Photo Coverage: Inside THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN's Red Carpet Arrivals!
By: Jennifer Broski Apr. 22, 2014
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The Velocity of Autumn is a 90-minute powder keg dark comedy by Eric Coble that stars Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons (Bonnie and Clyde, "Roseanne") and two-time Tony Award winnerStephen Spinella (Angels in America, Lincoln, "24"), is directed by Molly Smith and opened last night, April 21, 2014 at the Booth Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and below you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals!
This limited Broadway engagement of The Velocity of Autumn follows a sold-out, critically acclaimed run at Washington DC's Arena Stage (Edgar Dobie, Executive Producer) in the fall of 2013.
THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN swirls around Alexandra, a 79-year-old artist in a showdown with her family over where she'll spend her remaining years. In Alexandra's corner are her wit, her volcanic passion and the fact that she's barricaded herself in her Brooklyn brownstone with enough Molotov cocktails to take out the block. But her children have their own secret weapon: estranged son Chris who returns after 20 years, crawls through Alexandra's second floor window, and becomes the family's unlikely mediator. No sooner are the words "Hi, Mom" uttered than the emotional bombs start detonating. The Velocity of Autumn, written by Eric Coble and directed by Molly Smith, is a wickedly funny and wonderfully touching discovery of the fragility and ferocity of life.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Abigail Shapiro, Milly Shapiro
Frank Wildhorn and guest
Marty Markowitz, Jamie Snow
Claybourne Elder, Melissa van Der Schyff
Eric Rosen, Claybourne Elder, Melissa van Der Schyff, Nicholas Stimler
Russell Fischer and guest
Joshua Henry, Cathryn Stringer
Lynn Cohen, Lauren Class Schneider
Dominick LaRuffa, Jr., Rob Hinderliter
Van Dean, Molly Smith, Eric Coble, Larry Kaye
Gabriel Ebert and guest
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