Bandstand

First Preview: Mar 31, 2016

Opening Date: Mar 31, 2016

Closing Date: Sep 18, 2017

Running Time: 02:30

http://www.bandstandbroadway.com/

Playing @

Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

242 W 45th St New York, NY 10036

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Set in the smoke-filled, swing-fueled night clubs of 1945, Bandstand brings the against-all-odds story of singer/songwriter Donny Novitski and his band of mismatched fellow WWII veterans to the stage.

When a national radio contest to find America’s next big swing band offers a chance at instant fame and Hollywood fortune, Donny must whip his wise-cracking gang of jazzers into fighting shape. Teaming up with the beautiful young war widow Julia as their singer, they struggle to confront the lingering effects and secrets of the battlefield that threaten to tear them apart.

Starring two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Cinderella, Grease, Bonnie and Clyde), and Broadway sensation Corey Cott (Newsies, Gigi), Bandstand is a truly American story of love, loss, triumph and the everyday men and women whose personal bravery defined a nation

Broadway Musical

Age Guidance: 13

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

Audience Advisory:

Contains strong language and adult themes.

Performance Schedule:

TUESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7 PM
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM

Music

Richard Oberacker

Lyrics

Richard Oberacker & Robert Taylor

Book

Richard Oberacker & Robert Taylor

Director

Andy Blankenbuehler

Choreography

Andy Blankenbuehler

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Reviews

In a season so full of new musicals, I could wish that “Bandstand,” like some others, had a little more room to breathe. It’s a populist crowd-pleaser, performed with such ebullient energy that you find yourself rooting for the boys to win the big prize, sentimental though it seems. And while the show certainly has its imperfections — few shows are without them — I found myself rooting just as happily for it, too

The resonant original musical Bandstand dances a delicate line between nostalgia and disillusion. What it seems to promise, and often delivers, is Broadway escapism: a tale of soldiers returning from World War II into a lively world of big-band music, boogie-woogie dancing and a booming American economy. Donny (the very engaging Corey Cott) assembles a music combo composed entirely of fellow veterans, hoping to win a competition in New York and earn a shot at Hollywood. Sounds like a happy old movie, right? But these soldiers, we soon learn, have trouble getting into the swing of things. Try though they may—through work, repression, copious drinking—they can’t shake off the horror of war.

And although it features some Golden Age attributes it is hardly at Golden Age level. But an original musical with loads of fun music, expressive dance, and a will to grapple with issues that remain painfully topical is not to be dismissed glibly. If nothing else it may serve as a reminder that history and real human behavior are the proper subjects of musical storytelling, not dismissible impediments to it.

Accessibility:

Box Office

The box office is in the lobby which is street level. The counter is wheelchair accessible.

Directions Bus

Take M7, M20, or M104 bus.

Restroom

Restroom: Wheelchair accessible (unisex) restroom located on the Orchestra level. Additional restrooms (not wheelchair accessible) are also located down 1 flight of stairs.

Directions Subway

1, 2, 3, 7, S, A, C, E, N, R, Q, W to 42nd St / Times Square

Seating

Orchestra section: The seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating locations.Mezzanine sectionLocated on the 2nd level, up 3 short flights of stairs (29 steps). Once on the Mezzanine or Balcony level, there are approximately 2 steps per row.

Elevator\Escalator

There are no elevators or escalators at this theatre.

Telephone

Pay Phone located in the ticket lobby. Accessible at 54".

Folding Armrests

Sixteen (16) seats with folding armrests. Ask box office for mobility seats for these locations.

Water Fountain

Located in the restrooms.

Assisted Listening System

Reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Please call: (212) 582-7678 to reserve in advance. Copper Induction Loop also available.