Sparks will fly this year as the West End Premiere of FLASHDANCE - The Musical explodes onto the stage at the Shaftesbury Theatre from September 2010.
 
Set in Pittsburgh, USA, FLASHDANCE tells the story of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and 'flashdancer' by night, whose dream is to obtain a place at the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy.
 
Based on the Paramount Pictures film (Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas, story by Tom Hedley) FLASHDANCE is an unmistakably unique musical about holding onto your dreams and love against all the odds. The show features an iconic score including the smash hit "Maniac", along with "Manhunt", "Gloria", "I love Rock & Roll" and the Academy Award winning title track "Flashdance - What a Feeling" as well as 10 original songs created for the musical.
 
Full of pulsating raw energy and breathtaking choreography by Arlene Phillips (Strictly Come Dancing, Grease, Starlight Express, Saturday Night Fever) FLASHDANCE - The Musical promises to be the theatrical event of the year - so take your passion and make it happen!
 

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You will be transported back to da 1920's, da Boss's 1928 Ford Model A car, a replica of da St. Valentine's Day Wall and pictures of da Gangsters and da Coppers from da times. You'll also be served great food and great hooch (uh, dat's liquor) by da Gangsters and da Flappers.

Tommy Gun's Garage is an Audience Interactive "Speakeasy" which offers a Roaring 20's Musical Comedy Revue with da Gangsters, da Flappers, and YOU! (Uh, dat's audience participation.) After dinner join "Vito", "Gloves", da "Mugs" and da "Molls" for non-stop comedy and dangerous fun as dey entertain you's with singing, dancing, and a lot of AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION!

Price includes show, entree, soup or salad, vegetable, potato, dessert, coffee, tea or soft drink, tax and gratuity. (Hooch is extra!)

Menu: lasagna (meat or marina), prime rib, salmon or boneless breast of chicken with lemon herb sauce

Show Schedule:
*Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Thursdays at 6:00pm
Fridays at 7:00pm
Saturdays at 6:00pm
Sundays at 5:30pm

*Wednesday performances are available April through October only.

Duration: 3 hours

Please note that show times are based on availability. Please make your reservation no less than 48 hours in advance.

Obsessed by suspicions of infidelity, King Leontes puts his pregnant wife, Hermione, on trial for her life coming to his senses only when his actions have cost him both wife and children. But true love can work miracles, and anguish in one generation can unexpectedly lead to happiness in the next.

A bittersweet drama of wrath and regret culminating in one of the most poignant reunions in all of Shakespeare.

Content Advisory: Suitable for most ages, but may not be of interest to pre-teenage children. The plot turns on an unfounded allegation of adultery, and one character is pursued and killed offstage by a bear; however, we do not anticipate graphic representations of violence or sexuality.

Often haunting, sometimes humorous, always vividly dramatic, the songs of Belgian troubadour Jacques Brel have been recorded by countless artists throughout the world. Encompassing themes of joy and sorrow, love and loss, life and death, this compilation of Brels finest work celebrates the diverse complexity of the human heart.

The poetic imagination of the man often hailed as Europes answer to Bob Dylan infuses one of the worlds most enduringly popular musical revues.

Content Advisory: Suitable for all ages, but Brels sophisticated, cabaret-style songs, often tinged with melancholy, may not hold particular appeal for pre-teenage children.

In this hilarious and heartrending tribute to his mother, Canadas Michel Tremblay has created one of the great female characters of our time. A born storyteller with a love of exaggeration and invention, Nana often exasperates the son she so fiercely loves yet proves an inspiration for his art.

A stunning theatrical exploration of that most primal and complex of human bonds: the often turbulent relationship between mother and child.

Content Advisory: Suitable for all ages, but may not be of interest for young children. One or two mild expletives are uttered, and one brief passage, expressed in the language of childhood, alludes humorously to bodily functions.

Proteus and Valentine are the best of friends until Proteus also falls for the new object of Valentines affections Silvia. Forsaking his own betrothed, Julia, Proteus sets out to betray his unsuspecting friend, only to find that both Silvia and Julia have a thing or two to teach him about loyalty and love.

A young mans folly drives the action in what may have been Shakespeares first comedy: a madcap romp that bubbles over with the playwrights own youthful energy.

Content Advisory: Suitable for all ages. The production will have elements of vaudeville comedy.

Master thief Mac and his equally crooked father-in-law, Peachum, are coerced by the FBI into mounting a sting operation against a cadre of corrupt bankers. Instead, they soon hatch schemes of their own. A nightclub cabaret in 1928 New York is the setting for this musical tale of deception, double-cross and sudden demise.

Inspired by the 18th-century classic The Beggars Opera, this trenchantly satirical new play with songs exposes a world of corporate crime thats all too familiar today.

Content Advisory: Suitable for teens and up. There is some depiction of violence and sexuality and occasional coarse language.

Finding himself in unaccustomed circumstances, poet Dylan Thomas reviews a life as deeply steeped in whisky as in the intoxicating power of words. Summoning memories of his childhood in Wales, his many amorous encounters and his one true love, Thomas measures his talent against that of the greatest writer of them all: William Shakespeare.

". . . remarkable actor Geraint Wyn Davies, who doesn't just portray the man, he lives and breathes him."

"A sly smile, a twinkly eye and a rich, plummy voice are prerequisites for playing the perpetually rumpled Thomas, and Davies has them all."
Michael Kuchwara, AP Drama Critic

A feast of gorgeous language, this one-man tour-de-force paints an intimate portrait of an artist whose ribaldry and wry wit do nothing to disguise the depths of his passion.

Content Advisory: Suitable for teens and up. Mature content includes discussion of sexuality and death. The sole character smokes on stage and consumes liberal amounts of alcohol.

Marooned on a distant island with his daughter Miranda, Prospero has spent twelve years perfecting his magic arts. Now, with the help of the spirit Ariel, he raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom. But what vengeance does he propose to take?

This culminating masterpiece of Shakespeares career pits the desire for revenge against the demands of love and asks if man is capable of creating a brave new world.

Content Advisory: Suitable for all ages, but may not be of interest to pre-teenage children. The production evokes the Jacobean era in which the play was written.

As backstage bickering between the co-stars of a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew threatens to sabotage opening night, along come a couple of gangsters with a gambling debt to collect. The result is hilarity on and off the stage all punctuated by Cole Porters unforgettable melodies and wickedly witty lyrics.

With such hits as So In Love and Too Darn Hot, this classic from the golden age of musical theatre is a fun-filled way to Brush Up Your Shakespeare.

Content Advisory: Suitable for all ages.