Direct from an 8-week special limited engagement at Laguna Playhouse (beginning July 8, 2008) and a record-setting 19 month run at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, The Marvelous Wonderettes lands at Off-Broadway’s Westside Theatre, with performances beginning on Friday, August 29. Written and directed by Roger Bean, The Marvelous Wonderettes will have an Official Opening Night on Sunday, September 14.
A cotton-candy colored non-stop pop musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes features the iconic sounds of the fifties and sixties in a journey back to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where the Wonderettes - Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy - are four young girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. Brimming with such classic hits as “Lollipop,” “Dream Lover,” “Stupid Cupid,” “Lipstick on Your Collar,” “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” “It’s My Party” and “It’s In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song),” The Marvelous Wonderettes is a high-octane musical blast from the past.
Writer/director Roger Bean has written several musicals originally created for and produced by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Route 66, Honky Tonk Laundry, Why Do Fools Fall In Love? and The Andrews Brothers have also been produced in numerous theatres across the country (Musical Theatre West, Delaware Theatre Company, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Madison Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre).
The Marvelous Wonderettes will feature Set Design by Mike Carnahan, Costume and Wig Design by Bobby Pearce (Broadway’s Taboo), Lighting Design by Jeremy Pivnick, Sound Design by Cricket S. Myers, Musical Direction by Brian William Baker and Choreography by Janet Miller.
This production is presented by David Elzer (Jewtopia, The Laramie Project), Peter Schneider (The Lion King, Sister Act: The Musical) and Marvelous Dreams, NYC.
The Marvelous Wonderettes earned an Ovation Award (Best Musical in an Intimate Theatre) and LADCC Awards for Best Choreography and Ensemble in its run at Los Angeles’ El Portal Theatre.
The Marvelous Wonderettes will play as follows at the Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street): Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday at 7:00 PM, with matinee performances on Wednesday at 2:00 PM and Saturday & Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are available through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com or (212) 239-6200. Tickets are $75.00, with a limited number of $25.00 Student Rush tickets available at the box office 1 hour prior to show. A limited number of premium tickets are also available at $125.00. For more information, please visit www.MarvelousWonderettes.com.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER!!!
2007 Los Angeles Ovation Award - BEST INTIMATE MUSICAL!!
2007 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (Bets, Julie, Kim & Kirsten)
The audition applications are available now and must be mailed in by November 20, 2008 Auditions will be held on December 6 & 7 at the Hermosa Beach Community Center
I sure hope they'll be new MySpace profiles for the New York girls on here! And I'm finally going to see the Laguna show on Wednesday, 8/27...I am SOOOOOO EXCITED!! I have missed the show incredibly and my girls!
Got my tickets for your big Off-Broadway debut!! Bringing friends with me both nights on September 19th and the 22nd!! SOOOOOO excited for everyone involved!! WOOOO! :)
Big HUGS and my best break-a-leg wishes to all the Wonderettes as you all go into your final performance at the El Portal Theatre! I am looking forward to summer and Laguna - and have already made plans to come out and see the show there. :) Big HUGS and much love to all!
Congratulations to you all on such an amazing run at the El Portal Theatre!! I am SO thankful that I was able to see the show one last time there - it's become somewhat of a second home to me when I travel. ;) The good news in all of this, of course, is that you can possibly introduce a whole new audience to the joys of the Marvelous Wonderettes in Laguna. Big HUGS and much love to all!! :)
Guess what? I'm coming back on Thursday. Only my 4th time, which hardly compares to the Wonderetteheads, but I couldn't miss this chance to see those gals and hear those tunes again! Steven S:)
Welcome back, ladies! I'd come back to visit, but my schedule is just... murder right now! I suppose I'll be getting my thrills another way for a few weeks, but I'll be at prom again soon! Love you all!
