PAST PERFORMANCES

The 1996-1997 Season

STAGE RIGHT

THE REHEARSAL
Written by Jean Anouilh
Translated by Jeremy Sams
Starring Frances Conroy, Roger Rees and David Threlfall
Directed by Nicholas Martin

Roger Rees and David Threlfall, the two stars of the internationally acclaimed theatrical event, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, will return to Broadway in Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Jean Anouilh's The Rehearsal, directed by Nicholas Martin, in a new translation by Jeremy Sams ("Indiscretions").

It could be subtitled, 'The director, his mistress, his wife and her lover.' In this stylish mix of comedy, tragedy and deception set in 1950 France, the characters begin little by little to slip into the past as they rehearse a Marivaux play. The London Daily Mail cheered, "Anouilh has created one of his 'pieces brillantes' in which he nimbly whips up serious themes into the lightest, most delectable of theatrical soufflés."

ROBERT BOGUE
CALISTA FLOCKHART
DAVID MARSHALL GRANT
AMY IRVING
JERRY STILLER
DAVID STRATHAIRN
JUSTIN THEROUX
BILLY CRUDUP
PAUL GIAMATTI
BEN HAMMER
BETTY MILLER
ERIC STOLTZ
LILI TAYLOR
JEANNE TRIPPLEHORN
in
THREE SISTERS
by Anton Chekhov
translated by Lanford Wilson
directed by Scott Elliott

Amy Irving, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Lili Taylor lead this all-star cast directed by Scott Elliot (Present Laughter, Curtains). This deeply human drama depicts a world of hopeless dreams and nostalgia, evokedby three educated Muscovite sisters, stranded in a provincial backwater by the death of their father. They long to return to Moscow and the happiness of their youth.

Image: (l to r) Lili Taylor, Amy Irving, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Brian Bedford
in
LONDON ASSURANCE
by Dion L. Boucicault
directed by Joe Dowling

Brian Bedford, an acclaimed interpreter of classical farce who was the toast of Broadway in The Molière Comedies two years ago, returns in this bouyant and brilliant 19th-century comedy of manners. Written by a playwright whose comedies influenced the likes of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw, it is a hilarious send up of the love intrigues of the leisured classes.

3 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS
including BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

4 DRAMA DESK AWARD NOMINATIONS
including OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL

1776
Music & Lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Book by Peter Stone
Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards
Directed by Scott Ellis

When 1776 opened on Broadway nearly 30 years ago, it was the sleeper hit of the season and made "musical" history. Its warmth, ingenuity, brilliant dialogue, unforgettable music and inspired caricatures of the founding fathers won over audiences and reviewers alike. Roundabout Theatre is proud to present the first Broadway revival of this classic American hit, starring Brent Spiner and Gregg Edelman.

Image: Brent Spiner

Major support provided by The Kaplen Foundation
and The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
Sponsored, in part, by NYNEX.

Buy the Roundabout Cast Recording of 1776!

LAURA PELS THEATRE

A Comedy by Molière
Adapted by Bill Irwin and Mark O'Donnell
Directed by Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin (Fool Moon) brings his inimitable blend of physical comedy and contemporary slapstick to this joyously funny adaptation of a Molière classic.

Image: Bill Irwin

John Cullum
in
ALL MY SONS
by Arthur Miller
with
Michael Hayden, Angie Phillips
Linda Stephens, Stephen Barker Turner
Jed Diamond, Sean Fredricks, Anne Lange
Keira Naughton, Stephen Stout
directed by Barry Edelstein

MISALLIANCE
by George Bernard Shaw
directed by David Warren

When a polish aviatrix crashes into the mansion of a rich underwear manufacturer, she turns the staid household upside down.

This witty and brilliant examination of an old world confronted by a new one is filled with surprising ideas and bristling vitality. Shaw has never been so delightful or provocative.

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