With a movie version currently in theaters, a Tony Award-winning play on Broadway, a novel on the best-sellers list and a past SNL parody, War Horse has completely invaded pop culture. But, it has also offered an opportunity to find travel inspiration in all of its various incarnations.

While War Horse (the movie) was filmed at several locations throughout the U.K., including Devon where it is set, none of the movie's locations is more picturesque than the village of Castle Combe in Chippenham. The small village was shut down last fall while Steven Spielberg filmed scenes for the movie outside the Cotswold homes that line its streets. ]]> cmb 2011-12-27T14:55:18-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/5/12/113119/820

Spectacular as the long-running Lion King show may be, we can't help but cringe as we pass London's Lyceum or wander through a sea of glittery marquees in Leicester Square. Elbowing your way through a sea of showgoers en route to Covent Garden or the nearest tube stop is not a particularly fun activity. Theater is a major tourist draw in London, and understandably so; an amazing array of shows are on at any given time, especially if you take the time to seek out smaller playhouses.

It's easy enough to book tickets to Legally Blonde or go for the consummate London playgoer's experience, an evening at the Globe. But there are other worthy entertainment options available, some far from the crush and mania of Central London.]]> Heidi Atwal 2011-05-12T12:09:26-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/3/21/92622/8156

We’ve been looking forward to the debut of Catch Me If You Can on Broadway, and it looks like JetBlue has been doing the same. The free snack airline has signed up to be the official and exclusive airline, which kind of makes sense, since their home base at JFK sits right behind the former TWA terminal.

The musical has already started in previews, but opening night is set for April 10. Besides expecting JetBlue advertisements in the show’s Playbill, there’s a way for Broadway fans—and JetBlue fans—to get in on the action. ]]> kjb 2011-03-21T14:01:44-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/3/7/3658/48551

Guess who's back? You get two guesses: emergency exit slide and two beers. That's right; former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater is back, but he's not quite himself. Slater will be played by actor Chad Miller in a new play called Wild Blue, which seeks to tell the story of that fateful day when Slater said screw it and disembarked his plane down in the inflatable slide, though with some Wizard of Oz influence.

Wild Blue, which is a real Broadway play in that it'll go down at the Access Theater on Broadway (way down Broadway) in New York City, opens March 30 and runs through April 9. Here's a little of what to expect: ]]> JetSetCD 2011-03-07T10:32:11-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/12/28/124447/19

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark may be getting all of the attention for its dangerous stunts after another cast member was severely injured last week, but it's not the first show to feature a few risky moves. Here's a look at three of the (other) most dangerous shows on Broadway.

Marry Poppins

Spider-Man isn't the first show to launch one of its actors into the air and "fly" them over the audience, Mary Poppins been doing that for years. And Mary doesn't just fly over the audience with her famous umbrella; she also dances on rooftop sets and spends most of the show jumping and spinning in high energy dance numbers that feature dozens of dancers, a recipe for disaster if just one of them steps out of place. You can purchase tickets to see all of the high-flying action at Disney.go.com. ]]> cmb 2010-12-28T12:44:47-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/11/23/13111/761

Will Farrell's 2003 movie Elf doesn't seem like an obvious choice for Broadway, but the goofy comedy will spend the next few weeks as a musical at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre anyway.

The show, like the movie, is about a regular guy (played by Sebastian Arcelus, Jersey Boys, Wicked) who thinks he's an elf until he learns the truth which prompts him to go looking for his father. "I can't believe you didn't see this coming," Santa (played by George Wendt) tells him, "You're 6'2" and I have to order your tights on Amazon." ]]> cmb 2010-11-23T14:00:43-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/9/20/152758/079

Cue hyperventilation. The New York Times' Arts Beat has great news today: the book/movie Catch Me If You Can will make a Broadway debut next Spring, with an official opening date in April 2011. "Catch Me If You Can," which is now being mounted as musical, tells the true story of con artist Frank Abagnale Jr., who lived a dashing life on the run around the world in the 1960s, cashing forged checks and posing as a Pan Am pilot. The airline estimated that Frank successfully flew 1,000,000 miles to 26 countries on over 250 flights with them, never having to actually do any work along the way.

Abagnale's life story is a riveting one, and the musical only captures the most dashing part: the years during which he played pilot, sleeping with stewardesses and enjoying a cosmopolitan lifestyle completely bought by stealing. It's just too bad that the musical is due to be performed in a real Broadway theatre, rather than inside New York-JFK's old TWA Terminal 5 building, where portions of the movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio were filmed.

Preview performances will begin in March 2011, and you can be sure that we'll let you know when tickets become available.

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