BROADWAY IN BOSTON
2002-2003 SEASON

At a press event held April 8, 2002 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Broadway in Boston announced a season of 14 productions topped by The Producers, winner of 12 Tony Awards, the lavish Tony-winning Musical Revival 42nd Street, the return of several record-breaking musicals, including Mamma Mia!, contact, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast, the international sensation Medea from Ireland's Abbey Theatre starring Fiona Shaw and the hilarious comedy The Tale of the Allergist's Wife starring Valerie Harper.

Broadway in Boston enjoys artistic partnerships with Boston's premiere non-profit organizations. The 2002-2003 Season features productions co-presented with Wang Center Productions, Inc., The Huntington Theatre Company, and FleetBoston Celebrity Series.

Colonial and Wilbur Theatre Productions (in date order)

A Night With Dame Edna: The Family Show
September 24 - October 6, 2002
The Colonial Theatre

Dear Possums,
I have fallen in love with America and American audiences so last year following my Broadway triumph, I went on a theatre tour of the States, sharing my experience, hope and strength with my new "family". I'VE MISSED YOU BOSTON! Let's face it Possums, I'm human, and schlepping around America with all those heavy gold statuettes I keep winning was a challenge. Now, after a stint with my little pupil Ally McBeal, I'M READY TO COME BACK TO BOSTON for a night you will never forget. DON'T MISS ME. Your loved-ones, young and old, will be pathetically grateful if you invite them to spend a fabulous Night with Dame Edna.
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Mandy Patinkin: In Concert
October 30 Ð November 3, 2002
The Colonial Theatre

The Tony-Award winning Broadway star Mandy Patinkin belongs to a special breed of singer, who doesn't merely dramatize songs, but incorporates them into his very being. The result is nothing short of electrifying. His interpretations of popular standards from Rodgers and Hart, to Stephen Sondheim, to Cole Porter, come straight from the heart, mesmerizing audiences of all ages. Mandy Patinkin: In Concert at The Colonial Theatre is a musical journey you'll never forget!
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Medea
October 23 Ð November 3, 2002
The Wilbur Theatre

The world's most passionate and tragic story of betrayal is brought to breathtaking life in the critically-acclaimed Abbey Theatre of Ireland's production of Euripedes' Medea. The suffering of injured love culminates in the ultimate revenge in this spellbinding drama. Medea is a tour de force for leading actress Fiona Shaw (Films Ð "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "The Triumph of Love," and "My Left Foot." Theatre Ð The Royal National Theatre: Julia in The Rivals, the Woman in Machinal; The Royal Shakespeare Company: As You Like It, Les Liasons Dangereuses, Merchant of Venice, and Electra). Medea is directed by Europe's premiere theatre and opera director Deborah Warner (Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Odeon, Paris, Lincoln Center, English National Opera), who won the coveted Evening Standard Award for this production along with actress Fiona Shaw. For more information visit www.extremetaste.com.
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The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
Begins December 3, 2002
The Wilbur Theatre

The Tale of the Allergist's Wife is co-presented by Broadway in Boston and The Huntington Theatre Company. Between Bloomingdale's and The Metropolitan Opera, who has time for a nervous breakdown? Certainly not Marjorie Taub, played by the incomparable Valerie Harper, a culture-obsessed New Yorker whose mid-life crisis deepens when her glamorous, childhood friend reappears for a mysterious visit. This Tony-nominated smash has been called "an uproarious comedy" by The New York Times. Charles Busch's razor sharp Broadway hit is directed by Lynne Meadow. Valerie Harper, the award-winning stage and television actress, is best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on "Rhoda" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Most recently she appeared in the off-Broadway productions of All Under Heaven, a one-woman play which she co-wrote, and in Death Defying Acts by Elaine May and Woody Allen.
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©Disney's Beauty and the Beast
December 3, 2002 Ð January 4, 2003
The Colonial Theatre

The most beautiful love story ever told returns to Boston, this time to The Colonial Theatre. Disney's Beauty and the Beast is an enchanting love story that delights audiences of all ages. Based on the