Applause Magazine 2011/2012 Season Schedule

MARCH-APRIL 2012 ISSUE
March 6 - April 23
Copy Deadline: February 10

Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
April 30 - May 13
Experience the music of the legendary Johnny Cash in this production that uses 39 of the singer’s best-known songs to describe the journey of a man in search of his soul. Full of love and emotion, humor and empathy, the show, like all country songs, tells it like it is.

Bring it On: The Musical
January 10-21
This entirely original musical comedy combines an exciting new sound, gravity-defying choreography, and a thrilling story to create a total theatrical event worth cheering for. It has brought together some of the freshest and funniest creative minds on Broadway, including Tony Award-winning writer Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q), Tony Award-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights), and Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer Tom Kitt (Next to Normal).

Wicked
April 30 - May 20
In a touching story about the history of Oz, audiences are taken on a journey with the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch as they grow up. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, Wicked is Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, called by Entertainment Weekly, “the best musical of the decade.”

JUNE-JULY 2012 ISSUE
June 19 - August 11
Copy Deadline: May 18

The Addams Family
June 19 - July 1
The weird and wonderful family comes to life in The Addams Family. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, finds a “normal” boyfriend, and for parents Gomez and Morticia, this shocking development will turn the Addams house downside up. This magnificently macabre new musical comedy is created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.

Jersey Boys
July 17 - August 11
Jersey Boys is the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history, featuring hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”