You'll "Wigout" for Beehive: The 60's Musical
Rockin’ ‘n Rollin’ its way to The Bushnell
October 30-31, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Hartford, CT – October 16, 2007 – With 8 wailing women, 1 hot band, 43 wigs, and 25 cans of hairspray, Beehive: The 60’s Musical takes you on a journey through the era of love and rock and roll with 40 of the 1960’s greatest hits at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford October 30 - 31, 2007 for two 7:30 p.m. performances only. Grab your friends and your GO-GO boots and join us in celebrating Motown and the Sixties! The engagement is part of the Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge Off-Broadway Series and will be presented in The Bushnell’s Maxwell and Ruth Belding Theater.
Tickets for Beehive: The 60’s Musical are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting The Bushnell Box Office at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford or by calling (860) 987-5900. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.bushnell.org. Groups of 20 or more should call (860) 987-5959. Tickets prices are $40 and $35.
Beehive: The 60’s Musical is a high voltage, fast-paced, lighthearted and nostalgic look back at the girl groups and soloists of the period featuring songs made popular by The Chiffons, The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Connie Francis, Leslie Gore, Petula Clark and more. You’ll hear The Name Game, It’s My Party, Me and Bobby McGee, Downtown, Judy’s Turn to Cry, To Sir With Love, One Fine Day, You Don’t Own Me, RESPECT, Where The Boys Are, The Beat Goes On, Natural Woman, I Hear a Symphony and more.
This show is guaranteed to take you on a fun filled trip down memory lane! Bring your own can of Aqua Net and dance in the aisles when you come to see Beehive: The 60’s Musical. You’ll leave the theatre humming the tunes and pulling out the 45’s to hear the songs over and over again!
Background
Beehive: The 60’s Musical was originally produced in a New York City nightclub named Sweetwaters in November of 1985. Conceived and directed by the late Larry Gallagher and featuring over forty tunes that topped the charts in that remarkable decade, it proved to be an instant success with critics and audiences alike. In March of 1986, it transferred to a larger Off-Broadway venue called Top of the (Village) Gate. There, Beehive defied all odds and ran for more than 600 performances, spawned a national tour and had sitdown runs in many major cities, including Chicago, Washington D.C. and Toronto. Internationally, it even found success with a company in Japan.
About The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell is Connecticut’s premier performing arts center, hosting more than 350 events yearly, including major Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, family presentations, local arts and community events. The Bushnell is home to two theaters- the historic 2,800-seat Mortensen Hall, and the 907-seat Belding Theater, a state-of-the-art performance hall that opened in 2001. The Bushnell’s nationally-recognized arts-in-education program, PARTNERS (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools), now in its 14th year, is a cross-community educational effort serving 22 schools in 12 districts throughout the Greater Hartford area. The Bushnell opened in January 1930 and is a non-profit organization. For more information, call The Bushnell at (860) 987-6000, The Bushnell Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or visit our website at www.bushnell.org.