Broadway In Chicago and Porchlight Music Theatre are thrilled to announce that individual tickets for the 2023 Lortel Award-winning musical comedy TITANIQUE, will go on sale tomorrow. This irresistibly funny and irreverent send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic, driven by the songs of pop icon Céline Dion and featuring an all-Chicago cast, will play for eight weeks at Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse Theatre at Water Tower Place from March 25 to May 18. Ticket prices range from $45.00 to $100.00 with a select number of premium seats available and they may be purchased at www.BroadwayInChicago.com. Group tickets of 10 or more will also be available by calling (312) 977-1710 or emailing GroupSales@BroadwayInChicago.com. See below for additional ticket information and the performance schedule.
TITANIQUE, originally produced by Tony Award®-winning producer Eva Price (Oklahoma!, & Juliet), will be directed by its original Off-Broadway director and co-creator Tye Blue—fresh from new productions in London, Australia, and Canada —with choreography by Kasey Alfonso and music direction by Jeff Award Recipient Michael McBride. The Chicago pr emiere production will showcase the exceptional talent of local performers, led by Jeff Award Nominee Clare Kennedy McLaughlin as Céline Dion, Jeff Award Nominee Adam Fane as Jack, and Maya Rowe as Rose, with Jeff Award Nominee Jackson Evans as Victor Garber/Luigi, Jeff Award Recipient Rob Lindley as Ruth, Jeff Award Recipient Adrian Aguilar as Cal, Abby C. Smith as Molly Brown, Lorenzo Shawn Parnell as The Seaman/Iceberg, Jeff Award Recipient Eric Lewis as background vocalist, Caroline Lyell as background vocalist, Elaine Watson as background vocalist, and understudies Jordan Douglas Ellis, Kaitlin Feely, and Luke Nowakowski.
Co-written by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue with musical arrangements by Nicholas James Connell, TITANIQUE celebrated its off-Broadway premiere in June 2022 at Asylum Theater, starring the musical’s co-authors Mindelle (Sister Act, Netflix’s “Special”) and Rousouli (Cruel Intentions, Hairspray) as Céline Dion and Jack. After several sold-out extensions, the musical transferred to the Daryl Roth Theatre on November 20, 2022, and won seven major awards of the 2022-23 theater season, including the Lucille Lortel Award and off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical. The New York production recently celebrated its 1000th performance on December 10, 2024.
ABOUT TITANIQUE
All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning blockbuster film Titanic, you get TITANIQUE, off-Broadway’s most award-winning splash hit, which turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical musical fantasia. Want to find out what really happened to Jack and Rose on that fateful night? Just leave it to Céline Dion to enchant the audience with her totally wild take, recharting the course of Titanic ’s beloved moments and characters with her iconic song catalog. Sailing on fierce powerhouse voices in show-stopping performances of such hits as “My Heart Will Go On,” “All By Myself,” and “To Love You More” – backed by the unparalleled energy of a full live band – TITANIQUE is a one-of-a-kind theatrical voyage bursting with nostalgia, heart and campy chaos.
TITANIQUE’s storied history includes a smash hit live-streamed concert – TITANIQUE: The Maiden Voyage Concert – on the premium streaming service Stellar, on May 2, 2021, which followed sold-out pop-up concert engagements in Los Angeles and New York, earning the show a 2019 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award. Upon the show’s off-Broadway premiere in 2022, The New York Times praised the musical as, “very funny! This TITANIQUE Musical Finds Its Sea Legs…. Near, far, wherever you are, Céline Dion will be there, in this camp reimagining of the maritime blockbuster that revs up into increasing absurdity.” Vulture raved, “TITANIQUE is f*cking great. Swim, Don’t Walk, to see this Céline Dion jukebox fantasia!” The New York Post hailed the show as, “Sensational, hilarious and deranged! TITANIQUE is, by a nautical mile, the funniest musical in town!” Upon the show’s reopening at the larger Daryl Roth Theatre, People magazine declared, “Just when you think it couldn't get better, TITANIQUE makes you love it more, with a glow-up that makes the show even more impactful and irresistible. Yet, there's still a scrappy, endearing ‘let's put on a show’ energy to it, that gives the musical its Titanic-sized charm. You're guaranteed to laugh your iceberg off.” TITANIQUE won seven major awards for the 2022-23 theater season, including three Lucille Lortel Awards (Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer: Marla Mindelle, Outstanding Costume Design: Alejo Vietti), the off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical, Las Culturistas’ Culture Award for Best Indoor Performance, and two Dorian Awards (Outstanding off-Broadway Production, Outstanding off-Broadway Performance: Marla Mindelle). The show earned an additional nine award nominations, including two 2023 Drama League Award nominations (Outstanding Musical, Distinguished Performance: Marla Mindelle), two Outer Critics Circle Award nominations (Book of a Musical, Lead Performer: Marla Mindelle), two Lortel Award nominations (Choreography, Featured Performer: John Riddle), and a Drama Desk Award nomination (Book of a Musical).
The TITANIQUE creative team includes Tye Blue (he/him, director and co-creator); Kasey Alfonso (she/her/they/them, choreographer); Dr. Michael McBride (he/him, music director/conductor); Jeffrey D. Kmiec (he/him, scenic designer); Jos. N. Banks (he/him/they/them, costume designer); Greg Hofmann (he/him, lighting designer); Milo Bue (he/him, assistant scenic designer); Jessica Neil (she/her, associate light designer); Stephanie Farina (she/her, co-sound designer); Sarah Ramos (she/her, co-sound designer); Rita Vreeland (she/her, production stage manager, AEA); Drew Donnelly (he/him, assistant stage manager, AEA); John McTaggart (he/him, technical director); Danny Carraher (he/him, assistant technical director); Lydia Moss (she/her, scenic charge); Bette Schneider (she/her, costume director); Rachel West (she/her, lighting director); Riley Woods (they/them, assistant lighting director); Stark Winter (she/her/they/them, LX programmer); Morgan Dudaryk (she/her/they/them, audio and video director); Kim Carbone (she/her, A1); Ali Westendorf (she/her/they/them, assistant costume director/wardrobe supervisor); Amanda May (she/her, hair and makeup director); Patrick McGuire (any with respect, properties director); Linda Madonia (she/her, music supervisor); Heather Gervasi (she/her, associate production manager); Majel Cuza (she/her, director of production); Frankie Leo Bennett (he/him, producing and casting associate) and Michael Weber (he/him, artistic director and resident director).
For more information about the show, visit www.TITANIQUEmusical.com.
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings: 7:00 PM (Wednesday matinees at 1:00 PM on April 16, 23 and May 14)
- Friday and Saturday evenings: 7:30 PM (Saturday matinees at 2:00 PM)
- Sundays: 1:00 PM (Sunday evening performances at 6:30 PM on April 6, 13 and May 4, 11)
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TICKET INFORMATION
Individual ticket prices range from $45.00 to $100.00 with a select number of premium seats available and may be purchased at www.BroadwayInChicago.com. Group sales of 10 or more will also be available by calling (312) 977-1710 or emailing GroupSales@BroadwayInChicago.com. Broadway In Chicago subscribers may add tickets to their subscription by clicking here.
ABOUT BROADWAY IN CHICAGO
Broadway In Chicago was created in July 2000 and over the past 25 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, and just off the Magnificent Mile, the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place and presenting Broadway shows at The Auditorium.
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ABOUT PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE
Porchlight Music Theatre, currently celebrating its 30th season, is the award-winning center for music theatre in Chicago. Porchlight impacts thousands of lives each season, bringing the magic of musicals to its theatre home at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts on the Gold Coast and to neighborhoods across the city as well as its expansive education and community offerings. Porchlight has built a national reputation for boldly reimagining classic musicals, supporting new works and young performers, and showcasing Chicago’s most notable music theatre artists, all through the intimate and powerful theatrical lens of the “Chicago Style.” Programming, classes and more at PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.