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Starting July 22, 2015 Broadway veteran Taye Diggs will become the first African-American to play the lead role in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” Previously played by other famous names such as Neil Patrick Harris, Michael C. Hall, and Darren Criss; Hedwig has been considered the role of a lifetime.

“Hedwig” is a rock musical about an East German musician named Hansel Schmidt, who assumes a female persona after a botched sex-change surgery. After marrying an American drag queen and escaping East Germany, Hansel, now known as Hedwig Robinson relocates to Kansas.

Written by John Cameron Mitchell, the musical was inspired by Mitchell’s own life as the son of a U.S. Army Major General. Hedwig’s character was based off of a German divorced U.S. Army wife who worked as a babysitter for Mitchell’s family during the day, and then at night assumed the role of a prostitute in a trailer park in Kansas.

The music and lyrics were written by Stephen Trask. The style follows an androgynous 1970s glam rock, similar to David Bowie’s music; with punk rock vibes that make you nostalgic of Iggy Pop and Lou Reed.

This past week “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” grossed $533,938. However before its success, in the mid-90s “Hedwig” started out as a series of 30-minute segments of cover songs at Squeezebox!, a club where drag queens performed. It was nearly half a decade before the show was finally complete and ready for the stage.

The current run of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” began in April 2014 with Neil Patrick Harris as the lead. The show won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival. The musical’s weekly grosses began to drop this spring, but the show’s lead producer David Binder is confident that fitting the roles with an all-star cast will continue to draw in audiences.

Taye Diggs made his Broadway debut in “Rent.” He has since acted on the television show “Private Practice” and has been in films like the movie adaption of “Chicago.” With his extensive resume, Mr. Diggs should have no trouble at all filling those shiny gold go-go boots.

It is time to grab your tickets for the show, and make sure that you don’t miss out on an experience of a lifetime!

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Broadway is always a great time when you bring a date and watch the show unfold in front of you. When you have great actors up on the stage, then it is like you’re a part of the show and you get much more out of it then just watching something play out in front of you. This is one of the best parts about Fun Home, where they put on a show unlike any other. The show is one of those that is a must see for anyone that enjoys Broadway theater, or perhaps has never been to any of the shows before.

The Storyline 

Fun Home puts together a family, friends and life into one great show that you can watch. It shows you how someone can go through life and question the things around them, while finding out more about themselves and everything that they thought was once okay.

The child that it is centered around has found out that her dad is gay, and she now has to figure out a way to cope with this. As she goes through life to find out new things about herself, and the family around her, she also finds a way to cope with many other problems that she faces, not just her dad being gay. While trying to hold the relationship with her father, and understand why this is happening, she is also finding out much more about herself at the same time. This is one of the best parts of the theater show. She is able to learn from everything that she goes through from the trials and tribulations to the best of her life at the same time.

The story takes you on many turns where you learn so much, while getting much more out of the storyline than you ever thought possible. This is one of the best ways to go when it comes to being a part of the Broadway show up on stage.

Now it is time to think about purchasing those tickets. We have them here for an affordable price, with the best seats in the house at Ticket Center. Grab yours and head out for a good show today!

Misery, one of many psychological thrillers written by author Stephen King, is coming to the stage September 1, 2015. Starring Bruce Willis making his debut on Broadway, and Elizabeth Marvel star of New York theater, (“Fifty Words”, “Other Desert Cities”).
Misery, is best known for the film in 1990 starring James Caan and a performance that won her an Oscar, Kathy Bates. Bruce Willis will play the role of romantic novelist Paul Sheldon, which killed his books main character off, Misery Chastain, in hopes of reinventing himself as a novelist that is serious. Unfortunately, on his way to reinvention he falls into several detractors. The main one being Annie Wilkes, being played by Elizabeth Marvel. He has a car accident close to her home that is isolated from the world. He awakens in her house bedridden, recuperating with the help of his ‘Number One Fan’…
This play shows the relationship between a fanatic and an author, in this suspenseful tale. Paul Sheldon is faced with a battle for survival, while this former nurse becomes increasingly abusive with her insane behavior. How can he escape from this psychotic fans clutches? Will he be able to get away from her in time?
The play is adapted by Academy Award winner, William Goldman. Adaptation of Misery for the screen was done by Goldman, as well. His scripts written for “All the President’s Men” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” won him Academy Awards. Goldman, is also a winner of two Oscar Awards.
Misery, will be directed by Will Frears. He is also the director of the movie “Coach” and many plays on Broadway including “The Water’s Edge” and “Year Zero”. Frears staged in 2012, a world premiere at Bucks County Playhouse located in New Hope, Pa., the stage version.
Warner Bros. Theater Ventures, Castle Rock Entertainment, along with Raymond Wu will be the producers of “Misery”.
The Venue for Misery, is still to be announced for the premier showing on September 1, 2015.

Tickets for this Broadway play will be available for purchase from Ticket Center.

When you’re considering a theater show to go out and see, and be moved by then why not consider Giselle? This tale combines the romantic, heart breaking story of lovers and being together again. Not only will you love every second of the actors and dancers on stage, but you will be moved to tears over and over again, with just how beautiful this play and show truly is.

Giselle is Talked About

Everyone that has seen this show knows just how beautiful it truly is. Not only does it move everyone in the audience, but everyone on the stage competes for many different parts. This play is one that cannot be missed. Want to know what others thought about it? We compiled a list of comments about the beautiful ballet after it was concluded.

Giselle is breathtaking and leaves you wanting more at the end. Not only does the show move you, but you want to become a part of it and feel what she feels when it comes to the true love that she is drawn too.

The show moves not only us as people, but those that know the pain that she is going through. If you have not already seen the show, then it is a must watch for those that are new to the area or to watching ballets.

Skip the Nutcracker, and go right for Giselle, where the dancers make sure to put on a performance that you’re sure to remember. Nothing like finding a diamond in the rough, and Giselle is truly just that and so much more when you see her dance across the stage.

Bring the family, or watch with someone else; Giselle is truly remarkable for everything that is done both on the stage and off it.

When you’re thinking about purchasing tickets for this once in a lifetime show, you can visit Ticket Center where you’re able to find out prices, and get the best seats in the house. This is one ballet that is definitely going to leave you wanting to watch even more. Take in the splendors that come with the story, and all those within it.

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If you’ve been wanting to see the New York City Ballet perform live on stage, they are ready to go and warming up for many shows this upcoming year. With one of them being, All Balanchine’s Serenade. If you love seeing the moving ballet performances by top ballet stars, then this is where you should be to watch them perform live, and really feel what they are feeling when they are up on stage, playing out the moves, the songs, the feelings that they are supposed to be portraying from the characters.

The Beautiful Dancers and Story Lines

While every ballet story has it’s own story line, and it is either easy to follow, somewhat hard or may not be something that is able to followed along, and just beautiful to watch; the ballet company really brings your feelings into play when they are up on that stage performing, doing their twirls, whirls and making you feel just as beautiful as they are while you’re sitting in the audience.

While watching any of the shows that they perform, you will feel captivated and inspired. They provide a beautiful performance that they work on throughout the year, so you are always in for a treat when it comes to watching any ballet show that they have.

Never have to miss out on watching a ballet when you can grab tickets that put you in the front seat of the action. Never have to worry about never seeing a ballet either. When you watch the New York City Ballet, you’re watching professional ballet dancers show off what they have learned their whole lives, while they put their hearts and souls into the performance, the performance that is all for your entertainment.

Get Your Tickets Today

Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Make sure to see the New York City Ballet perform live, they are just as amazing as everyone says and it is a chance that you may never get again. Grab your tickets right here at Ticket Center and make sure to head out for a night of romance, of fun and of entertainment provided by the New York City Ballet.