PhotosPhoto Special: Butter Beer, Hiking Trips and Fun in the Sun! How The Cast of On the Town Spent Their Week-long VacationThe hardworking cast and crew at the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of On the Town got a much-deserved week off, as Univision utilized the Lyric Theater for its upfront presentations to potential advertisers and the TV industry press. We asked the company to share how they spent their vacation!
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May 15, 2015
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Photo Special: Butter Beer, Hiking Trips and Fun in the Sun! How The Cast of On the Town Spent Their Week-long Vacation
Photo Special: Butter Beer, Hiking Trips and Fun in the Sun! How The Cast of On the Town Spent Their Week-long Vacation
The hardworking cast and crew at the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of On the Town got a much-deserved week off, as Univision utilized the Lyric Theater for its upfront presentations to potential advertisers and the TV industry press. We asked the company to share how they spent their vacation!
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Lori Ann Ferreri: Chillin with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in Mexico City
Lori Ann Ferreri: Bailando en la calle- México City
Stephen Hanna - My husband Bret Shuford and I had a blast exploring the beautiful city of Austin, TX!
Chip Abbott - The first is a visit to the farmers market in San Diego. I was out there visiting my partner Eric Johnson who is on the Cinderella tour. The puppy is Bleecker.
Chip Abbott - The second is also in San Diego visiting my partner Eric Johnson, Dance Captain of the Cinderella tour. This was Bleecker's first visit to the ocean!
Paloma Garcia-Lee – Paloma and her husband Paul on vacation in Mexico City.
Paloma Garcia-Lee and husband Paul with Mikey Winslow and his wife Jenny in Mexico City.
Jess LeProtto - "So nice to be able to go to my second home, Belmar NJ! Can't wait to get back here for the summer!" #helluvabeach
Jess LeProtto - "Down by the shore this weekend and look what I found at the train station!" #OnTheTownNYC #OnTheJerseyShore
Elizabeth Stanley – Yosemite National Park with her brother’s family!
Elizabeth Stanley - The valley with El Capitan standing guard.
Elizabeth Stanley – Elizabeth with "The Grizz" – a giant Sequoia.
Jackie Hoffman – Jackie in Florida…SURROUNDED BY FANS.
Michael Rosen, Cody Williams, Ricky Ubeda, Eloise Kropp and Alysha Umphress - #OTTVacation has found a new act two costume idea.
Michael Rosen, Cody Williams, Ricky Ubeda, Eloise Kropp and Alysha Umphress - #ottvacation all aboard the Hogwarts express!!!
Eloise Kropp - We fell in love in a hopeless place. Grinch true love.
Eloise Kropp - Onwards and upwards!
Eloise Kropp and Ricky Ubeda – Fun in the sun in Miami!!!!!
Olga the mermaid (better known as Michael Rosen) gets a much needed tan in Miami. (Artwork by Eloise Kropp and Ricky Ubeda)
Ricky Ubeda has a little butter beer in the wizarding world of Harry Potter at universal Orlando!
Cast mates take Universal Orlando!!! (Ricky Ubeda, Cody Williams, Alysha Umphress, Michael Rosen, Eloise Kropp)
Alysha Umphress and Cody Williams in Orlando, Florida.
Jackie Hoffman: Wyndham walls Miami. Where one can drown in art.
Jackie Hoffman: Village retirement community. #onthetown #onvacation #inmyfuture
Kristine Covillo: Hiking in Sedona!
Kristine Covillo: Visiting a Vortex with my husband.
Kristine Covillo: Celebrated Mother’s Day with my mom and met my nephew for the first time!
Holly Ann Butler: I went to L.A. for the break to visit my sister (who has my 6-month-old niece) and some friends! This is me, my sis, and two on my friends at this weird bar in L.A.
Holly Ann Butler: My adorable niece!
Holly Ann Butler: Me and my friend Dan on the set of his morning show, "Home and Family," on the Hallmark channel!
The Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots similarly canceled performances in May 2014 in order for Univision to utilize the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
On the Town, the iconic musical created by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jerome Robbins, officially opened Oct. 16, 2014, following previews Sept. 20 at the Lyric (formerly the Foxwoods and the Ford Center for the Performing Arts). The production was recently nominated for four 2015 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical.
The production, which marks the 70th anniversary of the classic musical, is directed by Tony winner John Rando, who helmed the recent, critically acclaimed City Center Encores! and Barrington Stage productions of On the Town. It also features choreography by Joshua Bergasse, who choreographed the Barrington Stage production and is making his Broadway debut as a choreographer with this show.
"The Bronx is up, the Battery's down, and three sailors are hoping to get just a little bit lucky on their one day of leave in the Big Apple," according to press notes. "From the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Coney Island to Times Square and Carnegie Hall, On the Town zigzags through New York City as the sailors and the three high-spirited young women they meet chase love, dreams, and each other during an unforgettable day in the city that never sleeps."
The score features the standards “New York, New York,” “I Can Cook Too,” “Lonely Town” and “Some Other Time” and are being played with their original orchestrations, performed by what is the largest orchestra on Broadway, with 28 musicians led by musical director James Moore.
The production also has scenic and projection design by Tony winner Beowulf Boritt, lighting design by Drama Desk nominee Jason Lyons, costume design by Tony Award winner Jess Goldstein, sound design by Tony nominee Kai Harada and hair and makeup design by Leah Loukas.
The musical is the newest project by Hunter Bird, one of the creative minds behind the immersive Off-Broadway revival of The Phantom of the Opera, Masquerade.
