Howard Katz, written by Patrick Marber, directed by TonyŽ Award winner Doug Hughes, featuring Max Baker as "Bern", Alvin Epstein as "Jo", Elizabeth Franz as "Ellie", Edward Hajj as "Norm", Jessica Hecht as "Jess", Patrick Henney as "Ollie", Alfred Molina as "Katz", Euan Morton as "Robin" and Charlotte Parry as "Nat". Howard Katz began previews on Friday, February 2nd, 2007 and will open officially on Thursday, March 1st, 2007, Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street). This is a limited engagement through May 6th, 2007. Once a powerful, hard-hearted showbiz agent, Howard Katz (Molina) has lost everything he ever valued: his career, his family and his faith. In a series of haunting flashbacks, the play deftly traces the story of the mighty Katz, capturing a man free-falling yet determinedly clinging to life. Howard Katz is a universal story that will touch even the most cynical heart.
The Apple Tree, starring TonyŽ Award winner KRISTIN CHENOweth (Eve, Princess Barbara, Passionella), Brian d'Arcy James (Adam, Sanjar, Flip) and Marc Kudisch (Snake, Balladeer, Narrator) with Walter Charles (King Arik, Employer, Producer) is playing a limited Broadway engagement through March 11th, 2007 at Studio 54. The Apple Tree, features music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Bock and Harnick, additional book material by Jerome Coopersmith and direction by Gary Griffin. From the songwriting team of She Loves Me and Fiddler on the Roof comes a unique evening of three one-act musicals about men, women and a little thing called temptation. The Apple Tree is based on "The Diary of Adam and Eve" by Mark Twain; "The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton; and "Passionella" by Jules Feiffer.
Prelude to a Kiss, is a new Broadway production of Craig Lucas' romantic drama, starring John Mahoney (Old Man), Annie Parisse (Rita) and Alan Tudyk (Peter) with Robin Bartlett (Mrs. Boyle) and James Rebhorn (Dr. Boyle), directed by Daniel Sullivan at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St). Prelude to a Kiss began previews on Saturday, February 17th, 2007 and opens officially on Thursday, March 8th, 2007. This is a limited engagement through April 22nd, 2007. In Prelude to a Kiss, Peter and Rita follow their whirlwind courtship with a storybook wedding. After a mysterious elderly man appears and kisses the bride at the wedding, the two lovers are sent on a magical journey that they will never forget. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship and Rita's nagging doubts, their love is put to the test by unknown forces.
