Balboa Theatre Welcomes MARK TWAIN TONIGHT, 3/19

A living, breathing American masterpiece, HAl Holbrook's Mark Twain TONIGHT!, is returning to the historic Balboa Theatre Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 8PM. The show is, quite simply, one of the most acclaimed and enduring performances in the history of theatre!

HAl Holbrook took to the stage almost 60 years ago, in a tiny off-Broadway Theatre and introduced the world to a man they'd never forget.  Winner of the 1966 Tony Award® for Best Actor in a Dramatic Role and a 1966 Drama Circle Critic's Award, Holbrook continues to enthrall audiences around the world with his one-man show.

"Holbrook's characterization of the great novelist and raconteur is, to this day, a work in progress.  The transformation is so complete as to be almost unsettling at times.  The combination of Holbrook's physical and vocal talents and the potency of Twain's words is a mesmerizing thing to behold." - The Washington Post

Throughout his long career, Holbrook has continued to perform Mark Twain every year, including his third and fourth New York engagements in 1977 and 2005; and a world tour in 1985, the 150th anniversary of Mark Twain's birth, beginning in London and ending in New Delhi.  And he has constantly returned to the stage:  in New York (Buried Inside Extra, 1983; The Country Girl, 1984; King Lear 1990; An American Daughter, (1997); at regional theatres (Our Town, Uncle Vanya, Merchant Of Venice, King Lear, A Life In The Theatre, Be My Baby and Southern Comforts, the last two with his wife Dixie Carter); and a National Tour of Death Of A Salesman. 

But Holbrook has never been able to quit Mark Twain and probably never will.  He has toured the show in some part of every year since 1954. Mark Twain TONIGHT! has become perhaps the longest running show in theatre history.  Holbrook adds to his Twain material every year, editing and changing it to fit the times and has mined over sixteen hours of Twain with more coming all the time.  He has no set program - he chooses material as he goes along.

Holbrook performed the first show at the Balboa Theatre official re-opening in 2008, selling out the house and thrilling audiences with an incredible evening of Theatre.  So whether you come back to see the magic again, or come for the first time, experience a show you'll never forget in the beautiful, historic setting of the Balboa Theatre.

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