Alan Alda & Candice Bergen Next Pair to Step Into Broadway's LOVE LETTERS

There are only 15 more performances left to see Carol Burnett and Brian Dennehy in A.R. Gurney's enduring romance about first loves and second chances, Love Letters, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street). Sunday, November 9, 2014, Alan Alda and Candice Bergen will begin their limited run in the critically acclaimed production.

LOVE LETTERS began performances on Saturday, September 13, 2014 and officially opened Thursday, September 18, 2014 to critical acclaim, starring Brian Dennehy and Mia Farrow, and now stars Carol Burnett and Brian Dennehy in a strictly limited engagement at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street). The Burnett/Dennehy cast of Love Letters will be followed by limited engagements of award winning stars of the stage and screen that will include Alan Alda & Candice Bergen, Stacy Keach & Diana Rigg, Anjelica Huston & Martin Sheen. Diana Rigg is appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association.

CAST SCHEDULE

Sunday, November 9, 2014 through Friday, December 5, 2014
Alan Alda & Candice Bergen

Saturday, December 6, 2014, through Friday, January 9, 2015
Stacy Keach & Diana Rigg

Saturday, January 10, 2015, through Sunday, February 15, 2015
Anjelica Huston & Martin Sheen

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, A.R. Gurney's Love Letters became an instant smash hit that was performed all over the country. The universality of the piece quickly led to the play being translated into 24 languages. In the last 26 years, productions of Love Letters have played in over 40 countries around the world. Love Letters opened to rave reviews on Thursday, September 18, 2014, with the New York Times exclaiming "The dying art of putting pen to paper to exchange news is being celebrated on Broadway," with The Hollywood Reporter adding, "LOVE LETTERS is that rare work whose emotional richness requires no embellishment in order to become a full-bodied theatrical experience. All that's needed are gifted actors."

LOVE LETTERS is a disarmingly funny and unforgettably emotional portrait about the powerful connection of love. Two friends, rebellious Melissa Gardner and straight-arrow Andrew Makepeace Ladd III have exchanged notes, cards and letters with each other for over 50 years. From second grade, through summer vacations, to college, and well into adulthood, they have spent a lifetime discussing their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, and victories and defeats. But long after the letters are done, the real question remains: Have they made the right choices or is the love of their life only a letter away?

LOVE LETTERS has scenic design by two-time Tony Award winner John Lee Beatty, costume design by Tony Award winner Jane Greenwood, lighting design by Tony Award winner Peter Kaczorowski and casting by Telsey + Company (William Cantler, CSA and Andrew Femenella, CSA). Love Letters is produced by Nelle Nugent, Barbara Broccoli, Frederick Zollo, Olympus Theatricals, Michael G. Wilson, Lou Spisto, Colleen Camp, Postmark Entertainment Group, Judith Ann Abrams/Pat Flicker Addiss and Kenneth Teaton in association with Jon Bierman, Tim Degraye, Daniel Frishwasser, Elliott Masie, Mai Nguyen and Scott Lane/Joseph Sirola.

Tickets for Love Letters are available at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre box office and through Ticketmaster.com (877-250-2929). Ticket prices range from $27-$137 (including $2.00 facility fee). The playing schedule for Love Letters is Tuesday through Thursday at 7pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm. From November 11 through December 7, there will be no performances Wednesdays at 7 pm. There will be no performances Wednesday, December 24 at 7pm, Thursday, December 25 at 7pm, Wednesday, December 31 at 2pm or Wednesday, December 31 at 7pm. There will be added holiday performances Monday, December 22 at 7pm, Friday, December 26 at 2pm, Monday, December 29 at 7pm, and Tuesday, December 30 at 2pm.

A limited number of $37 general rush tickets will be available for each performance when the box office opens for that day's performance(s). Limited to 2 tickets per patron, $37 (inclusive of a $2 facility fee) rush tickets are available for purchase by cash or credit card at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre box office (256 West 47th Street). Tickets are subject to availability.