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Titanic: The Musical
The sinking of the TITANIC in the early hours of April 15, 1912, remains the quintessential disaster of this century. A total of 1,517 souls-men, women and children-lost their lives (only 711 survived). The fact that the finest, largest, strongest ship in the world-called, in fact, the "unsinkable" ship-should have been lost during its maiden voyage is so incredible that, had it not actually happened, no author would have dared to contrive it. But the catastrophe had social ramifications that went far beyond that night's events. For the first time since the beginning of the industrial revolution early in the 19th Century, bigger, faster and stronger did not prove automatically to be better. Suddenly the very essence of "progress" had to be questioned; might the advancement of technology not always be progress? Nor was this the only question arising from the disaster. The accommodations of the ship, divided into 1st, 2nd and 3rd Classes, mirrored almost exactly the class structure (upper, middle and lower) of the English-speaking world. But when the wide discrepancy between the number of survivors from each of the ship's classes was revealed-all but two of the women in 1st Class were saved while 155 women and children from 2nd and 3rd (mostly 3rd) drowned-there was a new, long-overdue scrutiny of the prevailing social system and its values. It is not an exaggeration to state that the 19th Century, with its social stricture, its extravagant codes of honor and sacrifice, and its unswerving belief that God favored the rich, ended that night. The musical play TITANIC examines the causes, the conditions and the characters involved in this ever-fascinating drama. This is the factual story of that ship-of her officers, crew and passengers, to be sure-but she will not, as has happened so many times before, serve as merely the background against which fictional, melodramatic narratives are recounted. The central character of our TITANIC is the TITANIC herself.
July 11 - August 3, 2014
at the Center for Theatre Black Box
Directed by Brian Clifton
Story and Book by Peter Stone
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Produced on Broadway by Dodger Theatricals, Richard S. Pechter and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
~There is no assigned seating at this venue.~
>Tickets will be available for sale online
through the day of the performance
until 5:00pm on Friday and Saturday
and 1:00pm on Sunday.
After this you will need to purchase them at the door.<
**In the event that it indicates that the show you are interested in is sold out on this site please contact the box office during business hours and double check to see if there are any additional tickets available. Thank you.**
Box Office hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10-3, Wednesday 12-3
During the run of the show: Tuesday through Friday 10-3 and Saturday 10-1
Box Office Telephone: (505) 265-9119
***Please make sure that you have arrived at the theatre no later than 15 minutes prior to curtain. Regardless of what type of ticket you purchase, in the likely event that the show sells out, at 10 minutes prior to curtain any tickets that have not been claimed or confirmed will be released for sale to our wait list customers.***
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LocationCenter for Theatre Black Box
6320 Domingo Rd NE Ste B
Albuquerque, NM 87108
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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