NEWS FROM CURTAINS

TONY AWARD® WINNING CURTAINS STAR
DAVID HYDE PIERCE
TO APPEAR ON “THE VIEW”
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 ON ABC-TV

CURTAINS PLAYS ITS 200th PERFORMANCE ON BROADWAY TOMORROW NIGHT


David Hyde Pierce, the 2007 Tony Award® winning star of CURTAINS, will appear on ABC-TV’s “The View” on Wednesday, September 12. “The View” airs locally on WABC-TV, Channel 7 from 11:00 AM – Noon. Check local listings.

CURTAINS will also celebrate its 200th performance on Broadway tomorrow night at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, west of Eighth Avenue).

CURTAINS, the Musical Comedy Whodunit, features 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 and Chicago), original book and concept by Tony Award®-winner Peter Stone (1776, Titanic, The Will Rogers Follies), and additional lyrics by Kander & Holmes. CURTAINS is directed by five-time Tony Award®-nominee Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, 1776, 12 Angry Men, Steel Pier), with choreography by Tony Award®-winner Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Millie).

The production stars Tony Award® and four-time Emmy Award® winner David Hyde Pierce as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi and Tony Award® and Emmy Award® winner Debra Monk as producer Carmen Bernstein. The production also stars Karen Ziemba as lyricist Georgia Hendricks, Jason Danieley as composer Aaron Fox, Jill Paice 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, Ernie Sabella as producer Sidney Bernstein and Megan Sikora as understudy Bambi Bernét.

The 31-member cast also features Ashley Amber (Swing), Nili Bassman (Arlene Barucca), Kevin Bernard (Roy Stetson/Detective O’Farrell), Paula Leggett Chase (Marjorie Cook), David Eggers (Swing), J. Austin Eyer (Swing), Matt Farnsworth (Harv Fremont), Patty Goble (Jessica Cranshaw/Connie Subbotin), Mary Ann Lamb (Mona Page), Lorin Lattaro (Swing), Shannon Lewis (Jan Setler), David Loud (Sasha Iljinsky), Brittany Marcin (Peg Prentice), Sean McKnight (Brick Hawvermale), Jim Newman (Randy Dexter), Joe Aaron Reid (Ronnie Driscoll), Darcie Roberts (Roberta Wooster), Christopher Spaulding (Russ Cochran) and Jerome Vivona (Swing).

CURTAINS unfolds backstage at Boston’s Colonial Theatre in 1959, where a new musical could be a Broadway smash, were it not for the presence of its talent-free leading lady. When the hapless star dies on opening night, Lieutenant 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.

David Hyde Pierce won the 2007 Tony Award® for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in CURTAINS. The production also received Drama Desk Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Debra Monk), Best Book of a Musical (Rupert Holmes, Peter Stone), an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Karen Ziemba), and special awards from the Drama Desk and Drama League to the legendary songwriting team of John Kander & Fred Ebb for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

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.

Set design is by Anna Louizos, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn. Dance arrangements are by David Chase. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by David Loud. Wig and hair design is by Paul Huntley. Fight direction is by Rick Sordelet. Aerial effects design is by Paul Rubin. Make-up design is by Angelina Avallone. Associate Choreographer is Joann M. Hunter. Production Supervisor is Beverley Randolph. Technical Supervisor is Peter Fulbright. Casting is by Jim Carnahan.

The original Broadway cast recording for CURTAINS is available on Broadway Angel/Manhattan Records.

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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