THANKFUL FOR NATIONAL TV APPEARANCES ON
“THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ON CBS”
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
The cast of the new production of DREAMGIRLS at the Apollo Theater will perform the title song “Dreamgirls” and the cast of Broadway’s hit production of WEST SIDE STORY will perform “America” Thursday, November 26, at 9am (EST) on “The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS.”
Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. present the premiere engagement of Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater. This brand-new production of the landmark musical opens Sunday, November 22, 2009 and runs through Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater (253 West 125 Street – just ten minutes from midtown), launching the national tour. Dreamgirls began previews at the Apollo Theater Saturday, November 7, 2009.
WEST SIDE STORY has returned to Broadway in a new production directed by its two-time Tony Award winning librettist Arthur Laurents with the original Jerome Robbins choreography restaged by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely. The new production began previews on Broadway Monday, February 23, 2009, and opened to critical acclaim breaking box office records at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) on Thursday, March 19, 2009. The New Broadway Cast Recording of WEST SIDE STORY was released nationwide on June 2, 2009 by Sony Masterworks. A national tour of this production of WEST SIDE STORY will begin in the fall of 2010.