Hershey Felber's 'Beethoven' Extends One Week Due to Audience Demand

Hershey Felder's Beethoven, As I Knew Him extends one week due to audience demand. Originally set to close the final week of September, Felder's Beethoven will now close with the 7pm performance on Sunday, October 5. On the heels of the acclaimed productions of Hershey Felder's George Gershwin Alone and Monsieur Chopin, the Geffen Playhouse presents the culmination of Hershey Felder's musical trilogy The Composer Sonata, Beethoven, As I Knew Him.

In this new production, award winning artist Hershey Felder brings the character of Ludwig Van Beethoven to life through the eyes of Beethoven's last surviving friend, as well as through the eternal sounds of some the maestro's greatest musical works. Based on a little known true eye-witness account of Beethoven's last years, Beethoven, As I Knew Him opened at the Geffen Playhouse on August 25.

Beethoven, As I Knew Him had its inaugural presentation in May of 2008 at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre where it was popularly and critically acclaimed. The production is helmed by award winning director Joel Zwick, director of Felder's George Gershwin Alone and Monsieur Chopin as well. Felder, world-famous for his lauded portrayals of George Gershwin, Fryderyk Chopin and now Ludwig Van Beethoven, returns to the Geffen after his sold-out runs of GeorgeGershwin Alone and Monsieur Chopin last summer. The productions received twelve LA Ovation Award nominations and won four awards, including Best Musical and Best Lead Actor in a Musical.

For the holiday season, Felder will reprise his role as George Gershwin at the Geffen Playhouse with a special two week engagement of George Gershwin Alone, which will run from December 19 through January 4th