David Hyde Pierce will give "Good Day New York" reporter Anne Craig a backstage tour of Curtains, a new, original musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by the legendary songwriting team of Kander & Ebb, this Wednesday, May 2nd. Stars Megan Sikora and Noah Racey are also featured. "Good Day New York" airs locally on FOX-5, from 7:00 – 9:00 AM, and the segment on Curtains is scheduled to air between 8:30 and 9:00 AM.
According to press notes,
Curtains "unfolds backstage at Boston's Colonial Theatre in 1959, where a new musical could be a Broadway smash, were it not for the presence of its talent-free leading lady. When the hapless star dies on opening night during her curtain call, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi (
David Hyde Pierce) arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit, as he is in solving the murder. "
The original Broadway cast recording for
Curtains was recently recorded for Broadway Angel/Manhattan Records, produced by nine-time Grammy Award winner Jay David Saks. The recording will be released on Tuesday, June 5.
Curtains stars Pierce as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi,
Debra Monk as producer Carmen Bernstein,
Karen Ziemba as lyricist Georgia Hendricks,
Jason Danieley as composer Aaron Fox,
Jill Paice as ingénue Niki Harris and
Edward Hibbert as director Christopher Belling, with
John Bolton as theatre critic Daryl Grady,
Michael X. Martin as stage manager Johnny Harmon,
Michael McCormick as investor Oscar Shapiro,
Noah Racey as choreographer Bobby Pepper,
Ernie Sabella as producer Sidney Bernstein and
Megan Sikora as understudy Bambi Bernét.
The show features a book by
Rupert Holmes (multiple Tony Award-winner for
The Mystery of Edwin Drood,
Say Goodnight Gracie), music by
John Kander, lyrics by
Fred Ebb (the Tony Award-winning songwriters of
Cabaret,
Chicago,
New York New York), original book and concept by Tony Award-winner Peter Stone (
1776,
Titanic, The Will Rogers Follies), and additional lyrics by
John Kander and
Rupert Holmes. Four-time Tony Award-nominee
Scott Ellis (
The Little Dog Laughed,
12 Angry Men) directs, and choreography is by Tony Award-winner
Rob Ashford (
Thoroughly Modern Millie).
Set design is by Anna Louizos, costume design by
William Ivey Long, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by
David Loud.
Performances are Tuesdays at 7:00 PM, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:00 PM, and Sundays at 3:00 PM. Tickets are on sale at 212-239-6200, online at
www.telecharge.com or in person at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre box office (302 West 45th Street). For more information, visit
www.CurtainsTheMusical.com.
Photo of David Hyde Pierce by Linda Lenzi
