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Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce the pre-Broadway World Premiere of DEATH BECOMES HER is now playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited engagement through June 2; the 25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA! is now playing at the James M. Nederlander Theatre through May 19; and THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY is now playing at the CIBC Theatre for one week only, through May 5. 

 

Pre-Broadway World Premiere of DEATH BECOMES HER

April 30-June 2

Cadillac Palace Theatre

151 W. Randolph St.

E-Press Kit available here.

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies... until Madeline steals Helen's fiancé away. As  

Helen plots revenge and Madeline clings to her rapidly fading star, their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that's to die for. After one sip of Viola's magical potion, Madeline and Helen begin a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored...and a grudge to last eternity.

Starring Tony Award® nominees Megan Hilty (Wicked, "Smash"), Jennifer Simard (Company, Disaster!), and Christopher Sieber (Spamalot, Company), and Grammy® Award winner Michelle Williams (Destiny's Child, Chicago), DEATH BECOMES HER, based on the classic 1992 film, is a drop-dead hilarious new musical comedy about friendship, love, and burying the hatchet...again, and again, and again.

Life's a bitch and then you die. Or not!

 

25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA!

April 30-May 19

James M. Nederlander Theatre

24 W. Randolph St.

E-Press Kit available here.

The ultimate feel-good show based on the songs of ABBA! Since premiering in London in 1999 and on Broadway in 2001, the irresistible musical has captured the hearts of millions around the globe. The sunny, funny tale of a mother, a daughter, and three possible dads on

a Greek island paradise, all unfolding to the storytelling magic of ABBA's timeless songs, has now been seen live on stage by 65 million people across the world and turned into two record-breaking movies – MAMMA MIA! The Movie and MAMMA MIA! Here We Go AgainMAMMA MIA! opened on Broadway in 2001 where it played for a record-breaking 14 years, first at the Winter Garden Theatre, then at the Broadhurst Theatre.

A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget! 

 

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY

ONE WEEK ONLY!

April 30-May 5

CIBC Theatre

18 W. Monroe St.

E-Press Kit available here.

Nostalgia-inducing unforgettable hits! The immersive concert-style tribute show recreates the magic and authenticity of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel on stage and chronicles the amazing journey shared by

the iconic, GRAMMY-award winning folk-rock duo. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry, to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the '60s, and to their dramatic split in 1970. THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY culminates with the pair's famous The Concert in Central Park reunion in 1981 which had more than half a million fans in attendance.

The show features a set list of nearly 30 songs and uses state-of-the-art video projection, photos, and original film footage. A full live band will perform all of the hits including "Mrs. Robinson," "Cecilia," "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Homeward Bound," and many more complete with the unmistakably perfect harmonies that will transport audiences down memory lane.

Visit BroadwayInChicago.com for performance and ticket information for the pre-Broadway World Premiere of DEATH BECOMES HER25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA!, and THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY.

ABOUT BROADWAY IN CHICAGO

Broadway In Chicago was created in July 2000 and over the past 24 years has grown to be one of the largest commercial touring homes in the country. A Nederlander Presentation, Broadway In Chicago lights up the Chicago Theater District entertaining up to 1.7 million people annually in five theatres. Broadway In Chicago presents a full range of entertainment, including musicals and plays, on the stages of five of the finest theatres in Chicago's Loop including the  Cadillac Palace Theatre, CIBC Theatre, James M. Nederlander Theatre, Auditorium Theatre, and just off the Magnificent Mile, the Broadway  Playhouse at Water Tower Place.

For more information and tickets, visit BroadwayInChicago.com.

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