NBC has announced that Christina Bianco will appear on TODAY today, February 16th to talk about her new off-Broadway play Application Pending.
APPLICATION PENDING is a new comedy by
Greg Edwards &
Andy Sandberg about the hilariously cutthroat world of kindergarten admissions at New York private schools.
Directed by Sandberg,
Application Pending will star Drama Desk nominee
Christina Bianco (
Forbidden Broadway). Bianco, who became a worldwide
Youtube sensation with her diva impression videos, will portray rookie admissions office Christine Evans as well as forty other roles.
Previews began on January 26, 2015 at the
Westside Theatre (407 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036) and
Application Pending officially opened on February 10, 2015, playing a limited engagement through April 19, 2015. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at Telecharge.com.
Christine Evans (Bianco) is a kindergarten assistant at Edgely Prep, an elite Manhattan private school with an acceptance rate that puts Harvard's to shame. On the day applications are due, Edgely's head of admissions is ousted in a scandal, and Christine is unexpectedly thrust into the job. With phones ringing off the hook, Christine must balance beleaguered applicants, venal administrators, and an army of parents who will stop at nothing to get their kids in.
A timely and incisive comedy,
Application Pending pokes loving fun at America's obsession with getting our children into the school that will not only teach finger-painting but also determine the rest of their natural lives. This new Off-Broadway play sends up our perceptions about opportunity, how we attain it, and what it ultimately means to be a good parent.
APPLICATION PENDING will be directed by
Andy Sandberg (The Last Smoker in America) and will feature scenic design by
Colin McGurk, costume design by Tony Award nominee
Michael McDonald (Hair), lighting design by Tony Award winner
Jeff Croiter (Peter and the Starcatcher), and sound design by
Bart Fasbender (Bloody Bloody
Andrew Jackson). The production stage manager will be
Pamela Edington, and Baseline Theatrical will serve as general manager.
Application Pending is produced by
Application Pending LLC,
Randi Zuckerberg and
Drew Desky, in association with
Rose Polidoro/Charles Coplin.
Tickets for
Application Pending are on sale now and available for purchase through Telecharge.com or by calling Telecharge at 212.239.6200. Tickets are priced at $79. The schedule for
Application Pending is as follows: Mondays at 7pm, Tuesdays at 7pm, Thursdays at 8pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm and 7pm.
