FINIAN'S RAINBOW star Terri White, who created the role of Joice Heth in the original Broadway production of Barnum, is featured in a stunning profile in The New York Times. The emotional piece reveals her recent bout with homelessness and the powerful story of her return to Broadway.
This excerpt from The Times we learn how her recent period of being homeless began:
"In the summer of 2008, Ms. White, 61, could not make rent. She was evicted from her apartment of 14 years, after a breakup with a longtime girlfriend. She could not work. She also could not find a way to ask for help. For three months, when she was not crashing on a friend's couch, she slept in Washington Square Park.
The daughter of traveling performers, Ms. White has been performing in musicals since she was 8, and the language of the medium infects her life narrative. She started out as a "hoofer," a tap-dancer. She has a theme song: "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out." And as of July 2008, she felt she was "all washed up."
To read the complete profile of this wonderful talent in The New York Times click here.
Terri White has been seen on Broadway in Barnum, Ain't Misbehavin' and Welcome to the Club.
Finian's Rainbow plays the ST. James Theatre, 246 West 44 Street. The preview performance schedule (through Sunday, November 1) is Monday through Saturday at 8pm with a matinee on Saturday at 2pm. There will be special added matinees on Wednesday, October 28 at 2pm and Sunday, November 1 at 3pm.
The regular performance schedule, beginning Monday, November 2, is Tuesday through Thursday at 7pm; Friday and Saturday at 8pm; with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $35 - $75 in previews and $50 - $120 post opening.
There are also special post-opening Wednesday evening prices as low as $25.00. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.telecharge.com or by phoning 212.239.6200. For groups, which are on sale now, phone 212.541.8457 or 1.800.BROADWAY.
For more information about Finian's Rainbow, visit www.FiniansOnBroadway.com.
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