EARNEST's Brian Bedford Set For WQXR Radio 4/30

Brian Bedford, star and director of Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, will be featured on WQXR Radio (105.9 FM) at 11AM on Saturday, April 30th hosted by Elliott Forrest. Tune in to hear Brian Bedford discuss The Importance of Being Earnest as well as music inspired by Oscar Wilde.

The limited engagement of The Importance of Being Earnest has been extended 17-weeks through Sunday, July 3rd, 2011.

The cast also features Brian Murray as "Rev. Canon Chasuble," Jayne Houdyshell as "Miss Prism," Jessie Austrian as "Gwendolen Fairfax," Santino Fontana as "Algernon Moncrieff," David Furr as "John Worthing," Tim MacDonald as "Merriman," Paul O'Brien as "Lane," Charlotte Parry as "Cecily Cardew" and Amanda Leigh Cobb as "Servant."

The Importance of Being Earnest is a glorious comedy of mistaken identity, which ridicules codes of propriety and etiquette. Dashing men-about-town John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff pursue fair ladies Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Matters are complicated by the imaginary characters invented by both men to cover their on-the-sly activities - not to mention the disapproval of Gwendolen's mother, the formidable Lady Bracknell.

The Importance of Being Earnest will be screened in HD on cinema screens across the world, beginning June 2nd. The live performance was captured using seven HD cameras and features the original Roundabout Broadway company. For more information: www.earnesthd.com

The Importance of Being Earnest has been nominated for three Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Brian Bedford) and Outstanding Costumes (Desmond Heeley); four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Brian Bedford), Outstanding Set Design of a play or musical (Desmond Heeley) and Outstanding Costume Design of a play or musical (Desmond Heeley) and two Drama League Awards for Distinguished Revival of a Play and Distinguished Performance Award (Brian Bedford).

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the American Airlines Box Office (227 West 42nd Street).

To become a Roundabout subscriber visit www.roundabouttheatre.org or call Roundabout Ticket Services (212)719-1300. Ticket prices range from $67.00-117.00.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
The Importance of Being Earnest plays Tuesday through Saturday evening at 8:00PM with Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00PM.

Roundabout Theatre Company's current 2010-2011 season features Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, starring and directed by Brian Bedford; Anything Goes starring Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, directed & choreographed by Kathleen Marshall; David West Read's The Dream of the Burning Boy, directed by Evan Cabnet; Dart, Stoller & Butler's The People in the Picture, starring Donna Murphy, directed by Leonard Foglia; Stone, Meehan & Yeston's Death Takes a Holiday, directed by Doug Hughes.

Roundabout Theatre Company's 2011-2012 will feature Bob Fosse's Dancin', directed by Graciela Daniele; Stephen Karam's Sons of the Prophet, directed by Peter DuBois; John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, directed by Sam Gold.

www.roundabouttheatre.org

Photo Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia