The Post-Gazette's traditional spring ShowPlane, its 87th, is named "Stars on Broadway" and heads for New York April 30-May 4. The four-show package:
"Boeing Boeing," a 1960s farce given an all-star revival starring England's Mark Rylance, with Christine Baranski, Bradley Whitford ("West Wing") and Gina Gershon. Rylance plays a shy country fellow in awe of his sophisticated city friend's trio of beautiful lovers, with Baranski's housekeeper offering tart commentary.
"South Pacific," the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical classic, in its first Broadway revival, staged at Lincoln Center and starring Kelli O'Hara and Brazilian opera star Paulo Szot.
"A Catered Affair," a new musical written by and starring Harvey Fierstein, with Faith Prince and Tom Wopat, based on a teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky and the 1956 movie written by Gore Vidal.
Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein," starring Roger Bart, Sutton Foster, Andrea Martin and Megan Mullally, with Shuler Hensley as the Monster.
The ShowPlane is based in Times Square at the Millennium Broadway Hotel.
In addition to theater tickets and hotel, the package includes a round-trip flight between Pittsburgh and New York, transfers between the New York airport and hotel, a welcoming dinner, a morning coffee discussion with PG theater critic Christopher Rawson, baggage handling in New York, dining and motor coach gratuities and taxes on included items.
Optional extras include a morning walking tour of an interesting corner of New York and a "Regards to Broadway" farewell dinner. Experienced guides from Gulliver's Travels will offer ideas for dining, touring and an additional Broadway show.
The basic tour price is $2,142 per person based on two people sharing a double room. The single supplement is $721. A deposit of $500 per person is required to hold your reservation; status of your request will be sent upon receipt of deposit and completed reservation form.
Deposits are to be made payable and mailed to Gulliver's Travels, 460 S. Graham St., Pittsburgh, 15232-1210.
For more information, call 412-441-3131 or, outside Pittsburgh, 1-800-848-4084.