MEAN GIRLS, COME FROM AWAY, and More Set For SunTrust Broadway's 2019-2020 Season At DPAC

Direct from New York, Nederlander presents SunTrust Broadway's, 2019 / 2020 Season at DPAC. It's our "Magic of Broadway" Season featuring Disney's ALADDIN, plus seven more incredible productions direct from their hit engagements in New York and London, including the Tony-Winning Best Musical - THE BAND'S VISIT.

SunTrust Broadway's, 2019 / 2020 Season at DPAC includes:

• Disney's ALADDIN, The New Disney Blockbuster: October 2 - 26, 2019
• A BRONX TALE, The New York Times Critic's Pick: November 5 - 10, 2019
• COME FROM AWAY, Best Musical Winner All Across North America: January 14 - 19, 2020
• MEAN GIRLS, Broadway's Biggest New Hit: February 11 - 16, 2020
• THE BAND'S VISIT, Winner of 10 Tony Awards Including Best Musical: April 7 - 12, 2020
• ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, The New Musical Comedy Featuring Both Original Songs & Your Most-Loved Jimmy Buffett Classics: April 28 - May 3, 2020
• MY FAIR LADY, The Most Perfect Musical of All Time: May 19 - 24, 2020
• JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival: June 2 - 7, 2020

In addition, SunTrust Broadway Season Seat Members will have the opportunity to add the Holiday Classic of the Season, Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS, to their 2019 / 2020 season seat package. WHITE CHRISTMAS will be on stage at DPAC December 3 - 8, 2019, as part of WRAL's Greatest Hits of Broadway. The public on-sale for Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS will be announced at a later date.

"This season, each of our eight shows truly embodies the Magic of Broadway," said Rachel Traversari, DPAC's Senior Director of Marketing. "With each production being a current or recent hit in New York or London, guests are guaranteed to experience the very best Broadway shows on tour. We can't wait to begin our twelfth season with another blockbuster when Disney's ALADDIN opens in October."

DPAC is proud to be one of the leading season ticket programs in the country, with more than 18,000 Season Seat Members. Annually, DPAC continues to be recognized as the Triangle's #1 performing arts organization and as one of the top-ten theaters in America by three leading national publications covering live entertainment events and venues.

"It's wonderful to again be able to present such an incredible season at DPAC," said Bob Klaus, DPAC's General Manager. These new shows will attract over 250,000 guests and our team will be ready to greet every guest with warmth, friendliness and an attention to detail that are hallmarks of the legendary DPAC experience."

Tickets for the "Magic of Broadway" season shows are currently available only to Season Seat Members as part of SunTrust Broadway's, 2019 / 2020 season ticket package. Season Seat Members will have until May 31, 2019 to renew their memberships.

New season seats will go on sale in late June. When new season seats go on sale, DPAC will email our Friends of DPAC with more details. Interested buyers are encouraged to sign up to become a Friend of DPAC here.

Tickets to individual performances will go on sale late this summer. Disney's ALADDIN is currently on sale.

For more information, contact Broadway@DPACnc.com or call the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina - Ticket Center at DPAC at 919.281.0595, with the following hours:

Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Or visit the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina - Ticket Center at DPAC in person at 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC 27701, located in the American Tobacco Historic District next to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park during the above hours.

Detailed information for SunTrust Broadway's, 2019 / 2020 Season at DPAC:

Disney's ALADDIN: October 2 - 26, 2019
*Season Seat Members attend October 2-8.

From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It's an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite.

A BRONX TALE: November 5 - 10, 2019

Broadway's hit crowd-pleaser takes you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s - where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he'd love to be.

Bursting with high-energy dance numbers and original doo-wop tunes from Alan Menken, the songwriter of Beauty and the Beast, A BRONX TALE is an unforgettable story of loyalty and family.

Based on Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri's story, this streetwise musical has The New York Times hailing it as "A Critic's Pick! The kind of tale that makes you laugh and cry."

COME FROM AWAY: January 14 - 19, 2020

This New York Times Critic's Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.

Don't miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by this year's Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Newsweek cheers, "It takes you to a place you never want to leave!"

On 9/11, the world stopped.

On 9/12, their stories moved us all.

MEAN GIRLS: February 11 - 16, 2020

Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey ("30 Rock"), composer Jeff Richmond ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and director Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina's reign, she learns the hard way that you can't cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

New York Magazine cheers, "MEAN GIRLS delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery." USA Today says, "We'll let you in on a little secret, because we're such good friends: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!"

THE BAND'S VISIT: April 7 - 12, 2020

Spend an evening in the company of unforgettable strangers at THE BAND'S VISIT - now one of the most celebrated musicals ever. It rejoices in the way music brings us to life, brings us to laughter, brings us to tears, and ultimately, brings us together.

In an Israeli desert town where every day feels the same, something different is suddenly in the air. Dina, the local café owner, had long resigned her desires for romance to daydreaming about exotic films and music from her youth. When a band of Egyptian musicians shows up lost at her café, she and her fellow locals take them in for the night. Under the spell of the night sky, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways and this once sleepy town begins to wake up.

THE BAND'S VISIT features music and lyrics by Tony Award and Drama Desk Award winner David Yazbek, and a book by Tony, NY Drama Critics Circle, Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards winner Itamar Moses. IT is based on the screenplay by Eran Kolirin, and is directed by Tony, Drama Desk, Lortel and Obie Award winner David Cromer.

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE: April 28 - May 3, 2020

Welcome to Margaritaville, where people come to get away from it all - and stay to find something they never expected. ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE is the musical comedy featuring both original songs and your most-loved JIMMY BUFFET classics, including "Fins," "Volcano," "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and many more. USA Today calls it "A little slice of paradise!" and Entertainment Weekly raves, "It will knock your flip-flops off!" So don't let the party start without you.

MY FAIR LADY: May 19 - 24, 2020

From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King and I and South Pacific, comes "a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time" (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe's MY FAIR LADY. Director Bartlett Sher's glowing production is "thrilling, glorious and better than it ever ways" (The New York Times). "Every so often a revival comes along that reminds you how indispensable great theater can be" (NY1).

Boasting such classic songs as "I Could Have Danced All Night," "The Rain in Spain," "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" and "On the Street Where You Live," MY FAIR LADY tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a "proper lady." But who is really being transformed?

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR: June 2 - 7, 2020

An album that inspired a REVOLUTION. A REVELATION that changed the world. A REINVENTION for this millennium.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is an iconic musical phenomenon with a worldwide fan base. In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production comes to North America. Originally staged by London's Regent Park Open Air Theatre and helmed by the acclaimed director Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) and award winning choreographer Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom), this production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades. Appealing to both theater audiences and concert music fans, this production pays tribute to the historic 1971 Billboard Album of the Year while creating a modern, theatrical world that is uniquely fresh and inspiring.

With music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony winners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes "I Don't Know How to Love Him," "Gethsemane" and "Superstar".

Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS: December 3 - 8, 2019 *WRAL Greatest Hits of Broadway at DPAC Series

This holiday season discover the perfect gift for everyone on your list! Start with a timeless tale of joy and goodwill, fill it with classic Irving Berlin songs, top it off with glorious dancing and lots of snow and head on over to DPAC to see Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS.

Performances begin December 3 for this must-see classic in a lavish new production that the New York Times says to "put on your wish list." Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS tells the story of a song-and-dance team putting on a show in the magical Vermont inn and falling for a stunning sister act in the process. Full of dancing, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written! Give everyone the gift they're dreaming of with this merry and bright holiday musical.

 

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