It's curtains up for CURTAINS! The new, original musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by the legendary songwriting team of Kander & Ebb will begin previews tomorrow, February 27th. CURTAINS will open Thursday, March 22 on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, west of Eighth Avenue).
Tickets are on sale now at Telecharge at 212-239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com or in person at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre box office (302 West 45th Street).
CURTAINS stars
David Hyde Pierce as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi and
Debra Monk as producer Carmen Bernstein. The production also stars
Karen Ziemba as lyricist Georgia Hendricks,
Jason Danieley as composer Aaron Fox,
Jill Paice as ingénue Niki Harris and
Edward Hibbert as director Christopher Belling, with
John Bolton as theatre critic Daryl Grady, Michael X. Martin as stage manager Johnny Harmon,
Michael McCormick as investor Oscar Shapiro,
Noah Racey as choreographer Bobby Pepper,
Ernie Sabella as producer Sidney Bernstein and
Megan Sikora as understudy Bambi Bernét.
The 31-member cast also features Ashley Amber (Swing),
Nili Bassman (Arlene Barucca),
Kevin Bernard (Roy Stetson/Detective O'Farrell),
Ward Billeisen (Brick Hawvermale),
Paula Leggett Chase, (Marjorie Cook),
Jennifer Dunne (Jan Setler),
David Eggers (Swing), J.
Austin Eyer (Swing), Matt Farnsworth (Harv Fremont), Patty Goble (Jessica Cranshaw/Connie Subbotin),
Mary Ann Lamb (Mona Page),
David Loud (Sasha Iljinsky),
Brittany Marcin (Peg Prentice),
Jim Newman (Randy Dexter), Joe Aaron Reid (Ronnie Driscoll), Darcie Roberts (Roberta Wooster), Christopher Spaulding (Russ Cochran),
Allison Spratt (Swing) and
Jerome Vivona (Swing).
CURTAINS is an original musical comedy with a book by
Rupert Holmes (multiple Tony Award®-winner for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Say Goodnight Gracie), music by
John Kander, lyrics by
Fred Ebb (the Tony Award®-winning songwriters of Cabaret,
Chicago, New York New York), original book and concept by Tony Award®-winner Peter Stone (1776, Titanic, The Will Rogers Follies), and additional lyrics by
John Kander &
Rupert Holmes.
CURTAINS is directed by four-time Tony Award®-nominee
Scott Ellis, also represented on Broadway this season with The Little Dog Laughed and the national tour of 12 Angry Men. Choreography is by Tony Award®-winner
Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Millie).
Producers are
Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow,
Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère,
Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. CURTAINS had its world premiere on August 9, 2006 at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
CURTAINS unfolds backstage at Boston's Colonial Theatre in 1959, where a new musical could be a Broadway smash, were it not for the presence of its talent-free leading lady. When the hapless star dies on opening night during her curtain call, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi (
David Hyde Pierce) arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit, as he is in solving the murder.
Set design is by Anna Louizos, costume design by
William Ivey Long, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn. Dance arrangements are by
David Chase. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by
David Loud. Wig and hair design is by
Paul Huntley. Fight direction is by Rick Sordelet. Aerial effects design is by
Paul Rubin. Make-up design is by Angelina Avallone. Associate Choreographer is Joann M. Hunter. Production Supervisor is Beverley Randolph. Technical Supervisor is Peter Fulbright. Casting is by
Jim Carnahan.
Performance schedule for CURTAINS will be Tuesday-Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, and Sunday at 3:00 PM. Starting March 27th, Tuesday evening performances will be at 7:00 PM.
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