The best of Broadway finally comes to Escondido next fall, thanks to a new partnership between a Missouri-based theater producer and the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Mo. The center has long sought to include a Broadway series on its regular calendar, but the financial risk involved in booking a major tour for an extended run made it not feasible, said Randall Vogel, director of programming at the arts center. Lower prices don't mean lower quality, though, Edelman said.
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Single tickets go on sale in July. This revival of Kander and Ebb's sexy Jazz Age gangster musical, with original choreography by Bob Fosse, picked up seven Tony Awards in 1997 and was a major smash when it came to the San Diego Civic Theatre the following year. Based on the popular TV series about an ethnically diverse performing arts high school in New York, David De Silva's dance-heavy musical sold out every performance when it toured through San Diego in October 1999. Theater League will produce this show itself, with sets and costumes from the national tour that visited San Diego last March. Theater League will hire North County children to play the king's brood.