Gina Gershon and Mary McCormack join the previously
announced Christine Baranski, Mark Rylance and Bradley Whitford in the Broadway
production of the London smash Boeing-Boeing,
Marc Camoletti's classic sixties comedy of errors opening at the Longacre
Theatre Sunday, May 4. Directed by
Matthew Warchus, the show begins preview performances Saturday, April 19. Casting
for the final flight attendant will be announced shortly.
Gina Gershon, who will play Gabriella, the Italian flight
attendant, is best known for her performances in the films Bound, The Insider and Face/Off and the TV series "Ugly
Betty" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." A founding member of Naked Angels, she
previously appeared on Broadway in an acclaimed run as Sally Bowles in Cabaret.
Mary McCormack will play Gretchen, the German flight
attendant. Her breakout performance as Howard Stern's wife in his film Private Parts led to roles on the hit
series "The West Wing" and "ER", the films K-Pax, Deep
Impact and Stephen King's 1408 and, beginning in June, in her own USA Network
series "In Plain Sight." She
returns to Broadway where she co-starred with Alan Cumming in Cabaret.
The London
production of Boeing-Boeing was recently nominated for two Olivier Awards, Best
Revival and Best Actor in a Play, Mark Rylance
.
"In Boeing-Boeing,
an architect living in Paris (Whitford) has been successfully juggling three
flight attendant fiancées (Gershon and McCormack) with his housekeeper
(Baranski) reluctantly playing romantic air-traffic controller as they fly in
and out of his swank bachelor pad. But when an old school pal (Rylance) visits,
things get rather turbulent. Schedules change, flights are delayed and chaos
ensues in this whirl of mayhem and matchmaking," describe press notes.
Boeing-Boeing features a design by Rob Howell, lighting by
Hugh Vanstone, original music by Claire Van Kampen, sound by Simon Baker,
curtain call by Bruno Tonioli ("Dancing with the Stars," "Dance
Wars: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann"), translation by Beverley Cross and Francis
Evans and is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions/Bob Boyett, Act
Productions/Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert G. Bartner, The Weinstein Company and The
Araca Group.
For tickets and information, visit www.Telecharge.com or www.BoeingOnBroadway.com.
Gina Gershon and Mary McCormack
