HISTORY & RESTORATION OF THE THEATRE (con't)

Wide view and view of plaster detailing of the Foxwoods Theatre's auditorium, which retains elements of the original Apollo Theatre's design.

The theater's first production was Ragtime, a musical appropriately set in New York's Gilded Age, which saw the original openings of the Apollo and Lyric Theatres. Composer Stephen Flaherty, Lyricist Lynn Ahrens and book writer Terrence McNally's adaptation of E. L. Doctorow's brilliant and controversial novel was critically acclaimed and went on to be nominated for thirteen and to win four coveted Tony Awards. The show ran for two years on Broadway and at the time confirmed two of the musical theatre world's best talents, Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell as stars.

The second revival of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar opened at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts on April 16, 2000, and ran for 161 performances prior to closing on September 3, 2000. The production starred Glenn Carter as Jesus, Tony Vincent as Judas Iscariot, and Maya Days as Mary Magdalene, and featured many of today's biggest stars on Broadway.

On May 2, 2001, a revival of the Broadway classic 42nd Street opened to much acclaim. The original cast of the revival included Christine Ebersole, David Elder, Michael Cumpsty, and Kate Levering. The production played for nearly four years, and after closing on January 2, 2005, is the most successful production to play this venue to date.

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