Photo Preview: New World Stages' Bill W. and Dr. Bob

Bill W. and Dr. Bob, by Stephen Bergman and Janet Surrey, will be given its Off-Broadway premiere on Stage 2 at New World Stages. Previews begin February 16, 2007 toward an opening on March 5. 

Bill W. and Dr. Bob is "believed to be the first play to depict the relationship between Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith and the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous, a rich, provocative dramatization of what remains one of the most enduring, if unlikely, success stories in American history," state press notes.  Bill W. and Dr. Bob is directed by Rick Lombardo, who directed the play's sold-out engagement earlier this year at New Repertory Theatre in Boston.

The cast from the New Repertory Theatre production will repeat their roles for the play's Off-Broadway run: Robert Krakovski as Bill W., Patrick Husted as Dr. Bob, Rachel Harker as Lois Wilson, and Kathleen Doyle as Anne Smith. Also in the cast are Marc Carver and Deanna Dunmyer.

For tickets, visit www.telecharge.com.  For more information, visit www.billwanddrbob.com.

Photos by T. Charles Erikson

Robert Krakovski and Patrick Husted

Robert Kravoski and Patrick Husted