By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on October 10, 2013 7:19 PM
A Night With Janis Joplin Opens At The Lyceum Theatre This Week With Mary Bridget Davies Making Her Broadway Debut In The Lead Role
"A Night With Janis Joplin" Opens At The Lyceum Theatre
The new Broadway production A Night with Janis Joplin, which began previews last month, officially opens at the Lyceum Theatre today. Originally known as One Night with Janis Joplin, the music revue played at several venues across the country prior to arriving on the Great White Way.
Mary Bridget Davies makes her Broadway debut in the iconic role of Janis Joplin, singing many of the songs that the rock legend made famous, including "Piece of My Heart," "Mercedes Benz," and "Me and Bobby McGee". She is joined by an onstage band.
Impressive Opening Week
Written and directed by Randy Johnson, A Night with Janis Joplin is set for an open run on Broadway. The show has had a pretty strong start in ticket sales. Last week, the Lyceum Theatre on 45th Street was at 84.50% capacity with 4,555 attending, which is impressive for a newer show. However, it had a lower than average $61.88 ticket resulting in total sales of $281,871. So will A Night with Janis Joplin turn into many nights on Broadway? We will have to see.
If the Off-Broadway hit Love, Janis from several years ago and the positive response to the current production is any indication, then A Night may burn brightly for many months to come, if Mary Bridget Davies impressive voice can hold up to the harrowing schedule of eight shows a week.
