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PAST PERFORMANCES
The 2008 - 2009 Season
STUDIO 54
Nov. 14, 2008 - March 1, 2009
Four 2009 Tony Award®
nominations including
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
“RODGERS AND HART'S CHARMING CAD IS BACK!
Stockard Channing's 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered'
is a consummate bit of musical-theater performing,
and Matthew Risch has a sexy confidence.” – Associated Press
“INTOXICATING! Martha Plimpton is a knockout!” – Variety
“A RARE, TRULY GROWN-UP MUSICAL in a
scrupulously detailed staging by Joe Mantello.” – Bloomberg.com
“YOU GOTTA GO SEE 'PAL JOEY'!” – WOR Radio
“ONE OF THE BEST MUSICAlS OF THE 20th CENTURY,
with a glittering score by Rodgers & Hart.” – The Wall Street Journal
Stockard Channing Matthew Risch
Martha Plimpton
music by Richard Rodgers
lyrics by Lorenz Hart
new book by Richard Greenberg
based on the original book by John O'Hara
music direction by Paul Gemignani
choreography by Graciela Daniele
directed by Joe Mantello
Set in Chicago in the late 1930s, PAL JOEY is the story of Joey Evans, a brash, scheming song and dance man with dreams of owning his own nightclub. Joey abandons his wholesome girlfriend Linda English, to charm a rich, married older woman, Vera Simpson, in the hope that she'll set him up in business.
Cast:
STOCKARD CHANNING (Vera Simpson)
MATTHEW RISCH (Joey Evans)
MARTHA PLIMPTON (Gladys Bumps)
ROBERT CLOHESSY (Mike)
JENNY FELLNER (Linda English)
DANIEL MARCUS (Ludlow Lowell)
STEVEN SKYBELL (Ernest)
TIMOTHY J. ALEX (Ensemble)
BRIAN BARRY (Ensemble)
KURT FROMAN (Swing)
BAHIYAH SAYYED GAINES (Ensemble)
LISA GAJDA (Ensemble)
ANTHONY HOLDS (Ensemble)
NADINE ISENEGGER (Val)
MARK MORETTINI (Ensemble)
KATHRYN MOWAT MURPHY (Ensemble)
ABBEY O'BRIEN (Swing)
NICOLE ORTH-PALLAVICINI (Club Patron, u/s Vera Simpson)
HAYLEY PODSCHUN (Ensemble)
KRISTA SAAB (Ensemble)
ERIC SCIOTTO (Drummer, Ensemble, u/s Joey Evans)
The design team included two-time Tony® Award winner Scott Pask (Sets), five-time Tony® Award winner William Ivey Long (Costumes), Tony® Award nominee Paul Gallo (Lights), Tony Meola (Sound), Don Sebesky (Orchestrator), Eric Stern (Dance Arranger) and Paul Huntley (Hair and Wig Design).
Lead support provided by Roundabout's Musical Theatre Production Fund partners: Perry and Marty Granoff, The Kaplen Foundation, Peter and Leni May, John and Gilda McGarry, Tom and Diane Tuft. Major support provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
April 3 - July 12, 2009
“IRRESISTIBLE, INSPIRATIONAL & INVIGORATING” – Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCES! VERY, VERY FUNNY!” – The Wall Street Journal
“((FOUR STARS)) A STERLING PRODUCTION!” – New York Daily News
“PROFOUNDLY ENTERTAINING!” – USA Today
“HILARIOUS THEATRICAL BLISS!” – Newsday
“DON'T WAIT, JUST GO!” – NY1
Nathan Lane Bill Irwin John Goodman John Glover
(in order of speaking)
by Samuel Beckett
directed by Anthony Page
Samuel Beckett's cryptic and comical play is considered one of the greatest masterpieces and greatest mysteries of 20th century theatre. A dream cast was assembled to bring this magnificent play to Broadway. Two-time Tony Award® winner Nathan Lane, Tony Award® winner Bill Irwin, Golden Globe® winner John Goodman and Tony Award® winner John Glover starred in Waiting for Godot, directed by Tony Award® winner Anthony Page. Waiting for Godot centers around two men waiting for someone (or something) named Godot, and having a raucous adventure in the process. Will he ever appear? Why are they waiting? What does it matter? In Beckett's most magical and absurdly funny allegory, the action is all in the passing time.
Cast:
NATHAN LANE (Estragon)
BILL IRWIN (Vladimir)
JOHN GOODMAN (Pozzo)
JOHN GLOVER (Lucky)
CAMERON CLIFFORD (Boy)
MATTHEW SCHECHTER (Boy)
The design team included Santo Loquasto (Sets), Jane Greenwood (Costumes) and Peter Kaczorowski (Lights).
AMERICAN AIRLINES THEATRE
September 12 - December 14, 2008
“Frank Langella is A LIVING LEGEND.” - The New York Times
“Frank Langella gives an INDELIBLE, IRRESISTIBLE performance.” - USA Today
“Frank Langella is MESMERIZING & DEEPLY MOVING.” - The New York Post
“Frank Langella is MESMERIZING, MAJESTIC & SHATTERING.” - Variety
“Frank Langella is the GREATEST ACTOR of his generation.” - WNBC-TV
Frank Langella
in
by Robert Bolt
Directed by Doug Hughes
This legendary drama is based on the fascinating, true story of English Chancellor Sir Thomas More (played by multiple Tony®-winner Frank Langella) and his moral objection to King Henry VIII's plan to leave the Catholic Church. When he is forced to decide whether to support or denounce the king, More chooses to take the most provocative action of all -- to remain silent. An enduring exploration of politics, religion and power, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS is a moving story about one man's fight for his beliefs and the price he must pay for his convictions.
Cast:
FRANK LANGELLA (Sir Thomas More)
HANNAH CABELL (Margaret More)
MICHAEL ESPER (William Roper)
MICHEL GILL (Duke of Norfolk)
ZACH GRENIER (Thomas Cromwell)
DAKIN MATTHEWS (Cardinal Wolsey)
GEORGE MORFOGEN (Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop)
PATRICK PAGE (King Henry VIII)
MARYANN PLUNKETT (Alice More)
JEREMY STRONG (Richard Rich)
CHARLES BORLAND (Jailor)
PETER BRADBURY (Steward)
PATRICIA HODGES (Woman)
TRINEY SANDOVAL (Thomas Chapuys)
EMILY DORSCH
The design team included Santo Loquasto (sets), Catherine Zuber (costumes), David Lander (lights), David Van Tieghem (original music & sound) and Tom Watson (hair & wigs).
January 6 - March 29, 2009
“A SULTRY STAR TURN. Mary-Louise Parker makes the proud,
pistol-packin' Hedda one hot & bothered mama.” – New York Post
“Michael Cerveris is disarmingly tender.
Peter Stormare enjoys infectious chemistry with Mary-Louise Parker.” – USA Today
“Paul Sparks offers FIRE AND INTENSITY.” – Time Out New York
“Christopher Shinn's clearheaded, modern adaptation moves with swiftness.” – AP
“Ms. Parker is BRILLIANT.” – WOR Radio
Mary-Louise Parker
Michael Cerveris Paul Sparks Peter Stormare
by Henrik Ibsen
new adaptation by Christopher Shinn
directed by Ian Rickson
A woman of dangerous independence restrained by a conventional marriage, the newly married Hedda mourns the freedom and excitement of her former life by indulging in a cruel game, amusing herself with the misfortune she inflicts on those around her. As seen through a fresh lens, this production promises to be the most surprising HEDDA to come along in a generation.
Cast:
MARY-LOUISE PARKER (Hedda Gabler)
MICHAEL CERVERIS (Jorgen Tesman)
PAUL SPARKS (Ejlert Lovborg)
PETER STORMARE (Judge Brack)
LOIS MARKLE (Berte)
ANA REEDER (Mrs. Thea Elvsted)
HELEN CAREY (Miss Juliane Tesman)
The design team included Hildegard Bechtler (Sets), Ann Roth (Costumes), Natasha Katz (Lights), John Gromada (Sound), PJ Harvey (Original Music).
April 10 - June 28, 2009
Matthew Broderick
Jonathan Cake Anna Madeley Steven Weber
in
by Chrisopher Hampton
Directed by David Grindley
Two-time Tony Award® winner Matthew Broderick (The Producers) stars in this biting comedy that turns Molieré's The Misanthrope on its cynical ear. Set at an elite British university, The Philanthropist is about nice-guy professor Philip (Broderick), who – in refusing to succumb to his colleagues' excessively critical ways – winds up destroying his own credibility in the twisted world of academia... and in the bedroom! Don't miss this evening of whiskey-soaked wit from Academy Award®-winning writer Christopher Hampton (Les Liaisons Dangereuses) and director David Grindley (Pygmalion).
Cast:
MATTHEW BRODERICK (Philip)
JONATHAN CAKE (Braham)
ANNA MADELEY (Celia)
STEVEN WEBER (Don)
TATE ELLINGTON (John)
JENNIFER MUDGE (Araminta)
SAMANTHA SOULE (Liz)
The design team included Tim Shortall (Sets), Tobin Ost (Costumes), Rick Fisher (Lights) and Gregory Clarke (Sound).
HAROLD AND MIRIAM STEINBERG CENTER FOR THEATRE
LAURA PELS THEATRE
Oct. 17, 2008 - Jan. 11, 2009
“A simmering stew of CLASS AND RACE, SEX AND VIOLENCE.
Crisply directed by SCOTT ELLIS.” - Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
“POWERFUL! A CRACKLING REVIVAL of the third and best known play in
DAVID RABE's extraordinary trilogy about soldiers and Vietnam” - Linda Winer, Newsday
“'STREAMERS' SURGES BACK TO LIFE! A POTENT DRAMA invigorated by
A TOP-FLIGHT CAST.” - Daily News
“FASCINATING!” - Variety
“THOROUGHLY ENGROSSING!” - AP
by David Rabe
Directed by Scott Ellis
In this powerful American masterpiece, four young soldiers fresh from boot camp wait anxiously in 1965 Virginia, watching the Vietnam conflict escalate. As they struggle to make sense of their new life in the army, tensions rise over race, sexuality, and class, culminating in an explosive act that changes them forever. Streamers is an unflinching exploration of the turmoil and confusion facing young men threatened by forces beyond their control.
Cast:
HALE APPLEMAN (Richie)
LARRY CLARKE (Cokes)
ATO ESSANDOH (Carlyle)
BRAD FLEISCHER (Billy)
CHARLIE HEWSON (Martin)
JASON MCDOWELL-GREEN (PFC)
COBEY MANDARINO (M.P. Lieutenant)
JOHN SHARIAN (Rooney)
J.D. WILLIAMS (Roger)
The design team included Neil Patel (Sets), Tom Broecker (Costumes), Jeff Croiter (Lights) and John Gromada (Sound).
Roundabout gratefully acknowledges Laura Pels and The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation for their generous support of this production.
February 7 - May 17, 2009
“((FIVE STARS)) MY FAVORITE COMEDY OF THE YEAR!” - Time Out New York
“FOCUS, PEOPLE. 'DISTRACTED' IS SUPERB.” - Associated Press
“((FOUR STARS)) A CHRONICALLY ENTERTAINING COMEDY.” - Daily News
“A SMARTLY COMIC, sharply observant and surprisingly humane play.” - Associated Press
“CYNTHIA NIXON is perfectly cast and tenderly nuanced in
LISA LOOMER’s giddily clever comedy.” - Time Out New York
New York Premiere
by Lisa Loomer
Directed by Mark Brokaw
When her son is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, modern, multitasking Mama (Cynthia Nixon) embarks on a quest for a cure. From high-strung psychiatrists to socially awkward neighbors to Zen homeopaths, everyone has a theory, but can anyone help her little boy? A fast-paced and disarmingly funny look at parenting in the age of the Internet and Ritalin, Distracted will keep you riveted.
Cast:
CYNTHIA NIXON (Mama)
PETER BENSON (Dr. Broder, Dr. Karnes, Dr. Jinks)
SHANA DOWDESWELL (Natalie)
LISA EMERY(Vera)
NATALIE GOLD (Dr. Zavala, Waitress, Carolyn)
MATTHEW GUMLEY (Jesse)
MIMI LIEBER (Sherry)
ALETA MITCHELL (Mrs. Holly, Dr. Waller, Nurse)
JOSH STAMBERG (Dad) Feb. 7 - April 5
RICK HOLMES (Dad) April 7 - May 17
The design team included Mark Wendland (Sets), Michael Krass (Costumes), Jane Cox (Lights), David Van Tieghem (Original Music & Sound) and Tal Yarden (Projection and Video Design).
Distracted is this year's recipient of The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation's Theatre Visions Fund Award.
Additional support for this production provided by the Laura Pels Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
June 12 – September 6, 2009
“'THE TIN PAN ALLEY RAG' SCORES!
It's tunefully original with flashes of BRILLIANCE.” – Roma Torre, NY1
“It’s hard not to be uplifted by Irving Berlin's 'Play a Simple Melody'
or Scott Joplin's 'Maple Leaf Rag.” - Michael Kuchwara, AP
“This unlikely jam session has SPIRITED MUSIC and a FINE CAST.” - John Simon, Bloomberg News
written by Mark Saltzman
Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin & Scott Joplin
directed by Stafford Arima
In The Tin Pan Alley Rag, two of America's greatest composers share an evening of fascinating stories and toe-tapping rhythms. Irving Berlin, a young Russian immigrant who couldn't read music, transformed Broadway with hits like “Alexander's Ragtime Band.” Scott Joplin, born the son of a slave and classically trained, inspired a brand new sound with “The Maple Leaf Rag.” Both men sparked a musical revolution with ragtime, the first truly American musical genre. But beneath Joplin and Berlin's bright melodies lay fascinating stories of fame, love and loss. The Tin Pan Alley Rag weaves their tales together into one syncopated rhythm, as two great icons discover they have more in common than they ever imagined.
Cast:
RANDY AARON (Willie, Buddy, Joseph, Porter)
MICHAEL BOATMAN (Scott Joplin)
DERRICK COBEY (Rev. Alexander, Johnny, Williams,
Ned, Driver)
JENNY FELLNER (Dorothy Goetz)
ROSENA M. HILL (Monesha, Miss Esther Lee, Librarian)
JAMES JUDY (Jimmy Kelly, Alfred Ernst,
John Stark, Turkey Plugger)
MARK LEDBETTER (Mooney Mulligan, Thaddeus,
Hopeful Songwriter, Lizzie Plugger)
MICHAEL MCCORMICK (Teddy Snyder)
ERICK PINNICK (Mr. Peyton, Plugger, Havana MC, Gitlo)
TIA SPEROS (Sophie, Wedding Singer, Kate, Ida)
MICHAEL THERRIAULT (Irving Berlin)
IDARA VICTOR (Freddie Alexander, Treemonisha,
Hattie Mae).
The design team included choreography by Liza Gennaro and musical direction by Michael Patrick Walker along with Beowulf Boritt (Sets), Jess Goldstein (Costumes), Howell Binkley (Lights), Walter Trarbach (Sound).
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