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The year 2009 in theatre includes the following significant events.
Contents |
Top Grossing
Top Grossing Broadway Shows
- Cumulative Grosses as of July 30, 2009[1]
| Rank | Title | Theatre | Attendance | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicked | George Gershwin Theatre | 98.3% Capacity | $43,199,777 |
| 2 | Billy Elliot the Musical | Imperial Theatre | 94.6% Capacity | $35,995,295 |
| 3 | The Lion King | Minskoff Theatre | 93.7% Capacity | $34,517,860 |
| 4 | Jersey Boys | August Wilson Theatre | 98.4% Capacity | $31,598,087 |
| 5 | West Side Story | Palace Theatre | 98.2% Capacity | $27,264,515 |
| 6 | Mamma Mia! | Winter Garden Theatre | 93.9% Capacity | $26,637,271 |
| 7 | South Pacific | Vivian Beaumont Theatre | 93% Capacity | $25,520,521 |
| 8 | In the Heights | Richard Rodgers Theatre | 88.7% Capacity | $23,562,515 |
| 9 | Shrek the Musical | The Broadway Theatre | 75.9% Capacity | $23,429,027 |
| 10 | The Phantom of the Opera | Majestic Theatre | 88.6% Capacity | $23,363,416 |
Events (including scheduled)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 26 | American Theatre Hall of Fame ceremony: Inductees for this year's American Theatre Hall of Fame are: Nathan Lane, Richard Easton, Alan Ayckbourn, Emanuel Azenberg, Patricia Birch, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick and, posthumously, Roscoe Lee Browne. |
| March 8 | Laurence Olivier Awards ceremony held. The National Theatre of Scotland's production of Black Watch won four awards, as did The Donmar Warehouse. La Cage aux Folles won awards for Best Musical Revival and for Douglas Hodge, Best Actor in a Musical. [2] |
| May 11 | Outer Critics Circle Awards announced. The awards dinner held on May 21 at the Eugenia Room of Sardi's Restaurant. Nominees announced on April 20. |
| May 17 | Drama Desk Awards ceremony held. Nominations to be announced on April 27.[3] |
| May 18 | Obie Awards ceremony held at Webster Hall, New York City. |
| June 7 | The 63rd Tony Awards ceremony held, will be televised live on CBS.[4] |
Awards
Tony Awards
- Play
- Best Play: God of Carnage
- Best Revival of a Play: The Norman Conquests
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King
- Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play: Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
- Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play: Roger Robinson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play: Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit
- Musical
- Best Musical: Billy Elliot, The Musical
- Best Revival of a Musical: Hair
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish ‚ Billy Elliot, The Musical
- Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical: Alice Ripley, Next to Normal
- Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical: Gregory Jbara, Billy Elliot, The Musical
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Karen Olivo, West Side Story
Drama Desk Award
- Outstanding Play: Ruined
- Outstanding Musical: Billy Elliot The Musical
- Outstanding Revival of a Play: The Norman Conquests
- Outstanding Revival of a Musical: Hair
- Outstanding Director of a Play: Matthew Warchus (The Norman Conquests)
- Outstanding Director of a Musical: Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot The Musical)
- Outstanding Actor in a Play: Geoffrey Rush (Exit The King)
- Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek The Musical)
- Outstanding Actress in a Play: Janet McTeer (Mary Stuart)
- Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Allison Janney ( 9 to 5 The Musical)
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
- Best Play: Ruined (play)
- Best Musical: Billy Elliot the Musical
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Openings (including scheduled) (incomplete)
Shows that are scheduled to open on Broadway in New York, or the West End in London in 2009.
A show's previews, or try-out performances, can start a couple of days or several weeks before the show officially opens. The preview dates are not mentioned in this table. (Ticket prices for previews are rarely reduced.)[5]
*Pre-opening information is subject to change.
| Opening date |
Show | Type | Where | Cast & Crew | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | Mandy Patinkin: In Concert | musical cabaret | West End | Mandy Patinkin, with Paul Ford on piano. | January 18, 2009[6] |
| January 13 | Hit Me! The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury | play | West End | Dir. & Book, Jeff Merrifield | February 15, 2009[7] |
| January 14 | Oliver! | musical | West End | Dir., Rupert Goold, Matthew Bourne; M. & L. & Book, Lionel Bart; Chor., Matthew Bourne; Cast, Jodie Prenger, Rowan Atkinson, Harry Stott, Burn Gorman, Julian Bleach, Julian Glover, Louise Gold, Sarah Lark | [8] |
| January 15 | Soul of Shaolin | special | Broadway | 33 Chinese nationals, highly skilled in the martial art Shaolin Kung Fu *a production from the People's Republic of China |
January 31, 2009 |
| January 16 | Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | play | National Theatre | Dir., Felix Barrett, Tom Morris; M., Andre Previn; Book, Tom Stoppard, Andre Previn; Chor., Maxine Doyle; Cast, Bronagh Gallagher, Dan Stevens, Toby Jones, Joseph Millson | February 25, 2009 |
| January 19 | Complicit | play | West End | Dir., Kevin Spacey; Book, Joe Sutton; Cast, Richard Dreyfuss, David Suchet, Elizabeth McGovern | February 21, 2009 |
| January 20 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | play | West End | Dir., Gregory Doran; Book, William Shakespeare; Cast, Edward Bennett, Peter de Jersey, Kathryn Drysdale, Mariah Gale, Mark Hadfield | February 7, 2009 |
| January 21 | Thriller – Live | musical | West End | Dir., Gary Lloyd; Book, Adrian Grant; M. & L., songs of Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 ; Chor., Gary Lloyd, LaVelle Smith Jnr, Kerys Nathan ; Cast, Denise Pearson, Layton Williams | |
| January 22 | The American Plan | play | Broadway | Dir., David Grindley; Book, Richard Greenberg; Cast, Lily Rabe, Mercedes Ruehl | March 22, 2009 |
| January 25 | Hedda Gabler | play | Broadway revival | Dir., Ian Rickson; Book, Henrik Ibsen, Christopher Shinn; Cast, Michael Cerveris, Mary-Louise Parker, Peter Stormare | March 28, 2009 |
| January 26 | Be Near Me | play | West End | Dir., John Tiffany; Book, Andrew O’Hagan, Ian McDiarmid; Cast, Ian McDiarmid, Blythe Duff, Jimmy Yuill | March 14, 2009 |
| January 27 | Mrs Affleck | play | National Theatre | Dir., Marianne Elliott; Book, Samuel Adamson; Cast, Claire Skinner *inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s Little Eyolf |
April 29, 2009 |
| January 27 | The Pitmen Painters | play | National Theatre | Dir., Max Roberts; Book, Lee Hall; Cast, Ian Kelly *inspired by a book by William Feaver |
April 14, 2009 |
| January 30 | Entertaining Mr Sloane | play | West End | Dir., Nick Bagnall; Book, Joe Orton; Cast, Imelda Staunton, Mathew Horne | |
| February 1 | You're Welcome America A Final Night with George W. Bush |
special one-man show | Broadway | Dir., Adam McKay; Cast, Will Ferrell *one-man show |
March 15, 2009 |
| February 2 | Enjoy | play | West End | Dir., Christopher Luscombe; Book, Alan Bennett; Cast, Alison Steadman, David Troughton | |
| February 2 | Shades | play | West End | Dir., Nina Raine; Book, Alia Bano | February 21, 2009 |
| February 4 | Touched... For The Very First Time |
play | West End | Dir., Douglas Rintoul; Book, Zoe Lewis; Cast, Sadie Frost | March 14, 2009 |
| February 4 | King Lear | play | West End | Dir., Rupert Goold; Book, William Shakespeare; Cast, Pete Postlethwaite | March 28, 2009 |
| February 5 | A View From The Bridge | play | West End | Dir., Lindsay Posner; Book, Arthur Miller; Cast, Ken Stott, Hayley Atwell | |
| February 6 | Defending the Caveman | play | West End | Dir., Cath Farr; Book, Rob Becker; Cast, Mark Little | March 15, 2009 |
| February 6 | Woman in Mind | play | West End | Dir. & Book, Alan Ayckbourn; Cast, Janie Dee, Joanna David | |
| February 7 | The Indian Wants the Bronx | play | West End | Dir., Daljinder Singh; Book, Israel Horovitz | February 14, 2009 |
| February 9 | The Stone | play | West End | Dir., Ramin Gray; Book, Marius von Mayenburg; Cast, Linda Bassett, Loo Brealey, Jonathan Cullen, Amanda Drew *translated by Maja Zade |
February 28, 2009 |
| February 10 | Three Days of Rain | play | West End | ||
| February 11 | England People Very Nice | play | National Theatre | ||
| February 12 | On the Waterfront | play | West End | ||
| February 17 | The Taming of the Shrew | play | West End | ||
| February 19 | The Story of My Life | musical | Broadway | Dir., Richard Maltby, Jr.; Book, Brian Hill; M. & L., Neil Bartram; Cast, Will Chase, Malcolm Gets | February 22, 2009 |
| February 23 | Plague Over England | play | West End | ||
| March 1 | Guys and Dolls A Musical Fable of Broadway |
musical | Broadway revival | Dir., Des McAnuff; Book, Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling, Damon Runyon; M. & L., Frank Loesser; Chor., Sergio Trujillo; Cast, Craig Bierko, Lauren Graham, Oliver Platt, Adam LeFevre, Mary Testa | June 14, 2009 |
| March 9 | 33 Variations | play | Broadway | Dir. & Book, Moisés Kaufman; Cast, Jane Fonda | May 21, 2009 |
| March 12 | Impressionism | play | Broadway | Dir., Jack O'Brien; Book, Michael Jacobs; Cast, Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen, Aaron Lazar, Margarita Levieva, Marsha Mason, Michael T. Weiss | July 5, 2009 |
| March 15 | Blithe Spirit | play | Broadway revival | Dir., Michael Blakemore; Book, Noël Coward; Cast, Angela Lansbury, Rupert Everett, Jayne Atkinson, Christine Ebersole, Simon Jones, Deborah Rush | |
| March 19 | West Side Story | musical | Broadway revival | Dir. & Book, Arthur Laurents; M., Leonard Bernstein; L., Stephen Sondheim ;Chor., Jerome Robbins, Joey McKneely; Cast, Matt Cavenaugh, Curtis Holbrook, Danielle Polanco | |
| March 22 | God of Carnage | play | Broadway | Dir. Matthew Warchus; B. Yasmina Reza; Cast Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini | July 19, 2009 |
| March 26 | Exit the King[9] | play | Broadway revival | Dir. Neil Armfield; B. Eugene Ionesco; Cast Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon | June 14, 2009 |
| March 29 | Irena's Vow | play | Broadway | Dir., Michael Parva; Book, Dan Gordon; M., Quentin Chiappetta; Cast, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Reznikoff | June 28, 2009 |
| March 31 | Hair The American Tribal Love Rock Musical |
musical | Broadway revival | Dir., Diane Paulus; Book & L., Gerome Ragni, James Rado; M., Galt MacDermot; Chor., Karole Armitage; Cast, Gavin Creel | |
| April 2 | reasons to be pretty | play | Broadway | Dir., Terry Kinney; Book, Neil LaBute; Cast, Steven Pasquale | June 14, 2009 |
| April 7 | Rock of Ages | musical | Broadway | Dir., Kristin Hanggi; Book, Chris D'Arienzo; M., famous glam metal bands; Chor, Kelly Devine | |
| April 15 | Next to Normal | musical | Broadway | Dir., Michael Greif; Book, Brian Yorkey; M, Tom Kitt ; L, Brian Yorkey ; Cast, Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano,Adam Chanler-Berat, Louis Hobson | |
| April 19 | Mary Stuart | play | Broadway revival | Dir., Phyllida Lloyd; Book, Friedrich Schiller, Peter Oswald; Cast, Janet McTeer, Harriet Walter, John Benjamin Hickey, Brian Murray, Nicholas Woodeson | August 16, 2009 |
| April 23 | The Norman Conquests | play | Broadway revival | Dir., Matthew Warchus; Book, Alan Ayckbourn; Cast, Stephen Mangan (Old Vic Theatre production) | July 25, 2009 |
| April 26 | The Philanthropist | play | Broadway | Dir., David Grindley; Book, Christopher Hampton; Cast, Matthew Broderick | July 5, 2009 |
| April 29 | Accent on Youth | play | Broadway revival | Dir., Daniel Sullivan; Book, Samson Raphaelson; Cast, David Hyde Pierce, Charles Kimbrough, Lisa Banes | June 28, 2009 |
| April 30 | 9 to 5 | musical | Broadway | Dir., Joe Mantello; Book, Patricia Resnick; M. & L., Dolly Parton; Chor., Andy Blankenbuehler; Cast, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Allison Janney, Marc Kudisch, Ann Harada, Lisa Howard, Andy Karl | |
| April 30 | Waiting for Godot | play | Broadway revival | Dir., Anthony Page; Book, Samuel Beckett; Cast, Nathan Lane, Bill Irwin, John Goodman, David Strathairn [10] | June 14, 2009 |
| October 19 | Memphis | musical | Broadway | Chad Kimball | |
| November 15 | Ragtime | musical | Broadway revival | Dir., Marcia Milgrom Dodge; Cast, Ron Bohmer, Christiane Noll |
Unscheduled 2009 openings
The following shows do not have a specific opening date set in 2009.
| Show | Type | Where | Cast & Crew | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | musical | Broadway | Cast, Harry Connick, Jr | *postponed |
| Catch Me If You Can | musical | Broadway |
Continuing run
Broadway shows that opened in a previous year and are running in 2009 (As of July 24, 2009)
| Show | Date opened |
|---|---|
| The Phantom of the Opera (musical) | January 26, 1988 |
| Chicago (musical) | November 14, 1996 |
| The Lion King (musical) | November 13, 1997 |
| Mamma Mia! (musical) | October 18, 2001 |
| Avenue Q (musical) | July 31, 2003 |
| Wicked (musical) | October 30, 2003 |
| Jersey Boys (musical) | November 6, 2005 |
| Mary Poppins (musical) | November 16, 2006 |
| The Little Mermaid (musical) | January 10, 2008 |
| The 39 Steps (play) | January 15, 2008 |
| In the Heights (musical) | March 9, 2008 |
| South Pacific (musical) | April 3, 2008 |
| Billy Elliot the Musical (musical) | November 13, 2008 |
| Shrek the Musical (musical) | December 14, 2008 |
Closed in 2009, opened in a previous year
| Show | Location | Date opened | Date closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hairspray | Broadway | August 15, 2002 | January 4, 2009 |
| Grease | Broadway | August 19, 2007 | January 4, 2009 |
| Boeing-Boeing | Broadway | May 4, 2008 | January 4, 2009 |
| 13 | Broadway | October 5, 2008 | January 4, 2009 |
| Young Frankenstein | Broadway | November 8, 2008 | January 4, 2009 |
| Dividing the Estate | Broadway | November 20, 2008 | January 4, 2009 |
| White Christmas | Broadway | November 23, 2008 | January 4, 2009 |
| Liza's At the Palace...! | Broadway | December 3, 2008 | January 4, 2009 |
| Slava's Snowshow | Broadway | December 7, 2008 | January 4, 2009 |
| Spamalot | Broadway | March 17, 2005 | January 11, 2009 |
| West End | October 16, 2006 | January 3, 2009 | |
| Gypsy: A Musical Fable | Broadway | March 27, 2008 | January 11, 2009 |
| All My Sons | Broadway | October 16, 2008 | January 11, 2009 |
| Edward Scissorhands | West End | December 9, 2008 | January 18, 2009 |
| Spring Awakening | Broadway | December 10, 2006 | January 18, 2009 |
| Equus | Broadway | September 25, 2008 | February 8, 2009 |
| Speed-the-Plow | Broadway | October 23, 2008 | February 22, 2009 |
| Pal Joey | Broadway | December 18, 2008 | March 1, 2009 |
| August: Osage County | Broadway | December 8, 2008 | June 28, 2009 |
Notable Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Country | Notability | |
| January | 3 | Pat Hingle | 84 |  |
Actor |
| 11 | Tom O'Horgan | 84 | |
Director, actor, musician | |
| 14 | Ricardo Montalban | 88 |  |
Actor | |
| 16 | John Mortimer | 85 |  |
Writer, barrister | |
| February | 6 | James Whitmore | 87 | |
Actor |
| 7 | Blossom Dearie | 82 | |
Singer, pianist | |
| 9 | Robert Woodruff Anderson | 91 | |
Playwright, screenwriter | |
| March | 3 | Sydney Chaplin | 82 | |
Actor |
| 4 | Horton Foote | 92 | |
Playwright, screenwriter | |
| April | 1 | Elaine Cancilla Orbach | 69 | |
Actor |
Notes
- ^ broadwayworld.com grosses
- ^ Shenton, Mark."Jersey Boys, Carnage, Tyzack, Jacobi, Roger, Stewart and More Are Olivier Winners",playbill.com, March 8, 2009
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Drama Desk Awards to Be Presented May 17",playbill.com, March 10, 2009
- ^ "Date set for '63rd Tony Awards' show". United Press International. 2008-09-12. http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2008/09/12/Date_set_for_63rd_Tony_Awards_show/UPI-45471221230988/. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ Theatre 101, Theatre Development Fund
- ^ Mandy Patinkin: In Concert, London Theatre Guide
- ^ Hit Me! The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury, London Theatre Guide
- ^ Oliver!, London Theatre Guide
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Oscar Winners Rush and Sarandon to Star in Broadway Revival of Exit the King",playbill.com, January 13, 2009
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Goodman, Strathairn and Schechter Join Broadway's Waiting for Godot Cast",playbill.com, Dec. 15, 2008
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. "LAST CHANCE: Liza, Hairspray, Boeing, Frankenstein, 13, Grease and More",playbill.com, December 30, 2008
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. "LAST CHANCE: Gypsy, Spamalot, All My Sons and More",playbill.com, January 6, 2009
References
- IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information, IBDB
- "News:Obituaries", playbill.com
- Playbill Celebrity Buzz: Schedule of Upcoming Broadway Shows, playbill.com
- West End Openings, London Theatre Guide
External links
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