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 THE SCOTTSBORO
BOYS is based on the notorious "Scottsboro" case in the 1930s, where
nine African American men were unjustly accused of attacking two white women on
a train in Alabama. The young men were convicted by an all-white jury and spent
years in jail, while the case was tried and retried. In the tradition of their
classic musicals Cabaret and Chicago, Kander and Ebb explore
this dark chapter of American history in a daringly inventive and startling entertainment.
 Drawing from over forty years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, SPIDER-MAN spins a new take on the mythic tale of a young man propelled from a modest rowhouse in Queens to the skyscraping spire of the Chrysler Building, the bustling offices of the Daily Bugle, through the dizzying canyons of Manhattan, to new vistas never before seen. The musical follows the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down—literally—when he’s bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. This bullied science-geek—suddenly endowed with astonishing powers—soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility as villains test not only his physical strength but also his strength of character. Spider-Man’s battles will hurtle the audience through an origin story both recognizable and unexpected--yielding new characters as well as familiar faces--until a final surprising confrontation casts a startling new light on this hero’s journey.
Directed by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor with 22-time Grammy® Award-winning Bono and The Edge creating new music and lyrics, SPIDER-MAN will be written by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger. Julie Taymor is best known as director of one of the most successful musicals in Broadway history, Disney’s The Lion King and the film Across The Universe. Bono and The Edge are half of one of the most popular rock bands of all time, U2, who will be making their Broadway debut with SPIDER-MAN.
 ELF
is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into
Santa's bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Buddy is raised
unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making
abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks
on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true
identity. Based on the 2003 movie.
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