Lyceum Box Office Opens Sept. 2 With a Special Deal on Scottsboro Boys

By Kenneth Jones
02 Sep 2010

Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry
Photo by Paul Kolnik

The Lyceum Theatre box office opens 10 AM Sept. 2 for ticket sales to the Broadway run of The Scottsboro Boys, the new Kander & Ebb musical about a famous miscarriage of justice.

With the box-office opening comes a special offer from the producers: For one day only, tickets priced at $19.31 (for the year in which the musical is set) will be available for mezzanine and balcony seats for the first preview on Oct. 7.

Tickets for $19.31 will also be available for balcony seats for performances through Oct. 14. The ticket offer is available at the box office on Sept. 2 only and will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

The Scottsboro Boys opens on Broadway Oct. 31.

Following an acclaimed Off-Broadway run in spring 2009, and the current run at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, The Scottsboro Boys will be produced on Broadway by Barry and Fran Weissler, Jacki Barlia Florin and The Vineyard Theatre.

The show is billed this way: "The Scottsboro Boys is the thrilling new musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret). Based on the notorious 'Scottsboro' case in the 1930s — in which nine African-American men were unjustly accused of a terrible crime — this daring and wildly entertaining musical explores a fascinating chapter in American history with brilliant originality."

The production is directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (The Producers), and features a book by David Thompson (who adapted the script for Chicago's record-breaking revival).

The Lyceum Theatre is located at 149 West 45th Street. Performances are Tuesday through Sunday at 8 PM, with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 3 PM.

For more information, visit www.ScottsboroMusical.com.