Best of Broadway 2000-2001 Season



August 15-20, 2000 The revolutionary reinvention of Kander and Ebb's hit musical Cabaret, winner of four 1998 Tony Awards including Best Revival, will be the divinely decadent theatrical event of the season (or any other season). Co-directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and Rob Marshal (ABC TV's Annie), this production brings the seedy glamour of the legendary Kit Kat Klub to Portland, after being the talk of London, New York, and Los Angeles. The Seattle Times raves Cabaret is a "relevation and a triumph!" (Intended for mature audiences).
September 5-10, 2000 Ragtime, the four time Tony Award-winning musical based on the best selling novel, is a timeless tale of innocence lost and freedom won. It is an epic story of three American families at the turn of the 20th century, who discover an era when everything was new and anything was possible. Time Magazine calls Ragtime "the #1 theatrical event of the year!"	January 2-7, 2001 This Broadway phenomenon won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as four 1996 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Inspired by Puccini's La Bohème, Rent is a joyous breathtaking and often bitter sweet musical that celebrates a community of artists in New Your City as they struggle with the soaring hopes and tough realities of today's world. Don't miss the new American musical that has single-handedly reinvigorated Broadway and is now taking the country by storm!
February 20-25, 2001 This legendary musical made new again hits the bulls-eye with the 1999 Tony Award for best musical revival. Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun, the rip-roarin' musical of the Wild West in an all-new, all-spectacular production. The sharp-shootin,' heart-poundin' tale of romance and rivalry has one of the most magnificent scores ever written for the stage, including "There's No Business Like Show Business," "They Say It's Wonderful," "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun" and "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better."	May 2001 Time magazine calls Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA, "Broadway's next monster hit!" and The New Yorker proclaims "Disney's done it again!" The winner of four 2000 Tony Awards, AIDA is a new musical love story bursting with contemporary energy that tells the story of Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country, Amneris, an Egyptian princess, and Radames, the soldier they both love. The Tony Award-winning score by John and Rice boasts songs that "are destined to become classics" says the Chicago Sun Times. USA Today raves that the production demonstrates "the proof of the power of a great story!" Experience this brand new Broadway hit in its premiere engagement at Keller Auditorium!
June 19-24, 2001 The prince is giving a ball and your whole family is going to have one! The magic of this enchanting fairy tale, Cinderella, comes to life in a spectacular stage fantasy filled with timeless characters, irresistible romance and the unforgettable songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein - all brought together with the kind of dazzling stagecraft that will leave audiences happily ever after!