| PHOTO CALL: 2007 Stars in the Alley
2007 marked the 21st anniversary of the annual event. The morning concert featured performances and/or appearances from most every production currently playing on Broadway. Among this year's participating shows were Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, Company, Coram Boy, Curtains, The Drowsy Chaperone, Frost/Nixon, Grey Gardens, Hairspray, Heartbreak House, Inherit the Wind, Jersey Boys, Journey's End, Legally Blonde The Musical, Les Misrables, The Lion King, The Little Dog Laughed, Mamma Mia!, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Monty Python's Spamalot, The Phantom of the Opera, The Pirate Queen, Radio Golf, Rent, Spring Awakening, Talk Radio, Tarzan, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Wicked, Xanadu and The Year of Magical Thinking. *** At Left (from top): Carolee Carmello; Julie White, James Carpinello and Kerry Butler; Matt Cavenaugh and Erin Davie; Josh Strickland; Tamyra Gray and Tim Howar; Lea Salonga; Michael Shawn Lewis and Jennifer Hope Wills; Hadley Fraser; John Glover and Beth Leavel; Ashley Parker Angel; Martha Plimpton and Jennifer Ehle; Roz Ryan; Charlotte St.
'Lion King' Extends Honolulu Run
Good news for "Lion King" fans! The popular musical is extending its tour in Honolulu. Organizers say the show's first batch of tickets is almost sold out, so they've added another 48 performances at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. That means the show will now run for a total of 13 weeks from September 15 through December 9. Organizers say it should bring an extra boost to local businesses. "A recent study that was done back in New York indicates that for every dollar sold on a Broadway ticket, there's about a three dollar return to the community. So in this case, that amounts to about a $40 million economic impact to the community of Honolulu," said Jack Lucas, president of WestCoast Entertainment. Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann was there when tickets first went on sale last month.
Tony outs a big star
My husband wondered more than once last night why I was watching the Tony Awards, especially since I will probably never see any of the plays or musicals, unless they make their way to a city near me. I guess it's the one night I get to feel like a New Yorker. The musical performances they stage give me some taste of what shows I would watch if I ever made it to the Big Apple. Ever since seeing the original cast of "The Lion King" on Broadway, I told myself to make a point to come back. And yet I missed "Aida," "The Producers," "Mamma Mia!" and "Avenue Q." If I manage a flight out to New York, "Spring Awakening" and "Company" are definitely two I'd make sure to catch this time. Oh, and I'd be in the front row for "Curtains," the last musical written by the great songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb.
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