Photo Flash: 'Lady Swims Today' Begins 9/13 at TADA

Robert Funaro ("The Sopranos") will lead the cast of The Lady Swims Today, a new play by H.G. Brown, directed by Stephen Sunderlin.  Off-Broadway performances begin Thursday, September 13 at the TADA Theater, 15 West 28 Street (between Broadway & Fifth Ave.)  The official opening night will be Sunday, September 23.  Also featured in the cast are Kelli K. Barnett, Vivienne Leheny, Jack Rodgerson, Rob Sheridan, Gordon Silva, and Kate Udall.

"The Lady Swims Today is set at the Carney Hook Marina Motel in the summer of 1984, where three desperate men are tempted to join the heist of a lifetime.  Eddie has a plan to steal two million dollars off a boat on the Chesapeake Bay and he needs a crew to pull it off.  When these schemers and dreamers come up against three women with plans of their own, the course to a fortune is threatened by more than bad weather," explain press notes.

The limited engagement of THE The Lady Swims Today is set to run September 13 through October 21.  The playing schedule will be Tuesday through Saturday at 8PM and Sunday at 2PM & 7PM.  Tickets are $39.50 and are available through www.TheLadySwimsToday.com or 212-352-3101.

Photo by Carol Rosegg

Kelli K. Barnett and Robert Funaro in The Lady Swims Today at the TADA Theatre, beginning previews September 13.