ADVISORY, Aug. 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
What: (title of show), the new original Broadway musical, will visit The NASDAQ Stock Market. (title of show) kicked off the 2008-2009 Broadway season when it opened at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) on July 17, 2008. To celebrate the occasion, the Broadway cast members Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Larry Pressgrove, Courtney Balan, and Benjamin Howes will preside over the Opening Bell. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Tuesday, August 5 at 9:30 a.m. EDT Contacts: Dale Heller (212) 221-8466; (646) 283-8492 samrudymediadale@cs.com NASDAQ MarketSite: Robert Madden (646) 441-5045 Robert.Madden@nasdaqomx.com
Feed Information:
The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 25 - uplink IA6 C band / transponder 14, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.
Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Opening Bell, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.
About Title of Show:
Part shaggy dog tale, part Cinderella story, part quit-your-job and do what you've always wanted to do with your life, (title of show) is the tale of 4 scrappy young people who set out to realize their lifelong dream and write a musical, hoping to get it to Broadway. Unfolding before the audience in "real time," the musical appears to be writing itself, taking theatregoers inside the creative and dream-making process, the ups and downs, the perils and the pleasures.
(title of show) has music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen, book by Hunter Bell and is directed by Michael Berresse. (title of show) stars Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell and Heidi Blickenstaff. Courtney Balan and Benjamin Howes are stand-bys. Larry Pressgrove is musical director.
The indomitable spirit of succeeding -- against all odds -- as depicted by both the play and its players has demonstrated broad appeal to people of all ages and stripes since (title of show) debuted in 2004 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, followed by its Off-Broadway debut in 2006 at The Vineyard Theatre. Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, and Michael Berresse each won a 2006 Obie Award for their work on (title of show).
(title of show) opened on Broadway to such rave reviews as: "This fresh new musical is something worth cheering. (title of show) is far funnier than many of the more manufactured musicals that make it to Broadway these days," New York Times. "(title of show) is as spunky and smart as it is reflective and brazen. You don't have to make theater to identify with (title of show), you just have to want something meaningful," Philadelphia Inquirer. "Clever and tuneful and bursting with charm ... (title of show) is a funny, big-hearted portrait of creativity, friendship and chasing your crazy dreams," NY1 News. "A joy from start to finish -- original, clever, and surprisingly moving," New Yorker. "Some of the best laughs on Broadway! (title of show) has an appealing universality in its tale of the struggle and satisfaction of pursuing a seemingly impossible dream," Bergen Record. "For anyone who loves a Broadway musical, or likes laughing," Radar Magazine. "Sharp, entertaining and surprisingly resonant ... with a swift, bright score in the style of 'Avenue Q' and 'Spelling Bee'," The Star Ledger.
An Original Cast Recording of (title of show) is available on Ghostlight Records. The Broadway recording of (title of show) is presently being planned.
(title of show) performs Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 3:00pm & 8:00pm; and Sundays at 3:00pm & 7:30pm (Wednesdays are dark) at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) on Broadway. Tickets are priced $101.50 - $51.50 - 26.50 to all performances, excluding Saturday matinee and evening performances which are priced $111.50 - $61.50 - 36.50.
For additional information, log on to the web site: www.titleofshow.com.