THE PRINCE OF EGYPT:
THE MUSICAL
Coming to BroadwayHD on November 15th is the musical based on the beloved DreamWorks Animation film. Experience this dazzling, epic story, filmed live in London’s West End. The show features a cast and orchestra of 60 performers, making it one of the biggest musicals ever staged! The Prince of Egypt: The Musical is a must-see event for all fans of musical theatre.
THE WIZ LIVE!
The Wiz Live! brings the wonderful world of Oz to life like never before, featuring a star-studded cast of performers and the awe-inspiring Cirque du Soleil Theatrical. Whisked away from home by a tornado, young Dorothy finds herself transported to the magical Land of Oz, where she sets off on a quest to meet the powerful Wizard and find her way back home.
HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
NBC assembles a star-studded team of award-winning talent for the live production of the beloved Tony Award®-winning Broadway show, Hairspray. It tells the inspiring story of Tracy Turnblad, a teen in 1962 Baltimore who wins a spot on a local TV dance program and ignites a campaign to integrate the show.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE
From the producers of the film versions of the Oscar®-winning Chicago and Hairspray, The Sound of Music Live is a special three-hour performance live from New York, which pays homage to the original Broadway musical stage production. Featuring a beloved musical score, the performance stars popular singer and American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, in the iconic role of Maria
SHREK THE MUSICAL
The greatest fairy tale ever told comes to life as
never before in Shrek The Musical, the award-winning Broadway musical based on the smash-hit movie! Featuring a fantastic score of 17 all-new songs, along with unforgettable characters and outrageous humor, Shrek The Musical is ogre-sized fun for the whole family!
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
LIVE IN CONCERT
ohn Legend stars as Jesus Christ in a spectacular live staging of the iconic rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, from executive producers Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Marc Platt, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. The chart-topping concert album turned award-winning Broadway classic follows Jesus during the final week of his life, as told from the perspective of his eventual betrayer, Judas Iscariot. The all-star cast features rock legend Alice Cooper as King Herod and celebrated recording artist Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene.
THE NUTCRACKER
The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker is the quintessential Christmas ballet. When her nutcracker toy comes to life, young Clara is transported by the magician Drosselmeyer to a magical world of excitement and delight. This performance celebrated Peter Wright’s 90th birthday and a production that has been in The Royal Ballet’s repertory for more than thirty years. With sumptuous period designs, spellbinding stage effects and of course Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, The Nutcracker continues to enchant audiences of all ages.
THE CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG
The Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre Company return to the small screen with their take on Dickens’s famous festive fable. Blacklisted by the BBC after ruining Peter Pan, the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society do not take their ban lying down and force themselves back on the BBC by hijacking the jewel of the Christmas schedule, a live production of A Christmas Carol, staged by a professional cast. As the Cornley gang try to make the show work on television, they soon realize they are completely out of their depth, with no idea how to direct a live studio or handle the special effects. Worse still, their internal rivalries are revealed on television, while an angry professional cast tries to get back into the studio. This hilarious romp through a classic tale provides the perfect amount of laughter during a hectic holiday season.
ALL IS CALM:
THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914
The Western Front. Christmas. 1914. Out of the violence comes a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land Singing “Stille Nacht.” Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music and peace. This moving work recreates an astounding moment in history when Allied and German soldiers laid down their arms to celebrate the holiday together by trading carols, sharing food and drink, playing soccer and burying the dead. This remarkable story is told through the words of the great WWI poets, official war documents, diary entries and letters written by more than thirty WWI soldiers. The historic documents are woven together with iconic WWI songs and European Christmas carols to create a profound retelling of this extraordinary moment in history.
CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE REMIX
Chicago hip hop sensations The Q Brothers heat up the holidays with Christmas Carol: The Remix! Performed at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, this ingenious take on Dickens’ classic mashes up hip hop, reggae, dancehall, dubstep and rock, infusing it with cheeky spirit and a lot of heart as the ghosts of hip hop past, present and future lead Scrooge on a journey of rhythm, rhyme and redemption.