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Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

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Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations
The acclaimed new musical featuring the iconic music of The Temptations arrived on Broadway. “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations” received 2 awards!
 
AIN’T TOO PROUD IS A TONY AWARD WINNER FOR:
Best Choreography: Sergio Trujillo
 
AIN’T TOO PROUD RECEIVED A CHITA RIVERA AWARD FOR:
Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show: Ephraim Sykes
 
Ain’t Too Proud, the new Broadway musical, had its official Broadway Opening to RAVE REVIEWS: 
  • New York Times Critics’ Pick  “PRETTY CLOSE TO PERFECTION! Under the shrewd direction of Des McAnuff, with sensational choreography by Sergio Trujillo, Ain’t Too Proud celebrates the collective miracle of a blissfully silken sound forged out of clashing egos. It refreshingly emphasizes the improbable triumph of rough, combustible parts assembled into glistening smoothness.” The New York Times
  • “AN ELECTRIFYING MUSICAL buoyed by the thrill-a-minute performances of its stars-in-the-making cast as well as book writerDominique Morriseau’s dexterity at conveying each member’s journey.” The Washington Post
  • “TRULY IRRESISTIBLE! Every musical number is a winner thanks to a dream cast.” NY1
  • “AN ECSTATIC CELEBRATION THAT BRINGS THE CROWD TO THEIR FEET.” Entertainment Weekly
  • “AIN’T TOO PROUD DELIVERS BIG TIME!” The Hollywood Reporter
  • “A GOLD STANDARD TRIUMPH! This jukebox musical not only has life, it also has wit, intelligence, while also looking stunning and full of energy.“ The Daily Beast 
  • “IT MAKES FOR SLICK, STRAIGHTFORWARD, TUNEFUL AND ALTOGETHER PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.” AM New York
  • “THE HITS JUST KEEP COMING, DISTRACTING YOUR CRITICAL FACULTIES WITH ZAPS OF R&B GREATNESS.” TimeOut NY
Wendy Federman with original Temptation Otis Williams

Ain’t Too Proud is an electrifying new musical about the life and times ofThe Temptations, “the greatest R&B group of all time” (Billboard Magazine). Five young guys on the streets of Detroit were discovered by Berry Gordy, who signed them to his legendary new label. With their signature dance moves and unmistakable harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts-creating an amazing 42 Top Ten Hits with 14 reaching number one. Through friendship and betrayal amid the civil unrest that tore America apart, their moving and personal story still resonates five decades later. 

Wendy Federman with “Ain’t Too Proud” star Ephraim Sykes

Kennedy Prize-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau (Detroit ’67, Sunset Baby), Olivier Award-winning choreographer Sergio Trujillo (Memphis the Musical, On Your Feet!), and two-time Tony Award®-winning director Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, Big River) bring you this thrilling new production featuring iconic hits including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” and many more. 

Performances at the Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th Street, NYC. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here. 

The Play That Goes Wrong National Tour

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The time is right to see THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, The Play That Goes WrongBroadway’s funniest and longest-running play! This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s “A RIOTOUS EXPLOSION OF COMEDY!” (The Daily Beast) and “TONS OF FUN FOR ALL AGES!” (HuffPost). Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG “A GUT-BUSTING HIT,” and Cindy Adams of the New York Post has just one word for you: “GO!” You don’t want to miss it! For more information and to purchase tickets for the national, please click here.

Dear Evan Hansen National Tour

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Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony-Award winning Best Musical, is Dear Evan Hanson National Tourgoing on a 60-city National Tour starting September 2018.
 
A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in.
Both deeply personal and profoundly contemporary, Dear Evan Hansen is a new American musical about life and the way we live it.
 
Dear Evan Hansen has struck a remarkable chord with audiences and critics everywhere. The New York Times calls it “a gorgeous new musical for anyone with a beating heart.” And NBC Nightly News calls this bold new musical “an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond.”

For more information and to purchase tickets for the national tour, please click here. 

Company

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COMPANY IS A FOUR-TIME OLIVIER AWARD WINNER FOR: 
  1. Best Musical Revival 
  2. Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Patti Lupone
  3. Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jonathan Bailey
  4. Best Set Design: Bunny Christie
Broadway legend Patti LuPone starred in London’s gender-reversed production of Company which received rave reviews:
 

Wendy Federman Broadway Producer, Company, London, Patti LuPone, Rosalie Craig

  • “5 STARS! ASTONISHING. Sensational. Theatrical magic. Rosalie Craig delivers a tour de force that deserves to be the talk of the town.” Daily Telegraph 
  • ” 5 STARS! MARIANNE ELLIOTT’S GLORIOUS SHOW. Surprising, sexy and clever. Wonderfully fresh.” Evening Standard 
  • “5 STARS! Mel Giedroyc gives a comic masterclass. A CAST TO DIE FOR. ENTERTAINING AS HELL. Terrifically funny turn from Jonathan Bailey.” Time Out 
  •  “5 STARS! BROADWAY STAR PATTI LUPONE IS MAGNIFICENT.” Metro 
  •  “5 STARS! THIS IS A GAME-CHANGER. I can’t remember ever laughing more at a musical. Pure musical theatre pleasure.” The i  

    Patti LuPone and Wendy Federman, Company, London, Broadway Producer, Foolish Mortals Productions
    Patti LuPone and Wendy Federman at the opening night celebration of London’s “Company”
  • “5 STARS! A FLAWLESS REVIVAL of Stephen Sondheim’s musical. Jonathan Bailey is outstanding as the neurotic Jamie.” Radio Times  
  • “5 STARS! Rosalie Craig’s Bobbie feels like the lead the show was always meant to have.” Daily Mirror 
  • “5 STARS! Gender switched Sondheim proves a sublime down-the-rabbit-hole cocktail of entertainment.” Daily Telegraph 
  • “5 STARS! Marianne Elliott’s neon-flooded, gender-bended production is more a reinvention than a revival – and it’s a revelation.” The Stage  
  • “5 STARS! AN ELECTRIFYING MODERNISATION. A succession of ‘star turns.” Londonist 
  • “5 STARS! IT FEELS SMART, FRESH AND RELEVANT. This approach makes it a revelation all over again. What’s wonderful about Elliott is her consistency and care. It’s thrillingly inventive. There is so much to admire and like in this richly inventive production that confirms Elliott as one of our best directors and Company as a great musical.” What’s On Stage  

    Wendy Federman, Broadway Producer, Foolish Mortals Productions, Company, Rosalie Craig, Patti LuPone
    Wendy & Heather Federman at the opening night of “Company”
  • “5 STARS! STUNNING. Rosalie Craig, radiant in a ravishing red party dress, may be playing a tentative, emotionally disconnected character, but she pulls off the astonishing feat of making usconnect with her. A departure into new territory and a stunning reaffirmation of its brilliance.” LondonTheatre.co.uk  
  • “4 STARS! Elliott has reimagined this musical for a new age and an application that is more universal than ever.” Financial Times 
  • “4 STARS! Song by song, moment by moment, it delivers. Patti LuPone astounds. A bona fide star…she steals the show.” The Times 
Marianne Elliott directed COMPANY, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s legendary musical comedy about life, love and marriage. At Bobbie’s 35th birthday party all her friends are wondering why isn’t she married? Why can’t she find the right man and why can’t she settle down and have a family? Rosalie Craig stars in the central role of ‘Bobbie’ and Patti LuPone plays Joanne in this gender reversed production that has been blessed by Sondheim – the first production to be allowed to change the gender of the characters. 
Company, Wendy Federman, Broadway Producer, Foolish Mortals Productions
Rosalie Craig & Heather Federman

Patti LuPone has played some of musical theatre’s greatest characters, including Fantine in Les Miserables in London and Eva Peron in Evita on Broadway. She has also starred as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, and in Sondheim’s musicals Gypsy and Sweeney Todd. She most recently starred in War Paint on Broadway, which will close at the end of the year.

Rosalie Craig is known for her work in musical theatre including the world premiere of Tori Amos’s musical The Light Princess at the National Theatre in 2013, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award. Other credits include City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse), Finding Neverland (Leicester Curve), Ragtime (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) and London Road at the National Theatre.
Company Opening Night in London, Wendy Federman, Patti LuPone, Rosalie Craig, Broadway Producer, Foolish Mortals Productions
Patti LuPone & Wendy Federman
 
Director Marianne Elliott is perhaps best known for her work at the National Theatre on productions such as War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, both of which have enjoyed international success. Her final production as an Associate Director at the National was the much-anticipated revival of Angels in America. 
The London Production is now closed. 

Alice By Heart

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In early 2019, Alice By Heart will make its Broadway premiere in New York City. Set in World War II London, and inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Spencer finds the “transformative power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.” 
 
When the madness of the world is too much to bear, we take refuge in the stories we love. Tony® and Grammy® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, reunite for their new musical Alice By Heart, inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and directed and co-written by Jessie Nelson (Waitress). 
 
In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. As they travel through the tale, Alice By Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This world premiere musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.
 
“A FANTASTICAL, MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR with INGENIOUS costumes, NOEL COWARD-ISH WIT, and DREAMY SONGS which suggest the BEATLES’ hallucinogenic period with echoes of music from SPRING AWAKENING.” –THE NEW YORK TIMES
 
Performances have concluded.
 

Tootsie

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Tootsie is a New York Times Critic’s Pick which tells the story of Michael Tootsie, A new comedy musical, Wendy Federman, Broadway ProducerDorsey, an out-of-work actor willing to do anything for a job — even if it means playing way against type. When he disguises himself as an outspoken actress named Dorothy Michaels, he defies all odds to become a Broadway sensation.
 
Tootsie received 8 awards including 2 Tony Awards!
 
TOOTSIE WON 2 TONY AWARDS FOR: 
1. Best Book of a Musical: Robert Horn

2. Best Leading Actor in a Musical: Santino Fontana
 

TOOTSIE WON 4 DRAMA DESK AWARDS FOR:

Tootsie on Broadway, Wendy Federman, Broadway Producer, Santino Fontana
Wendy Federman & “Tootsie” star Santino Fontana
1. Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Santino Fontana
2. Outstanding Book of a Musical: Robert Horn 
3. Outstanding Lyrics: David Yazbek
4. Outstanding Music: David Yazbek
 
TOOTSIE WON 2 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS FOR:

1. Outstanding Book of a Musical: Robert Horn

2. Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Santino Fontana
 
The musical adaptation of Tootsie made its Broadway debut to RAVE reviews: 
  • “HUGE LAUGHS! SMART, SPARKLING AND PRICELESS.” The New York Times 
  • “THE LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNIEST MUSICAL OF THE
    Wendy Federman with Robert Horn, Drama Desk Award Winning Book Writer of “Tootsie”

    SEASON!” Rolling Stone

  • “TOOTSIE ROCKS. TOOTSIE ROLLS. TOOTSIE POPS.” TimeOut 
  • “LAUGHTER ERUPTS IN THE THEATRE. Tootsie lives up to the name Musical Comedy.” The Washington Post  
  • “A FRESH, FUNNY, SUBVERSIVE COMEDY SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR OUR TIMES.” The Hollywood Reporter 
  • “THE FUNNIEST MUSICAL SINCE THE BOOK OF MORMON!” Los Angeles Times  
TOOTSIE is the story of a talented, but difficult-to-work-with actor who will do anything to land the role of a lifetime.  Starring Santino Fontana

Wendy Federman and “Tootsie” composer David Yazbek

(Cinderella, Frozen), this new production features a score by Tony winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, The Full Monty), a book by Robert Horn (13, Dame Edna Back with a Vengeance), choreography by Tony nominee Denis Jones (Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas), and direction by eight-time Tony nominee and Olivier Award winner Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, On The Twentieth Century).

Performances at the Marquis Theatre, 201 West 46th Street, NYC. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here. 

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