The Hotel Monteleone is pleased to have been named the Official New Orleans Hotel of the Broadway Across America series. The announcement was recently made by Kirk Feldmann, President of Arts Center Entertainment, in partnership with Broadway Across America and New Orleans Theatre Association.
The Broadway Across America Series will return to New Orleans this fall, after a four year absence since Hurricane Katrina, with the opening of five award-winning shows: Cats, The Color Purple, Mamma Mia!, Wicked, and Avenue Q.
This opportunity emphasizes our dedication to, and enthusiasm for, the theater's return to New Orleans, and we're overjoyed to be a part of this exciting comeback. The return of Broadway to New Orleans symbolizes yet another step toward normalcy, as the arts continue to grow and flourish in the city.
As the official hotel, Hotel Monteleone will be offering special exclusive packages for those customers attending a Broadway show. For ticket packages, check the Hotel website.
The Broadway Across America season runs from October 2009 to June 2010 at the newly restored Mahalia Jackson Theatre in Louis Armstrong Park, kicking off with the celebrated, smash hit Cats from October 27 to November 1. Cats, the longest continuously touring Broadway musical in history, holds a special place in New Orleans' theater culture by being the first Broadway Across America play to run in the city; the show will be returning to the city as a special engagement in order to celebrate Broadway's triumphant return. Cats will then be followed by Oprah Winfrey's The Color Purple, running from December 1-6; Mamma Mia! from February 2-7; the worldwide phenomenon Wicked from March 24-April 11; and concluding with the Tony-winning Avenue Q - June 8-14. For tickets, log onto www.broadwayacrossamerica.com.
We'll have more details as show dates get closer.