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Photo Flash: Stopping Traffic Opening Night Party
By: Ben Strothmann Jun. 08, 2006
The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) concludes its 24th season with the world premiere of Stopping Traffic, a new play written and performed by Mary Pat Gleason and directed by Lonny Price.
Previews began on May 24, and the show opened on June 7th.
Stopping Traffic
"is one woman's comic odyssey: Mary Pat Gleason, an actress who has
performed countless roles in film, television and theater, candidly
relives this true-story about her life-long experiences with bipolar
disorder. The play is an audacious high-wire act that takes
theatergoers on a tour of Hollywood, New York and the human heart,"
according to press notes.Gleason most recently appeared onscreen in the film The Island. Other film credits include The Crucible, Soap Dish, Basic Instinct, Lorenzo's Oil, 13 Going on 30 and A Cinderella Story.
She has also appeared in guest spots on numerous television series
including "Desperate Housewives," "Will & Grace," "Sex and the
City" and "Malcolm in the Middle."Tickets
are $50. For reservations, call the box office at 212-353-0303 or log
onto www.vineyardtheatre.org.
Cynthia Nixon
Lonny Price and Randy Graff
Mary Pat Gleason, Cynthia Nixon and partygoers
Mary Pat Gleason and Lonny Price
Mary Pat Gleason with her agent Tim Stone
Sharon Fallon and Orin Wolf
Mary Pat Gleason
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