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Broadway shows returning to UT’s Bass Concert Hall
Broadway shows will once again tour through the Bass Concert Hall, when the University of Texas performing arts venue re-opens in 2009. Closed since May 2007, the Bass is undergoing a $14.7 million renovation.
Touring producers Broadway Across America announced today that the company plans six shows. “Legally Blonde: The Musical” plays Feb. 3-8, 2009 followed by “Monty Python’s Spamalot” *(March 10-15) and *“Avenue Q” (April 5-19).
Kelli Sawyer (Lucy The Slut) in the National Tour of “Avenue Q.”
Late spring will see “Rent” (May 12-17) with stars of the original Broadway production Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp.
Anthony Rapp (left) and Adam Pascal in “Rent.”
“Mamma MIa,” the popular musical based on the songs of ABBA plays June 23-28. Wicked wraps up the season Aug. 12-30, 2009.
Carmen Cusak as Elphaba in “Wicked.”
Subscriptions to the Broadway Across America season are available by phone (800) 731-7469 or www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. Tickets to individual shows will go on sale about 8 weeks prior to the show’s opening.
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