Five-time Emmy Award winner John Larroquette will make his Broadway debut as J.B. Biggley joining multi award-winning international film and stage actor Daniel Radcliffe as J. Pierrepont Finch in a new production of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical comedy HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS (WITHOUT REALLY TRYING). Opening at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street) Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 5pm, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS (WITHOUT REALLY TRYING) is directed and choreographed by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Rob Ashford, has music and lyrics by Academy Award and Tony Award winner Frank Loesser, and a book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, based on the book by Shepherd Mead. The 50th Anniversary production of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS (WITHOUT REALLY TRYING) begins previews Saturday, February 26, 2011, at 8pm, and is produced by Broadway Across America (John Gore, Thomas B. McGrath, Beth Williams), Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Joseph Smith, Michael McCabe, and Candy Spelling.
John Larroquette was last seen in the off-Broadway production of Oliver Parker! written by
Elizabeth Meriwether (The Mistakes Madeline Made, Heddatron, Nicky Goes Goth, The True Love Story My Parents, 90 Days). Past stage appearances include
Neil Simon's Oscar and Felix: A New Look At The Odd Couple at the
Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, and Happy Jack written by 2-time BAFTA winner
John Godber. Larroquette is a five-time Emmy Award-winning actor, best known as Assistant District Attorney "Dan Fielding" on NBC-TV's "Night Court," which earned him four Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He also starred in the NBC comedy series "The
John Larroquette Show," was a series regular on "Boston Legal" and won his fifth Emmy Award for a guest-starring role on "The Practice." He played the title role in Hallmark's acclaimed crime series "McBride," and starred on NBC's sitcom "Happy Family." Film credits include
Richie Rich, Tune in Tomorrow, Second Sight and Madhouse.
With the aid of a trusty self-help book "How to Succeed in Business" wily window washer J. Pierrepont Finch enjoys a riotous rise up the corporate ladder. Will Finch's unorthodox business practices at the World-Wide Wicket Company get him in hot water with the head honcho J.B. Biggley, and jeopardize his romance with secretary Rosemary Pilkington? With a beloved score by
Frank Loesser, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS (WITHOUT REALLY TRYING) is packed with hit standards such as "I Believe in You," "Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm," "The Company Way," "Been a Long Day," "Rosemary," and "Brotherhood of Man."
Tickets for HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS (WITHOUT REALLY TRYING) range from $52 - $132, and are available at Telecharge.com (212-239-6200). The playing schedule is as follows: Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm. Please note that during previews Tuesday performances are at 8pm.
