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October 11, 2004
The Full Monty Makes Its Boise Debut At The Morrison Center March 18-19, Tickets On Sale Oct. 17
click on images for full size view Producers Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Albert Nocciolino are pleased to announce that �The Full Monty,� Broadway�s smash hit musical, will make its Boise debut for three performances only at The Morrison Center, March 18-19 � 8 p.m., Friday, March 18; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 19. Ticket prices are $46.00, $38.50 and $25.00.
Tickets go on sale Sunday, Oct. 17. Tickets are available at The Morrison Center box office, all Select-a-Seat outlets or by calling (208) 426-1110 or (208) 426-1494. Please check locations for specific days and hours. Groups of 20 or more should call (208) 426-4103. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.idahotickets.com.
With book by Tony Award� winner Terrence McNally and music and lyrics by pop composer David Yazbek, �The Full Monty� is directed by Jack O�Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell.
Based on the record-breaking 1997 Academy Award-nominated hit of the same name, �The Full Monty� is the raucous and heartfelt story of six unemployed steelworkers who go to great lengths to make some cash and help out a friend in trouble. When a local male strip show � whose dancers venture down to their G-strings � is a hit with the local women, the cash-strapped factory workers figure they can cash in big time if they go the �full Monty.�
Four-time Tony Award� winning writer Terrence McNally adapted the screen hit for the stage and added his own unique brand of American comedy to the story. �The show is about friendship, about being a parent,� said McNally. �It�s also about an image-obsessed society that says you have to look like Brad Pitt. This show says quite the opposite. It celebrates everybody for exactly who they are.� To help the story feel closer to home, McNally moved it to Buffalo, N.Y., from Sheffield, England, where the original movie took place.
When it opened on Broadway in October 2000, �The Full Monty� was hailed by critics as �a genuine musical comedy,� �full of brilliance,� �witty,� �funny� and �exhilarating.� The New York Post said, �It�s a blockbuster. A one-of-a-kind Broadway musical.� Critics on the road agree: ��The Full Monty� is �a slam-dunk musical sensation� (Los Angeles Times); �It�s hilariously staged with a terrific score, witty choreography and a first-rate cast� (Boston Herald).
�The Full Monty� received 10 Tony Nominations in 2001 including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book, Best Orchestrations, Best Direction and Best Choreography. �The Full Monty� ended its Broadway run Sept. 1, 2002.
Composer and lyricist David Yazbek, winner of the 2001 Drama Desk Award for his music, explains: ��The Full Monty� is a sports story. It�s not about stripping. It�s a bunch of guys who get together and form a team. There are ups and downs, and, in the end, they win.�
�The Full Monty� has sets designed by John Arnone, costumes by Robert Morgan, lighting by Howell Binkley and sound by Tom Clark and Nevin Steinberg.
Nominated for a 2001 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, the original cast recording of �The Full Monty� is available on RCA Victor. The official Web site is www.TheFullMonty.com.
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Contacts: Kathy Lustica, (801) 703-2051
Tour Representatives: Laura Matalon, (312) 920-9640; Phillip Alem�n, (212) 302-2033
Media Contact: Scott Bodmer, Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, (208) 426-1629
Last reviewed on Thursday, July 21, 2005