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Head Over Heels

First Preview: Jun 1, 2018
Opening Date: Jun 1, 2018
Closing Date: Jan 6, 2019
Running Time: 02:15
Head Over Heels

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Playing @
Hudson Theatre
141 West 44th Street, New York City, NY 10036
An inspired mash-up of posh and punk, Head Over Heels is an Elizabethan romp about a royal family that must prevent an oracle’s prophecy of doom.

To save their kingdom, the family embarks on a journey where they are faced with mistaken identities, love triangles, sexual awakening and self-discovery.

Set to the iconic pop music of The Go-Go’sHead Over Heels delivers an experience unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
BroadwayMusical
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Audience Advisory: No performance 7/4

Performance Schedule

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


Music
  • The Go-Go's

Lyrics
  • The Go-Go's

Book
  • Jeff Whitty - Conception & Original Book
  • Adapted by Jim Magruder

Director
  • Michael Mayer

Choreography
  • Spencer Liff

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Full-price tickets:

$55.00 - $199.00

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Reviews

  • To enjoy Head Over Heels, which offers quite a lot to enjoy, it is probably best to kick up your heels and put your head on hold. That’s not to say that this saucy, boisterous musical doesn’t have a brainy side, starting with its ambitious crossbreeding of four time periods: It grafts a 2010s queer sensibility onto songs from the 1980s—by the all-girl pop-punk quintet the Go-Go’s (plus two hits from lead singer Belinda Carlisle’s solo career)—and fits them into a 16th-century story that is set in ancient Greece. The dialogue, in iambic pentameter liberally sprinkled with thou and thee, contrasts amusingly with the unornamented lyrics of such go-to Go-Go’s bops as “Vacation,” “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat.
  • If the premise of Head Over Heels sounds a little nutso, that’s because the show is a lot nutso, in the most delightfully daffy, exuberantly heart-open way. It’s an often clever, always loving send-up of our lasting penchant for the theatrical age of poetry and pumpkin pants, and a mischievous, meaningful twist on the Elizabethan era’s obsession with gender-play. In other words, Head Over Heels is joyfully queering the canon (which isn’t all that straight to begin with) and throwing a heady, hearty party while it’s at it.
  • The most groundbreaking new musical on Broadway is based on a long 16th-century prose work and uses the songs of the 1980s new-wave punk band The Go-Go's. Surprised? You're not alone. Head Over Heels at the Hudson Theatre, could end up being the biggest shocker of the still-nascent 2018-19 season. An uproarious romp inspired by Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, Head Over Heels is not only a sterling example of inclusivity, but also a beautiful model of how progressive Broadway has the potential to be.
  • To enjoy Head Over Heels, which offers quite a lot to enjoy, it is probably best to kick up your heels and put your head on hold. That’s not to say that this saucy, boisterous musical doesn’t have a brainy side, starting with its ambitious crossbreeding of four time periods: It grafts a 2010s queer sensibility onto songs from the 1980s—by the all-girl pop-punk quintet the Go-Go’s (plus two hits from lead singer Belinda Carlisle’s solo career)—and fits them into a 16th-century story that is set in ancient Greece. The dialogue, in iambic pentameter liberally sprinkled with thou and thee, contrasts amusingly with the unornamented lyrics of such go-to Go-Go’s bops as “Vacation,” “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat.

Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Reservations are not necessary. Devices may be picked up in the Box Office lobby. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit.
  • Box Office

    ADA Accessible ramp from sidewalk into Box Office; ADA Accessible window.
  • Curb Ramps

    Available in front of the venue.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    There is an elevator that takes you from the main entrance to the Dress Circle level. The elevator does not go to the Balcony level (several banks of steps are required to reach the Balcony).
  • Entrance

    The main entrance is ADA Accessible.
  • Folding Armrests

    For assistance with ADA seating, please call (646) 975-4626.
  • Parking

    Valet parking garage directly across from the theatre
  • Restroom

    There are ADA Accessible restrooms on the Orchestra and Dress Circle levels. There are a total of 27 toilets in the venue.
  • Seating

    Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are several small sets of stairs to get to the Dress Circle. There is 3 flights of stairs to the Balcony. Hand rails are available at every stepped seat row
  • Telephone

    There is complimentary public Wifi throughout the theatre.
  • Translation

    None.
  • Visual Assistance

    For assistance with ADA seating, please call (646) 975-4626.
  • Water Fountain

    A water fountain is available in the Dress Circle and the Balcony.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair seating is located in the Orchestra only. For assistance, please call (646) 975-4626.

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