BROADWAY BUZZ!
The Playhouse Square Foundation Education Department is proud to present our popular Broadway Buzz! programs. Whether you’ve been a subscriber for many years, or if this is your first Broadway show, our Broadway Buzz! events are sure to enhance your theater experience. Fun, informative and inspiring - we hope you take advantage of all the opportunities we are able to provide. Please join us for any or all of the following events! See you at the theatre.

Broadway Buzz! Pre-Show Talks
Pre-Show Talks begin one hour prior to each performance of Disney’s On The Record November 9-21, Kennedy’s (Please remember that because our Sunday performances have new curtain times so will our Sunday Pre-Show Talks.)

If you were with us for the pre-show talks for Thoroughly Modern Millie, Dame Edna or The Full Monty, you are familiar with the always enlightening and entertaining William Hoffman. Bill is director of community education at The Cleveland Play House where he has produced the last six Children’s Theatre seasons and directed over twenty-five productions, including A Tuna Christmas, Puss In Boots and Cinderella Confidential. Other directing credits at The Play House include: Blues In The Night and I DO! I DO! for the Main stage; and Smoking Lessons, Truth, and Off The Map for the Next Stage Festival. His original musical revue Songs The Harrigans Sangpremiered at the Uptown at The

William Hoffman
Brooks Series and his revue, Louie, Louie!, The Armstrong /Prima Musical received a Next Stage workshop. Bill’s vaudeville version of Hamlet, entitled Bughouse Hamlet, premiered at the University of Akron, and his original musical revue, For The Love of Mike: A Musical Celebration of A Vaudeville Life played at The Cleveland Play House Club, during the fall of 2003.

As the world premiere of Disney’s On The Record spins its way to the Palace Theatre stage, Bill will have the unique opportunity to watch rehearsals in Cleveland and take a look behind-the-scenes of this brand new musical. Join us for his Broadway Buzz! Pre-Show Talks where he will share the magic with you.

Post-Show Chats
Post-show chats are scheduled in the Palace Theatre Upper Lobby immediately following the Thursday, November 11th and 18th performances.