Broadway Series To Feature 'Motown,' 'Cabaret'

Cirque-du-Soleil and Orlando-Ballet collaborationPNC Broadway in Louisville has "Motown: The Musical," "Cabaret" and "Dirty Dancing", among the seven shows that will make his season 2015-16.

Season tickets go on sale Thursday at the PNC Broadway in Louisville Box Office, 620 W. Main St., Suite 100, and online at www.onlineticketspot.com. Subscriptions may also be purchased by 9 a.m.-6 pm, Monday through Friday.



September 15 to 20: Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella".

Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Douglas Carter Beane in 1957 based in part Hammerstein's book for the 1957 musical debut as a television production.

October 13 to 18: "Dirty Dancing".

Based on the 1987 movie of the same title. Eleanor Bergstein, writer of the film, wrote the book for the musical. Music includes the songs "Hungry Eyes", "Hey Baby", "Do you love me?" and "(I've Had) The experience of my life."

18 November to 6 December: "Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz". *

Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. The musical is based on the novel by Gregory Maguire 1995 "Wicked. Memoirs of a Wicked Witch"

19-24 in: Disney's "Beauty and the Beast". *

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton. The musical is based on the movie of the same name in 1991.

March 8 to 13: ". Cabaret"

Music by John Kander, Fred Ebb letter. Based on the book "Goodbye to Berlin" by Christopher Isherwood. The 1966 musical was revived in 2014 by Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway director Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall and co-director / choreographer.

12-17 April: "Motown: The Musical".

Motown music (of course) and a book of Berry Gordy, based on his 1994 autobiography "To Be Loved: The Music, Magic, the Memories of Motown," The musical tells the story of the founding and management Gordy Motown record label, as well as their relationships with artists of Motown Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson.

June 1 to 12: "The Phantom of the Opera".

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart with additions of Richard Stilgoe. Book Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe is based on the French novel by Gaston Leroux "Le Fantôme de l'Opera."

"Wicked" and "Beauty and the Beast" are not part of the subscription package season. However, subscribers are allowed to purchase tickets for these shows before tickets go on sale to the general public.