Bogart and Boevers to Star in Paper Mill's Romance/Romance

Matt Bogart and Jessica Boevers will headline the Paper Mill Playhouse's upcoming production of the musical Romance/Romance, running from February 28th through April 1st.  Opening night is set for April 4th.

Bogart (Aida, The Civil War, Miss Saigon) and Boevers (In My Life, Oklahoma!, Rent), who are married in real life, will be joined by Danette Holden (Anything Goes) and Mark Ledbetter (On the Twentieth Century Actors' Fund concert).  Mark S. Hoebee will direct.

"This Tony-nominated tuner by Barry Harman and Keith Herrmann pairs two distinctive one-acts to create an entertaining musical that explores the highs and lows of love. The show begins in turn-of the century Vienna with The Little Comedy, based on the short story by Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler. Bored and cynical, two of society's elite set out in search of meaningful relationships by posing as paupers. When their charade is revealed, they discover what they were looking for was right in front them the whole time. The second act, Summer Share, is an updated take on Jules Renard's play Pain de Menage. Summering in the Hamptons, two best friends contemplate marriage and monogamy, promising fidelity to their spouses even as they consider an affair with each other," state Paper Mill notes.

Romance/Romance opened on Broadway on May 1st, 1988 and ran for 297 performances.  It received 5 Tony nominations, including one as Best Musical and nods for stars Alison Fraser and Scott Bakula.

The show will be choreographed by Wendy Sybb, with sets and costumes by David Zinn, lighting by Jeff Croiter and sound by Randy Hansen.  John O'Neill will provied musical direction.

Visit www.papermill.org for tickets and more information.

Photo by Ben Strothmann