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Photo Flash: 'THE FIRST WIVES CLUB' At The Old Globe Theatre
By: Eddie Varley Jul. 22, 2009
A world premiere, Broadway-bound musical, The First Wives Club, is a funny, moving and empowering new musical based on the smash-hit movie comedy and Olivia Goldsmith's bestselling novel. Former college friends reunite at middle-age and soon discover they share the same unhappy story - their ungrateful husbands careened into midlife by dumping them for younger women. Inspired by their renewed friendship, the three women band together and take back their lives in style! This captivating new musical is destined to be the theatrical event of 2009!
The Old Globe's world premiere production stars Barbara Walsh as "Brenda," Karen Ziemba as "Annie" and Sheryl Lee Ralph as "Elyse." The First Wives Club is directed by Francesca Zambello.
Based on the best-selling novel and film of the same name, this Broadway-bound musical features a book by Tony Award-winner Rupert Holmes (Curtains!, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Say Goodnight Gracie) and a score by Motown hit-makers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland, the threesome who created hits for Martha and The Vandellas, The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and The Supremes. The production is directed by award-winning opera and theatre director Francesca Zambello(The Little Mermaid, Little House on the Prairie - The Musical, Rebecca, Porgy and Bess and the Wagner Ring Cycle at the San Francisco Opera where she is the Artistic Advisor). The production runs in the Old Globe Theatre July 17 - August 23, 2009, with a press opening on Friday, July 31 at 8:00pm.
Following its run at The Old Globe, The First Wives Club will be produced on Broadway by Paul Lambert and Jonas Neilson, with a theatre and dates to be announced.
Tickets are available through subscription purchase. Individual tickets for The First Wives Club - A New Musical are available by calling (619) 23-GLOBE, on the Globe website at www.TheOldGlobe.org, or by visiting The Globe box office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park. Ticket prices range from $55 to $92.
Photos by Craig Schwartz
Barbara Walsh as Brenda, Sheryl Lee Ralph as Elyse and Karen Ziemba as Annie in the world premiere of The First Wives Club - A New Musical
Karen Ziemba, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Barbara Walsh
Karen Ziemba, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Barbara Walsh
Brad Oscar, Kevyn Morrow and John Dossett
Sara Chase, Sam Harris and Brad Oscar
The cast of The First Wives Club - A New Musical
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Karen Ziemba and The cast of The First Wives Club - A New Musical
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