More Theater Monday - A Look at Upcoming Broadway Musicals

Here is a look at some of the new musicals coming to Broadway this Fall:

A Wonderful World The Louis Armstrong Musical

Studio 54 (254 W. 54th St.)

Beginning performances 10/16

Opening Night 11/11

For more information or to purchase tickets go to www.louisarmstrongmusical.com.

Courtesy of Polk and Co. PR

Maybe Happy Ending

Inside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, Oliver (Criss) lives a happily quiet life listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to do when you’re a HelperBot 3, a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete? When his fellow HelperBot neighbor Claire (Shen) asks to borrow his charger, what starts as an awkward encounter leads to a unique friendship, a surprising adventure, and maybe even...love? Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award, Maybe Happy Ending is the offbeat and captivating story of two outcasts near the end of their warranty who discover that even robots can be swept off their feet. Helmed by visionary director and Tony Award winner Michael Arden (Parade, Once on This Island), with a dazzling scenic design by Dane Laffrey (A Christmas Carol) and book, music, and lyrics by the internationally acclaimed duo Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending is a fresh, original musical about the small things that make any life worth living.

Belasco Theatre  (111 W. 44th St.)

Beginning performances 10/16

Opening Night 11/12

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.maybehappyending.com

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Tammy Faye

The story of a traveling preacher’s wife who beamed into homes with a message of hope… and stole the country’s heart.

 

It's the 1970s. As satellites broadcast brand-new cable programming into American homes, millions fall in love with Tammy Faye Bakker – the charismatic wife of pastor Jim Bakker. Together, they build a nationwide congregation that puts the fun back into faith.

 

But, even as Tammy dazzles on screen, jealous rivals plot behind the scenes, threatened by her determination to lead with love. 

Palace Theater (160 W 47th St.)

Beginning performances 10/19

Opening night 11/14

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit tammyfayebway.com

Death Becomes Her 

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies… until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline clings to her rapidly fading star, their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that’s to die for.

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th St.)

Beginning performances 10/23

Opening Night 11/21

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit deathbecomesher.com.

Courtesy of DKC/O&M

Swept Away

From the chart-topping folk-rock band The Avett Brothers comes a tale of shipwreck, salvation, and brotherhood set on the high seas.

Longacre Theatre (220 W 48th St) 

Beginning performances 10/29

Opening Night 11/19

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.sweptawaymusical.com.

The following highly anticipated musical revival will also be opening this Fall:

Courtesy of Polk and Co. PR

Gypsy

GYPSY has been lauded by critics and musical theatre fans alike as the greatest musical of all time, the ultimate back-stage tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughter’s success – while secretly yearning for her own.

Starring the legendary, six time Tony-winner, Audra McDonald 

Majestic Theatre (245 West 44th Street)   

Beginning performances 11/21

Opening Night 12/19

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.GypsyBway.com    

And that's a look at some of the shows coming to Broadway soon. For more keep following our blog.

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