A Moon for the Misbegotten in Final Week of Performances

The Old Vic's production of A Moon for the Misbegotten, the most successful  production of the Eugene O'Neill classic in Broadway history, will play its final performance as scheduled on Sunday, June 10th at 3:00pm at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 W 47th Street).

Directed by Olivier Award winner Howard Davies and produced by Elliot Martin, Max Cooper, Ben Sprecher, Nica Burns, Max Weitzenhoffer, The Old Vic, Spring Sirkin, Wendy Federman, Louise Forlenza, Ian Osborne, Thomas Steven Perakos and James L. Nederlander, the critically acclaimed production starring 2007 Tony-nominee and Olivier Award-winner Eve Best, two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey, Colm Meaney, Billy Carter and Eugene O'Hare, the limited engagement began  performances on March 29th  and opened on April 9th.

Originating last year at London's Old Vic, where it holds the record as the highest grossing production in the theatre's history, A Moon for the Misbegotten has been the highest grossing play on Broadway since it began a  full slate of performances here the week of April 2nd.  With a cumulative gross of nearly $5.6 million to date, the production has routinely outgrossed half of the musicals on the boards, a remarkable achievement for a serious play revival.

"O'Neill's only love story, A Moon for the Misbegotten tells the shattering story of Josie Hogan (Best), a towering woman with a quick tongue and a ruined reputation who lives in a dilapidated Connecticut farmhouse with her  conniving father, Phil (Meaney).  During one long moonlit night fueled by drink and lust, Josie's softer side is exposed through her feelings for Hogan's landlord Jim Tyrone (Spacey), and two implacable souls reveal to  each other the grief, longing and unrequited love they've hidden from the world," state press notes.

The show plays Tuesday - Saturday evenings at 7pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm.  Tickets are available at  Ticketmaster.com or at (212) 307-4100.   Tickets range from $102.50 to $82.50 with 60 $26.50 student rush seats offered at every performance only at the box office with valid ID.

For tickets and information, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (212) 307-4100.

Photo of Kevin Spacey by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.