2013-2014 Broadway Season Brochure

A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT PAT HALLORAN

We are excited to announce our next Broadway Season! With family favorites and some of the hottest Broadway Blockbusters available, this season truly offers something for everyone.

Jukebox-inspired productions and movies-turned-musicals are all the rage. BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY is the world’s most successful rock ‘n roll musical and continues to thrill audiences around the world through Buddy Holly’s short yet spectacular career.

FLASHDANCE and SISTER ACT bring unforgettable songs and familiar film characters to the Broadway stage.

Due to popular demand we have also included one of the greatest musicals ever written, WEST SIDE STORY, and a new classic, WICKED, to the 2013-2014 Broadway series. And if you loved PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, CATS, and EVITA, you won’t want to miss THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBER. WAR HORSE, one of the most magical productions ever staged, will make its Memphis premiere! And finally, THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony awards, including Best Musical. The best way to guarantee your seats is to renew your season tickets or become a season ticket holder!

I’d like to thank you for your patronage and support. I look forward to seeing you soon at the beautiful, historic Orpheum Theatre.

PAT HALLORAN - PRESIDENT MEMPHIS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

A MESSAGE FROM OUR SEASON SPONSOR HARRAH’S TUNICA We are thrilled to once again serve as the sponsor of The Orpheum Theatre’s Broadway Series. The Orpheum is a cultural and artistic gem that thrives by breathing life, vibrancy, and economic gain into the region. Harrah’s supports the excellent quality of the Broadway productions and the extensive education programs that ensure the next generation of theatre-goers will appreciate the programs they enjoy today.

R. SCOTT BARBER REGIONAL PRESIDENT CAESER’S ENTERTAINMENT

7 REASONS WHY THE BEST OF BROADWAY PACKAGE MAKES SENSE best seats - Season Ticket Holders lock in the best seats for all Broadway productions. You’ll also be first in line to purchase great seats for concerts and other Orpheum events.

best prices

- With Season Tickets, you’ll also lock in the lowest prices and save as much as 30% on some shows compared to purchasing single tickets.

FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLANS - Your total order can be billed to your credit card in up to three easy installments when ordered

by June 30, 2013. Log into your account to renew online!

SWAP-A-SHOW - Don’t want to see one of the shows?

Swap a show for WICKED or you can double-up on another show in the season package.

*DUE TO ANTICIPATED DEMAND, YOU MAY “SWAP-OUT,” BUT CAN NOT “SWAP IN” TO THE BOOK OF MORMON. LIMITED TO ONE SHOW PER ACCOUNT PER SEASON. ADDITONAL CHARGES MAY APPLY IF TRADING TO A HIGHER PRICED SHOW

exchange Privileges - Can’t see a show on your usual performance date? Now you can log into your on-line account and exchange your tickets for another performance of the same show. You can also exchange tickets by visiting our Box Office or ticket counter at Booksellers at Laurelwood. *ADDITIONAL CHARGES MAY APPLY IF TRADING TO A HIGHER PRICED SHOW

DON’T MISS A SHOW - Last minute conflict? Your

online account allows you to re-sell your tickets or forward tickets to a friend.

GREAT PERKS - As a Season Ticket Holder, you’ll enjoy

exclusive discounts on dining, lodging, and shopping with our Perks Partners Discount Card, and a $50 discount on 2 tickets to one of our elegant Dinner On Stage events. Order by June 30 and receive 6 free passes to our 2013 Summer Movie Series.

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE Online: Visit www.orpheum-memphis.com By phone: Call 901.525.3000 In person: Visit The Orpheum Box Office at 203 South Main Street or our satellite box office at The Booksellers at Laurelwood.

PG-13

adult SITUATIONS

September 17-22, 2013 Photos by Kyle Froman

Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, the pop culture phenomenon of FLASHDANCE is now live on stage. With electrifying dance at its core, FLASHDANCE-THE MUSICAL tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer by night with dreams of one day becoming a professional performer. When romance with her steel mill boss threatens to complicate her ambitions, Alex learns the meaning of love and its power to fuel the pursuit of her dream. FLASHDANCETHE MUSICAL features a score that includes the biggest hit songs from the movie including “What A Feeling,” “Maniac,” “Manhunt,” and “I Love Rock & Roll,” in addition to 16 brand new songs written for the musical with music

by Robbie Roth and lyrics by Robert Cary and Robbie Roth. FLASHDANCETHE MUSICAL features a book by Tom Hedley (co-writer of the original screenplay), and Robert Cary with direction and choreography by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, Memphis).

FLASHDANCETHEMUSICAL.com

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GENERAL AUDIENCES

OCTOBER 15-20, 2013

In just three short years, Buddy Holly set the music world on fire, breaking the mold and forever changing the face and sound of rock and roll. BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY charts his meteoric climb, legendary adventures and tragic fall on that fateful day the music died.

Armed with a Fender Stratocaster guitar, his signature specs and a charismatic blend of rockabilly swagger, Buddy explodes onto the stage in a jukebox musical fully loaded with classics “Peggy Sue,” “Oh Boy,” “That’ll Be the Day,” “Well All Right,” “Not Fade Away” and many more.

With an encore that will have you on your feet and dancing in the aisles, BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY will “send you out of the theater on an unstoppable high” (The Boston Globe).

buddythemusical.com

PG-13 strong language violence adult situations

NOVEMBER 5-10, 2013

More than 50 years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it’s back and mesmerizing audiences once again. From the first note to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time. This revival, based on Tony® Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents’ Broadway direction, remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway’s finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “America,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere.” As the Associated Press says, “WEST SIDE STORY remains Broadway’s best dance-driven musical. Five decades have not dimmed the extraordinary choreography or the score that pulsates throughout.”

westsidestoryontour.com

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adult SITUATIONS

December 3-8, 2013

SISTER ACT is Broadway’s feel-amazing musical comedy smash! The New York Post calls it “RIDICULOUSLY FUN,” and audiences are jumping to their feet in total agreement! Featuring original music by 8-time Oscar® winner ALAN MENKEN (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors), SISTER ACT tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look—a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, SISTER ACT is reason to REJOICE!

SISTERACT.com

NationalTheatre of Great Britain and Bob Boyett present

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recommended for ages 10 +

based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo & adapted by Nick Stafford in association with Handspring Puppet Company

Winner!

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2011 Tony Awards

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march 25-30, 2014

Photos © Brinkhoff/Mögenburg

A heart-warming tale of loyalty and friendship, and winner of FIVE 2011 Tony® Awards, WAR HORSE tells the story of young Albert and his beloved horse Joey. When Joey is sold to the cavalry and shipped from England to France, he is soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man’s land. But Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home. Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness that is currently playing to packed houses in London and around the world. At its heart are astonishing life-sized puppets created by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, that bring to life breathing, galloping, charging horses strong enough for men to ride.

WarHorseOnStage.com

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May 13-18, 2014

May 13-18, 2014 Since bursting onto the Broadway scene some thirty years ago, Tony速, Grammy速 and Academy速 Award-winning composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has brought to the stage a host of musical blockbusters that have taken the theatre world by storm. Now, the biggest hits from these inspirational and diverse works have been fashioned into a theatrical evening of music that is, like the songs themselves, unforgettable. Included in THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER are the great songs and musicals excerpts from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, CATS, EVITA, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, SONG AND DANCE, REQUIEM, ASPECTS OF LOVE, SUNSET BOULEVARD and WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND. Experience the power and diversity of his music in one spectacular evening!

andrewlloydwebber.com

JUNE 24-29, 2014

JUNE 24 - 29, 2014

MEMPHIS’ MOST “POPULAR” MUSICAL RETURNS AS A SEASON SPECIAL.

MAKE IT AN 8 SHOW PACKAGE

BY ADDING WICKED Back by “Popular” demand. Variety calls WICKED “a cultural phenomenon,” and every time it plays Memphis it breaks box office records. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony® Awards, WICKED is “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” (The New York Times).

Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet 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 grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for “the most complete - and completely satisfying - new musical in a long time” (USA Today).

JAN 29 - FEB 16, 2014 WickedtheMusical.com

the family series (ALL SHOWTIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

The very hungry caterpillar Nov. 1, 2013 at 6:30pm Nov. 2, 2013 at 11am

AGES 3+

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by award-winning children’s book illustrator and writer, Eric Carle, retold on stage in black light. The Very Hungry Caterpillar follows the wonderful adventures of a very tiny and very hungry caterpillar that progresses through an amazing variety of foods towards his eventual metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly.

STUART LITTLE

Nov. 25, 2013 at 6:30pm Stuart Little tells the surprising story of a most unusual mouse who happens to be born into an ordinary New York City family. In no time at all, his life becomes a series of adventures and misadventures as he learns to survive in his super sized world of humans. Based on the bestselling book by E.B. White.

AGES 5+

Sid the science kid

January 24, 2014 at 6:30pm

AGES 3+

Join Sid, May, Gabriela and Gerald as they come to your town to discover the excitement and curiosities of the world with you! Sid and his friends set off on a day of excitement and adventure, asking curious questions and finding cool answers. Sid the Science Kid Live! will keep your whole family cheering, exploring, dancing and excited to figure out more about the great unknown, together!

FROGZ

February 21, 2014 at 6:30pm February 22, 2014 at 11:00 am

all ages

The popular classic FROGZ! acclaimed for its special brand of vaudeville, comedy, acrobatics and illusions.

FROGZ! combines mime, dance, original music and special effects. A menagerie like no other- frogs, lizards, windbags, cowboys, sloths and penguins fill the stage with wit and wonder.

SPONSORED BY:

black violin

February 28, 2014 at 6:30pm

all ages

Virtuoso violinists Kev and Wil B are back to once again raise the roof sky-high with their funky fusion of classical, jazz, hip-hop, blues and R&B. Apollo Legends BLACK VIOLIN compose a concert just for you with booming new beats, classic faves and cool pop covers. BLACK VIOLIN smashes musical stereotypes and will enthrall lovers of Bach and Beyoncé.

the intergalactic nemesis April 1, 2014 at 6:30pm

ages 6+

A one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that mashes up radio drama with comic-books. Three actors voice dozens of characters; one Foley artist creates hundreds of sound effects; one keyboardist performs a score of thousands (yes, thousands!) of notes; while on a two-story high screen we project more than 1,250 individual, full-color, hand-drawn, hi-res, blow-yourmind comic book images to tell the story visually.

we’re going on a bear hunt May 1, 2014 at 6:30pm

Michael Rosen’s award-winning book is vividly brought to the stage in this fun-filled adaptation.

Join our intrepid adventurers on their quest to find a bear, as they wade through the gigantic swishy swashy grass, the splashy river and the thick oozy, squelchy mud.

AGES 3+

add the family series to your season package FOR YOUNG THEATRE ENTHUSIASTS - $40 INCLUDES STUART LITTLE, FROGZ, BLACK VIOLIN, & INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS

FOR THE YOUNGER ENTHUSIAST - $40 INCLUDES THE HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, SID THE SCIENCE KID, FROGZ, & BEAR HUNT

Seating AND Price Levels

To purchase season ticket packages call 901-525-3000, order online at www.orpheum-memphis.com, visit our Box Office at 203 South Main Street or The Booksellers at Laurelwood.

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*All prices include taxes, preservation fees and season service charges.

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***The on-sale date varies for single tickets for individual shows. Please visit our website at www.orpheum-memphis.com and sign up for our e-newsletter for up-to-date information

**VIP seating includes a required $150 donation. GOLD CIRCLE seating includes a required $100 donation.

FRIDAY SAT MATINEE SAT EVENING SUN MATINEE

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY SUN EVENING

add “wicked”

$838.50

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FRIDAY

SAT MATINEE SAT EVENING SUN MATINEE

$687.50

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WED/THUR SUN EVENING

$678.50

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SUPER SAVER TUESDAY

To reserve your suite today call Holli at 901-529-4230

All proceeds support the Orpheum’s Education and Community Programming and are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

• Four spacious seats • Two reserved parking spaces • Select the package: one performance to a full week • Access to the Broadway Club during intermission; includes complimentary cocktails and private restrooms • Priority ticket purchasing • Invitations to theatre parties and events

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