Wednesday, May 17, 2000
Broadway Series glamorizes 2000-01 schedule
By Jackie Demaline
The Cincinnati Enquirer
“Glamour” is the commodity that Fifth Third Bank Broadway Series plans to sell its fans for 2000-2001.
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SCHEDULE
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• Fosse, Sept. 26-Oct. 8.
• The Sound of Music, Nov. 28-Dec. 10.
• The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jan. 16-28.
• Cinderella, Feb. 20-March 4.
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, March 20-April 1.
• Fiddler on the Roof, April 24-May 6.
• Season extras: Riverdance, Oct. 24-29; Annie, Oct. 31-Nov. 5. |
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
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Six-show subscription packages range from $87-$415 and are on sale now at the Broadway Series office, Mercantile Center, 120 E. Fourth St., or call (800) 294-1816. Tickets for individual shows will go on sale six to eight weeks prior to opening.
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The glamour of Bob Fosse's sexy, singular choreographic style; the glamour of big costumes, swashbuckling and romance during the French Revolution in Frank (Jekyll & Hyde) Wildhorn's The Scarlet Pimpernel;the glamour of TV stars.
Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law) steps into the noble shoes of Baron Von Trapp in The Sound of Music. Diva Diahann Carroll, who ruled TV from variety show bandleader Mitch Miller's days to Dynasty, will be fairy godmother to Cinderella.
The ageless Ann-Margret, who sang and danced on screen with Elvis before moving on to Oscar nominations and finally to high profile made-for-TV movies, makes her live musical theater debut to play brothel proprietor Miss Mona in the PG-rated The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Theodore Bikel is probably a better-known Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof than Zero Mostel, who originated the role on Broadway. Since 1967, the 76-year-old Mr. Bikel has played the turn-of-
the-century dairyman in politically tumultuous Russia more than 1,600 times.
Two season extras, Riverdance and Annie,playing back-to-back in October, were selected “purely on consumer demand,” said Broadway Series producer Brad Broecker. Annie stars will be announced.
TV stars, he notes, are a good way of “wooing a non-theater audience to theater.” He adds that the familiar TV names “aren't just novelties. These are people who can perform the roles.”
Expect Cinderella, which will be based on last year's TV movie, also to feature non-traditional casting when the title role and her Prince Charming are announced.
Performances take place at the Aronoff Center:
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