Broadway in Atlanta - Primetime Special TONIGHT!

Spotlight on Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta 2014/2015 Series
with WSB-TV Primetime Special on August 27 at 8 p.m.

Fans to get inside look at spectacular lineup including
DIRTY DANCING, Disney’s NEWSIES, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, PIPPIN and more

The upcoming Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta season is set to receive the star treatment during a 30-minute Primetime special on WSB-TV, airing Wednesday, August 27 at 8 p.m.

Hosted by Heather Caitlin, the program will offer fans a behind-the-scenes look at the blockbuster lineup coming to the Fox Theatre during the 2014/2015 Broadway in Atlanta series.

Featured interviews will include both the stars and creative teams for upcoming productions, as well as Broadway in Atlanta Vice President Russ Belin.

“As we gear up for one of our biggest and most anticipated lineups in Broadway in Atlanta’s 34-year history, we’re so excited to offer Atlanta theatre fans a look behind the curtain at these amazing shows,” said Russ Belin, vice president of Broadway in Atlanta. “Viewers will get a first look at the top caliber touring productions that will be featured at the historic Fox Theatre.”

The 2014-2015 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta lineup includes: 

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	October 22 – November 2, 2014
DIRTY DANCING	November 25 - 30, 2014
Disney’s NEWSIES	January 20 - 25, 2015
BLUE MAN GROUP	April 7 - 12, 2015
PIPPIN	May 5 – 10, 2015
MOTOWN	August 18 – 23, 2015

 2014/2015 options:

MAMMA MIA!	September 23 – 28, 2014
WICKED	February 18 – March 8, 2015

Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta’s 2014/2015 packages are on sale now, with prices starting at $185 for all six shows.  Three show packages are also available starting at $100.  Subscriber prices will vary depending on the number of shows chosen, the number of performances, show time, day of the week, and seating location. Three show packages may be ordered online at BroadwayinAtlanta.com or via phone by calling 1-800-278-4447 Monday through Friday, 9AM -5PM.

Six show Packages can only be ordered via phone.  Subscriber benefits include access to the best available seats, ticket exchange privileges, and lost ticket replacement service; subscribers also avoid potential price increases on single ticket closer to the day of the show.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA is part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies which includes Broadway.com and is operated by John Gore (Owner & CEO).  BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring musicals and plays in North America, operating in 40 markets.  As a leading Broadway producer, BAA is dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre.  Current/upcoming productions include Beautiful, Million Dollar Quartet and Pippin. Past productions include Hairspray, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Memphis, Promises, Promises, The Producers, Betrayal and War Horse. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. For more information please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.

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This is one of our favorite things to do in Atlanta friends.  What about you?  Which shows are you excited to see?

MAMMA MIA Returns to The Fox Theatre!

WALKS DOWN THE AISLE OF THE FOX THEATRE!

THE GLOBAL SMASH HIT WILL RETURN

FOR ONE WEEK ONLY!

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Fox Theatre from September 23-28 as a special to the 2014/2015 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta series.

Seen by over 54 million people around the world, MAMMA MIA! is celebrating 5,000 performances on Broadway and is the 9^th longest running show in Broadway history.  The original West End production of MAMMA MIA! is now in its fifteenth year and has celebrated over 6,000 performances in London and the international tour has visited more than 74 foreign cities in 35 countries and been seen by over 4.3 million people.  The blockbuster feature film adaptation of MAMMA MIA! is the most successful movie musical of all time grossing $600 million worldwide.

Seen in 38 productions in 14 different languages globally and with a worldwide gross of over $2 Billion, MAMMA MIA! is acclaimed by the Associated Press as “quite simply, a phenomenon.”

An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna is about to let go of Sophie, the spirited daughter she’s raised alone.  For Sophie’s wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best girlfriends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya - from her one-time backing band, Donna and the Dynamos. But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own.

On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna’s past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities.

Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” MAMMA MIA! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

Tickets for MAMMA MIA! start at $30. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office (660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308), by visiting www.foxtheatre.org/mammamia or by calling 1-855-285-8499. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 404-881-2000.

The performance schedule for MAMMA MIA! at the Fox Theatre is Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at     8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

MAMMA MIA! is produced by Work Light Productions, whose other touring productions include American Idiot, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and Chaplin.

The original production of MAMMA MIA! was produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal, the creative team responsible for bringing MAMMA MIA! to theatrical life includes some of the most gifted and celebrated talents of musical theatre and opera. With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, MAMMA MIA! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. MAMMA MIA! has choreography by Anthony Van Laast, production design by Mark Thompson, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.

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The special edition cast recording of MAMMA MIA! is available on Decca Broadway.

For information about MAMMA MIA! visit www.Mamma-Mia.com

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA is part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies which includes Broadway.com and is operated by John Gore (Owner & CEO).  BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring musicals and plays in North America, operating in 40 markets.  As a leading Broadway producer, BAA is dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre.  Current/upcoming productions include Beautiful, Bullets Over Broadway, Little Miss Sunshine, Million Dollar Quartet and Pippin. Past productions include Hairspray, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Memphis, Promises, Promises, The Producers and War Horse. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. For more information please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.