THE
STOREFRONT presents A.R. Gurney's LOVE LETTERS
The Storefront,
Inc. has announced plans for a New York revival of A.R. Gurney's acclaimed
play, LOVE LETTERS at THE DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE (61 Christopher Street,
NYC - 1-212-255-5438 - http://www.theduplex.com/),
where The Storefront remains the company in residence. The show will
feature a rotating cast, including Stephen Bogardus, Matt Bogart,
Phil Geoffrey Bond, Charles Busch, Kristy Cates, Jim Dale, Jerry Dixon,
Daisy Eagan, Alison Fraser, Randy Graff, Leslie Kritzer, Andrew Lippa,
Julia Murney, Tonya Pinkins, Lonny Price and Seth Rudetsky. The play
will run Monday evenings for an open-ended engagement opening on August
4th. Curtain for all performances is at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $18,
plus a two-drink minimum.
LOVE LETTERS
received it's world premiere on November 3, 1988 at the Long Wharf
Theatre, in a production that featured John Rubinstein and Joanna
Gleason, directed by John Tillinger. Since then, the play has been
seen around the world, including a brief stint on Broadway featuring
Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards. A cavalcade of celebrities have
performed the piece, including Stockard Channing, Swoosie Kurtz, Nancy
Marchand, Kate Nelligan, Paul Newman, Christopher Reeve, Lynn Redgrave,
Joanne Woodward and many, many others.
LOVE LETTERS
centers around the intersecting lives of Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
and Melissa Gardner. Through a series of written correspondence, both
hysterical and moving, we come to know both of them intimately - from
their strict WASP upbringing, through later life political aspirations,
love affairs, military service and artistic ambitions.
The cast
for the first 8 weeks will be as follows:
August 4th:
Joan Rivers (Sally Marr & Her Escorts, E! Entertainment) and Lonny
Price (Director - Urban Cowboy The Musical, Master Harold and the
Boys).
August 11th:
Charles Busch (Playwright, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Tale of the
Allergists Wife, upcoming - Taboo) and Jim Dale (Tony winner - Barnum,
Me & My Girl, Candide, Comedians, Grammy winner - Harry Potter).
August 18th:
Alison Fraser (Romance, Romance, Falsettos, The Secret Garden) and
Stephen Bogardus (Falsettos, Love! Valor! Compassion!, Man of LaMancha).
August 25th:
Daisy Eagan (Tony winner - The Secret Garden) and Matt Bogart (Miss
Saigon, The Civil War, Smokey Joe's Caf¼, AIDA).
September
1st: Phil Geoffrey Bond (The Citadel, Artistic Director, The Storefront)
and Kristy Cates (Boobs! The Musical).
September
8th: Seth Rudetsky (Rhapsody in Seth) and Leslie Kritzer (Funny Girl,
Bat Boy The Musical).
September
15th: Tonya Pinkins (Tony winner - Jelly's Last Jam, Chronicle of
a Death Foretold, The Wild Party) and Jerry Dixon (Once on This Island,
tick... tick... Boom)
September
22nd: Julia Murney (The Wild Party, A Class Act, Crimes of the Heart)
and Andrew Lippa (Two Pianos, Four Hands, The Wild Party - Composer).
As with all
live entertainment events, casts are subject to change.
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