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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
THE 39 STEPS FEATURED ON PBS THIRTEEN’S ‘THEATER TALK
“Absurdly enjoyable!
The actors seem to be having a helluva good time. As does the audience!”
–Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"INVENTIVELY ASTONISHING, RIOTOUS and MARVELOUS!!"
Clive Barnes, The New York Post
“A FAST-PACED FUN RIDE!
INGENIOUS AND HILARIOUS. A DIZZY DELIGHT!”
Joe Dziemianowicz, Daily News
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S THE 39 STEPS
FEATURED ON PBS THIRTEEN’S ‘THEATER TALK,’ FRIDAY, MARCH 21
Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS, the critically acclaimed 2007 Olivier Award-winner for Best New Comedy, will be featured on Friday, March 21 on “Theater Talk”. Film historian Jerry Carlson, host of "City Cinematheque," will discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS – both the 1935 original Hitchcock movie masterpiece and its innovative stage adaptation, now playing at Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre through March 29, and moving to Broadway’s Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) on April 29.
The program premieres Friday, March 21 at 12:30 AM on PBS Thirteen. It repeats in New York on CUNY TV on March 29-31. “Theater Talk” also airs in syndication and this episode is scheduled to air on stations around the country including WGBH Channel 44 in Boston, Sundays at noon; WHUT in Washington, DC, Saturdays at 2:30 PM; WSBE in Providence, RI, Fridays at 10:30 PM, Saturdays at 2:30 AM; WDCNY2 in Syracuse, NY, Saturdays at 12:30 PM; WXXI2 in Rochester, NY, Saturdays at 12:30 AM; WNEDD3 in Buffalo, NY, Saturdays at 12:30 AM; and KOVC in Odessa, Texas, Saturdays at 11:30 PM. Check local listings to verify schedule.
Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS is adapted by Patrick Barlow and directed by Maria Aitken. The production is based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon and on the book by John Buchan.
Performances continue through Saturday, March 29 at the American Airlines. Performances with the production’s praised original Broadway cast will resume Tuesday, April 29 at the Cort, prior to a Thursday, May 8 opening night.
Mix Alfred Hitchcock’s cinematic masterpiece with a juicy spy novel. Then, add the manic dash of vintage Monty Python and you have THE 39 STEPS – equal parts hilarious whodunit, espionage thriller and quick-change comedy, adapted for the stage from Hitchcock’s famous 1935 film and John Buchan’s 1915 novel.
Seeking a frivolous night out at the theatre, Richard Hannay is lured into a world of intrigue by a mysterious woman claiming to be a spy. When she winds up dead in his flat, he flees London with the police hot on his trail.
THE 39 STEPS features Arnie Burton (Man #2), Charles Edwards (Richard Hannay), Jennifer Ferrin (Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret).and Cliff Saunders (Man #1). The company also includes Claire Brownell, Cameron Fulmar and Mark Shanahan. Charles Edwards is appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance with this production.
The Broadway premiere of Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS opened to deliriously ecstatic reviews. Ben Brantley, New York Times, called the production, “Absurdly enjoyable! This gleefully theatrical riff on Hitchcock’s film is fast and frothy, performed by a cast of four that seems like a cast of thousands. The actors themselves seem to be having a helluva good time. As does the audience.” Clive Barnes, New York Post, pronounced THE 39 STEPS "Inventively astonishing, riotous & marvelous." Joe Dziemianowicz, Daily News, exclaimed, “Hitchcock probably never imagined his thriller had the makings of a hilarious comedy, but this show is a dizzy delight and an ingenious spoof, inventively directed by Maria Aitken. A fast-paced fun ride!”
The production features sets and costumes by Peter McKintosh, lighting by Kevin Adams and sound by Mic Pool. Dialect coach is Stephen Gabis. Original movement created by Toby Sedgwick. Additional movement created by Christopher Bayes. Production management is by Aurora Productions. Production stage manager is Nevin Hedley.
Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS has been a runaway hit in London’s West End, playing to sell-out houses at the Criterion where it continues to delight and thrill audiences. The first production of THE 39 STEPS was directed by Fiona Buffini and produced on stage by North Country Theatre in April 1996 at the Georgian Theatre, Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS received its American debut at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, MA., from September 14, 2007-October 14, 2007. The Broadway premiere production began previews on January 4, 2008 and officially opened on January 15 at Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre.
Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS is produced by Bob Boyett, Harriet Newman Leve/Ron Nicynski, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley, Manocherian Golden Prods., Olympus Theatricals/Douglas Denoff, Pam Laudenslager/Pat Addiss, Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert, Managing Director; Julia Levy, Executive Director), Huntington Theatre Company (Nicholas Martin, Artistic Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director) and Edward Snape for Fiery Angel Ltd.
TICKET INFORMATION
FOR PERFORMANCES THROUGH MARCH 29 AT THE AMERICAN AIRLINES THEATRE
Tickets for Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS are available by phone at 212- 719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd St). Performances are Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.
FOR PERFORMANCES BEGINNING APRIL 29 AT THE CORT THEATRE
Tickets for Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS will go on sale on Tuesday, March 18. Tickets are available from TeleCharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com or at the Cort Theatre box office (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). Performances are Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM.
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THE LITTLE MERMAID STARS FEATURED ON SIRIUS RADIO’S “BROADWAY’S GUEST”
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
STARS NORM LEWIS, TITUSS BURGESS
AND EDDIE KORBICH
FEATURED ON SIRIUS RADIO’S
“BROADWAY’S GUEST”
MARCH 24 – APRIL 4
Norm Lewis, Tituss Burgess and Eddie Korbich, currently starring as ‘King Triton,’ ‘Sebastian’ and ‘Scuttle,’ respectively, in Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, will be featured on Sirius Satellite Radio’s “Broadway’s Guest” for two weeks beginning Monday, March 24th through Friday, April 4th. Norm, Tituss and Eddie will be telling stories and playing their favorite show tunes, including songs from THE LITTLE MERMAID. “Broadway’s Guest” airs on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 77 Weekdays from 12pm – 1pm (ET).
The original Broadway cast recording of THE LITTLE MERMAID was released by Walt Disney Records on Tuesday, February 26th and debuted at #26 on the Billboard 200. The album is available now at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, in music stores nationwide and at online retailers.
Disney Theatrical Productions (Thomas Schumacher, Producer) is proud to present the Broadway production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The company features Sierra Boggess as ‘Ariel,’ Sean Palmer as ‘Prince Eric,’ Norm Lewis as ‘King Triton,’ Tituss Burgess as ‘Sebastian,’ Eddie Korbich as ‘Scuttle,’ Jonathan Freeman as ‘Grimsby,’ Derrick Baskin as ‘Jetsam,’ Tyler Maynard as ‘Flotsam,’ John Treacy Egan as ‘Chef Louis,’ Trevor Braun and Brian D'Addario as ‘Flounder,’ and Sherie Rene Scott as ‘Ursula.’
THE LITTLE MERMAID takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice.
Led by the award-winning director, Francesca Zambello, some of the theatre’s most innovative artists have collaborated to create THE LITTLE MERMAID. The score features the classic songs: “Part of Your World,” “Kiss the Girl” and the Academy Award®-winning Best Original Song, “Under the Sea,” composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. The book for the new musical is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning playwright Doug Wright.
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The playing schedule for THE LITTLE MERMAID is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets for are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
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SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE STARS WILL APPEAR LIVE ON THE LEONARD LOPATE SHOW
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY
Sunday in the Park with George
stars Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell
will appear live on
WNYC’s “THE LEONARD LOPATE SHOW”
Tomorrow, Friday, March 21st from 1:40PM-2:00PM
Channel 93.9FM and AM 820
"Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell give precisely nuanced, very funny
and expressively sung musical portraits."
- Clive Barnes, New York Post
“A masterwork returns. One of Sondheim's most achingly tender works, with James Lapine's tart libretto and Sondheim's witty, rapturous score. Sam Buntrock enhances the bittersweet beauty and underscores its visceral punch. Daniel Evans is superb. Jenna Russell is sassy, sensual, funny and touching. It gives all of us words to live and create by."
-Elysa Gardner, USA Today
Sunday in the Park with George’s Olivier Award winning stars Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell will be featured on WNYC’s “The Leonard Lopate Show” on Friday, March 21st from 1:40-2:00PM on 93.9FM and AM 820. Tune in to hear Daniel and Jenna discuss their journey from London to New York in this critically acclaimed Broadway revival.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize winning musical Sunday in the Park with George. This Olivier Award winning production of Sunday in the Park with George, is directed by Sam Buntrock with musical staging by Christopher Gattelli. Sunday in the Park with George stars Daniel Evans (George), Jenna Russell (Dot & Marie), Michael Cumpsty (Jules & Bob), Alexander Gemignani (Boatman & Dennis) and Jessica Molaskey (Yvonne & Naomi).
Sunday in the Park with George is playing a limited engagement through June 15th, 2008 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street).
The Georges Seurat painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, is the inspiration for this compelling musical fantasy which celebrates the art of creation and the creation of art. The first half of Sunday in the Park with George, set in 1884, sees the painting and its rich comic tapestry come to life in a world where, for Georges, art comes before love, before everything. In the second half, set in 1980s New York, we see the great grandson of Georges and his search for inspiration amongst the unfolding world of contemporary art.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/ or at the Studio 54 Box Office (254 West 54th Street). Ticket prices range from $36.25-$121.25.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Sunday in the Park with George plays Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.
http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
THE LITTLE MERMAID FEATURED ON WCBS-2 “NEWS THIS MORNING”
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID
FEATURED ON
WCBS-2 “NEWS THIS MORNING”
WCBS’s Dana Tyler visited backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID stars Sherie Rene Scott (‘Ursula’) and Tituss Burgess (‘Sebastian’).
Click here to Watch the Video Feature:
http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=110386@wcbs.dayport.com
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The playing schedule for THE LITTLE MERMAID is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets for are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
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www.DisneyOnBroadway.com
Monday, March 17, 2008
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE ON ABC'S GOOD MORNING AMERICA
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY
VIEW
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Authors Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
and stars Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell
on
ABC’s “Good Morning America”
Click the link to view:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4464363
“The look of the show feels like thought made visible, just as Mr. Sondheim’s ravishing score, performed with gleaming delicacy,
seems made of painterly flecks of light and color.”
– Ben Brantley, New York Times
“In this spectacular staging, director Sam Buntrock and his team have possibly reinvented the Broadway wheel.”
-Clive Barnes, New York Post
“A great love story that remains among the peak theater experiences of my life.”
-Linda Winer, Newsday
Sunday in the Park with George’s authors Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine and Olivier Award winning stars Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” this morning. Click here to watch Diane Sawyer interview Sondheim, Lapine, Evans and Russell: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4464363
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize winning musical Sunday in the Park with George. This Olivier Award winning production of Sunday in the Park with George, is directed by Sam Buntrock with musical staging by Christopher Gattelli. Sunday in the Park with George stars Daniel Evans (George), Jenna Russell (Dot & Marie), Michael Cumpsty (Jules & Bob), Alexander Gemignani (Boatman & Dennis) and Jessica Molaskey (Yvonne & Naomi).
Sunday in the Park with George is playing a limited engagement through June 15th, 2008 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street).
The Georges Seurat painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, is the inspiration for this compelling musical fantasy which celebrates the art of creation and the creation of art. The first half of Sunday in the Park with George, set in 1884, sees the painting and its rich comic tapestry come to life in a world where, for Georges, art comes before love, before everything. In the second half, set in 1980s New York, we see the great grandson of Georges and his search for inspiration amongst the unfolding world of contemporary art.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the Studio 54 Box Office (254 West 54th Street). Ticket prices range from $36.25-$121.25.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Sunday in the Park with George will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.
www.roundabouttheatre.org
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CURTAINS STAR DAVID HYDE PIERCE ON ABC NEWS
WATCH
TONY AWARD-WINNING CURTAINS STAR
DAVID HYDE PIERCE
ON ABC NEWS NOW
Tony Award winning CURTAINS star David Hyde Pierce recently sat down with ABC News Now’s Father Edward Beck to talk about his role in the show as well as his work with the Alzheimer’s Association. Watch the interviews online here:
Click here to watch Part I – David talks about his Tony-winning role.
Click here to watch Part II – David talks about his work with the Alzheimer’s Association.
CURTAINS, the Musical Comedy Whodunit from the authors of Cabaret and Chicago, is now in its second year on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street).
CURTAINS unfolds backstage at Boston’s Colonial Theatre in 1959, where a new musical could be a Broadway smash, were it not for its talent-free leading lady. When the star dies on opening night, Lt. Frank Cioffi (David Hyde Pierce) arrives to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit, as he is in solving the murder.
The production stars 2007 Tony Award winner and four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce as Lt. Frank Cioffi and Tony and Emmy Award winner Debra Monk as producer Carmen Bernstein. CURTAINS also stars Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba as lyricist Georgia Hendricks, Jason Danieley as composer Aaron Fox, Erin Davie as ingénue Niki Harris and Edward Hibbert as director Christopher Belling, with John Bolton as theatre critic Daryl Grady, Michael X. Martin as stage manager Johnny Harmon, Michael McCormick as investor Oscar Shapiro, Noah Racey as choreographer Bobby Pepper, Megan Sikora as understudy Bambi Bernét and Gerry Vichi as producer Sidney Bernstein.
CURTAINS is an original musical comedy with a book by Rupert Holmes (multiple Tony Award-winner for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Say Goodnight Gracie), music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb (the Tony Award-winning songwriters of Cabaret, Chicago, New York New York), original book and concept by Tony Award-winner Peter Stone (1776, Titanic, The Will Rogers Follies), and additional lyrics by John Kander & Rupert Holmes. CURTAINS is directed by five-time Tony Award-nominee Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, 1776, 12 Angry Men, Steel Pier). Choreography is by Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Millie).
The 31-member cast also features Nili Bassman (Arlene Barucca), Bridget Berger (Roberta Wooster), Kevin Bernard (Roy Stetson/Detective O’Farrell), Ward Billeisen (Brick Hawvermale), Jennifer Dunne (Jan Setler), David Eggers (Swing), J. Austin Eyer (Swing), Jennifer Frankel (Marjorie Cook), Patty Goble (Jessica Cranshaw/Connie Subbotin), Lorin Lattaro (Swing), Shannon Lewis (Mona Page), David Loud (Sasha Iljinsky), Brittany Marcin (Peg Prentice), Jim Newman (Randy Dexter), Aaron Ramey (Harv Fremont), Joe Aaron Reid (Ronnie Driscoll), Christopher Spaulding (Russ Cochran), Jerome Vivona (Swing) and Stephanie Youell (Swing).
Producers are Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. CURTAINS had its world premiere on August 9, 2006 at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
Performance schedule for CURTAINS is Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are on sale at Telecharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com or in person at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre box office (302 West 45th Street).
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