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BROADWAY SHOWS
ONCE - Sept 22 - 27. Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, ONCE is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive
ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, ONCE
tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young
woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars
to powerful new heights but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday
romance.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder - Oct 20 - 25. A Gentlemen’s Guide tells the uproarious story
of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by any means necessary. All the while, he’s got to juggle his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his fiancée (she’s his cousin
but who’s keeping track?), and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can
slay his way to his inheritance and be done in time for tea.
Newsies - Nov 10 - 15. They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines … direct from Broadway
comes Newsies, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing musical from Disney. Newsies has audiences and critics alike calling it “a musical worth singing about!” (The New York Times). Filled with one heart-pounding number after another,
it’s a high-energy explosion of song and dance you just don’t want to miss.
Kinky Boots - Dec 1 - 6. With songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change
your mind. KINKY BOOTS takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks
of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father’s exp X