Donna McKechnie Headlines A CHORUS LINE Celebration at Fire Island Pines Literary and Theater Weekend
By: BWW News Desk Oct. 12, 2013
Donna McKechnie, beloved Tony-winning original "Cassie" joins in a celebration of the upcoming fortieth anniversary of the creation ofA Chorus Line at the annual Fire Island Pines Literary and Theater Weekend, a hugely popular event held annually at The Madison Fire Island Pines.
Ms. McKechnie will headline an afternoon of performances and interviews hosted by Christine Pedi (NEWSical The Musical/cohost of Sirius XM Radio's Dueling Divas with Seth Rudetsky/recent "Mama Morton" in Chicago on Broadway). Ms. McKechnie will also sign copies of her memoir, Time Steps: My Musical Comedy Life (Simon & Shuster).
Also appearing are Jessica Lee Goldyn ("Val" in the recent A Chorus Line Broadway revival), Eddie Guiterrez ("Paul" in the recentA Chorus Line national tour), Shane Frampton, and Matthew Ward (composer, After the Fair/The Lady in Penthouse B) will accompany.
Details:
TODAY, October 12, 2013
Cocktail reception at 2pm
Performance at 3pm
The Madison Fire Island Pines, New York
22 Atlantic Walk
Admission is free
A Chorus Line, conceived and originally choreographed and directed by Michael Bennett, features a book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, and music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban. The original production of A Chorus Line was conceived beginning in January 1974, opened at The Public Theater's Newman Theatre on May 21, 1975, and transferred to Broadway's Shubert Theatre on July 25th, opening there on October 19, 1975. A Chorus Line won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, nine Tony Awards (including Best Musical, Score, and Book), and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. The original production ran for nearly fifteen years, closing on April 28, 1990, after 6,137 performances.
The Fire Island Pines Literary and Theater Weekend is produced by Ben Hodges, president of Theatre World Media and editor in chief of the beloved sixty-eight-year-old Theatre World book series, published by Theatre World Media. He is also the coeditor of The Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicals), Forbidden Acts: Pioneering Gay & Lesbian Plays of the Twentieth Century, and The American Theatre Wing Presents The Play That Changed My Life: America's Foremost Playwrights on the Plays That Influenced Them (all by Applause Books). He is also a practicing entertainment attorney in New York City.
The Madison Fire Island Pines is the expansive upscale guest house complex owned by author and journalist Andrew Kirtzman.Now in its eighth year, The Madison Fire Island Pines has been covered in the New York Times and acclaimed by The Advocate as Fire Island Pines' finest accommodations. The Madison Fire Island Pines received Tripadvisor.com's Certificate of Excellence Award in 2012 and 2013.
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