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Broadway In Chicago and Porchlight Music Theatre announced the arrival of the Lortel Award-Winning musical comedy "TITANIQUE" at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.). This highly anticipated production will run for a limited eight-week engagement from March 25 to May 18, 2025. "TITANIQUE" will be included in the upcoming Broadway In Chicago and Porchlight Music Theatre subscription seasons and is brought to the stage through a special arrangement with Eva Price. Details regarding the sale of individual tickets, as well as information about the creative team and casting, will be revealed soon.

Titanique at Broadway Playhouse

TITANIQUE, the irresistibly funny and irreverent send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic, driven by the songs of pop icon Celine Dion, is originally produced by Tony Award-winning producer Eva Price (Oklahoma!, &Juliet). "I am thrilled that Broadway In Chicago will be presenting our show in the city that loves to laugh and in collaboration with such an important local Chicago theatre company. Titanique continues to be what audiences need most right now, not only in New York, but across the globe and especially, across this country," said Price

Broadway In Chicago President and CEO Lou Raizin said, "Broadway In Chicago is proud to be sharing its Broadway Playhouse stage with another distinguished local theatre company, Porchlight Music Theatre."

Get ready to board NYC's must-see musical comedy! "TITANIQUE" combines the beloved music of Celine Dion with the eleven-time Oscar-winning film Titanic, resulting in a side-splitting musical extravaganza. The show reimagines the epic love story of Jack and Rose through Celine Dion's unique and wild perspective, featuring show-stopping performances of hits like "My Heart Will Go On," "All By Myself," and "To Love You More," accompanied by a full live band. "TITANIQUE" promises a theatrical journey filled with nostalgia, heart, and campy chaos.

Co-written by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, and Tye Blue, "TITANIQUE" made its Off-Broadway debut in June 2022 at Asylum Theater, starring Mindelle (known for "Sister Act" and Netflix's "Special") and Rousouli (known for "Cruel Intentions" and "Hairspray") as Celine Dion and Jack Dawson. After several sold-out extensions, the musical moved to the Daryl Roth Theatre on November 20, 2022, and garnered seven major awards during the 2022-23 theater season, including the Lucille Lortel Award and the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical.

The show's impressive history includes a successful live-streamed concert - "Titanique: The Maiden Voyage Concert" - on Stellar, a premium streaming service, on May 2, 2021. This was preceded by sold-out pop-up concert engagements in Los Angeles and New York, earning the show a 2019 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award. Upon its Off-Broadway premiere in 2022, The New York Times praised "TITANIQUE" as "very funny! This 'Titanique' Musical Finds Its Sea Legs.... Near, far, wherever you are, Celine Dion will be there, in this camp reimagining of the maritime blockbuster that revs up into increasing absurdity." Vulture called it "f*cking great. Swim, Don't Walk, to see this Celine Dion jukebox fantasia!" The New York Post declared it "Sensational, hilarious and deranged! 'Titanique' is, by a nautical mile, the funniest musical in town!" Following its reopening at the larger Daryl Roth Theatre, People magazine stated, "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" recently announced international engagements, starting with its Australian premiere in September 2024 at The Grand Electric in Sydney. The Canadian premiere will follow in Montreal at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts from October 27 to November 24, 2024, and then in Toronto at the CAA Theatre from December 3, 2024, to January 12, 2025. A London production, co-produced by Eva Price and Michael Harrison, is also in the works, with further details to be announced.