced the 2019-20 North American tour of the Tony Award®-winning Broadway revival of THE COLOR PURPLE. The tour will visit more than 30 cities, including Utica, at The Stanley Theatre from April 13^th and 14^th. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Monday, November 4^th, 2019 at 10:00am by phone, in person or online. Please visit www.BroadwayUtica.org for more information or call 315-624-9444. Tickets start at $35.00.

Based on the Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the Warner Bros. / Amblin Entertainment motion picture, THE COLOR PURPLE is adapted for the stage by Tony- and Pulitzer-winner Marsha Norman with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.

The revival of THE COLOR PURPLE opened to great acclaim in summer 2013 at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory, followed by a Broadway bow on November 10, 2015 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. THE COLOR PURPLE went on to win two 2016 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, two Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, the 2017 Grammy Award^® for Best Musical Theater Album and a Daytime Emmy^®. THE COLOR PURPLE played 483 performances on Broadway, closing on January 8, 2017.

For more information, please visit ColorPurple.com

Group tickets are available by contacting Jill Conley 315-624-9444.

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOISED REINDEER PRESENTED BY BROADWAY UTICA

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has taken the country by snowstorm.” – Hartford Courant

“Magical time…the performances are spot on.” -HuffPost

 

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL LIVE ON STAGE PRESENTED BY BROADWAY UTICA SOARS TO UTICA, NY ON NOVEMBER 22nd, 2019

 

Touring Musical is Stage Adaptation of Highest Rated Christmas TV Special of All Time

 

THE NORTH POLE – Following five successful years of touring and more than 500 performances, the “most famous reindeer of all” from the longest running and highest rated holiday television special will fly into Utica, NY at The Stanley Theatre on November 22, 2019 live on stage with the critically acclaimed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical (www.rudolphthemusical.com). The world’s most famous reindeer and a holly jolly cast of iconic characters including Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius and the Abominable Snow Monster will help Santa save Christmas.

FOR TICKETS PLEASE VISIT WWW.BROADWAYUTICA.ORG OR CALL BROADWAY UTICA AT 315.624.9444

In 1964, the beloved stop-motion animated television classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, made its network television debut and has been delighting audiences across the country for over 50 years. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical is a wonderful new way to experience this family tradition,” says producing partner Jonathan Flom. The national tour is a family favorite — a “holiday staple” (The Boston Globe) and an “utterly charming, top-notch production” (Orlando Sentinel).

Projections, costumes and characters are faithfully brought to the stage against a backdrop of nostalgic set designs. The 12-foot-plus-tall Abominable Snow Monster is jaw-dropping. The cast brings high energy to classic songs and dialogue, while irresistible and loveable puppets highlight the charming “roughness” from the television show’s stop-motion effects.

Flom says, “The familiar story elements from the television special are addressed with a talented cast and puppeteers who help recreate the magic on stage.” Since the special itself is a classic musical, the stage show does not feel at all like an adaptation and audiences are surprised and delighted when they see performances of songs such as “Fame and Fortune” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” that are heard but not performed in the TV special.

The story tells the tale of a young Rudolph who, because of the appearance of his bright, shining nose, is excluded from the Reindeer Games. He flees Christmastown and meets up with new friends Hermey the Elf and Yukon Cornelius. After finding The Island of Misfit Toys, Rudolph journeys home, where a snowstorm of epic proportions is threatening Christmas. Can Rudolph rescue his family and friends and help Santa save the holiday?

Rudolph’s partnership with PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center continues this year.  The show offers a free toolkit to teachers that leverages the powerful messages from the Rudolph story to teach important character values.  In addition, a portion of proceeds from venue sales of the book, T.E.A.M. Rudolph and the Reindeer Games, will be donated to PACER.

For more information, visit www.BroadwayUtica.org  /  www.rudolphthemusical.com

Facebook page at facebook.com/rudolphthemusicaltour.

 

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical is produced by Right Angle Entertainment, S2BN Entertainment and Premiere Producers LLC.

Right Angle Entertainment (Producers): Founded in 2014 by Alison Spiriti and Justin Sudds, Right Angle Entertainment specializes in the creation, production and management of live touring shows with a focus on bringing personalities and brands to life on stage. The shows cross genres from concerts to digital stars to theatrical productions.