Producer Sorrel Tomlinson (Dog Sees God) will present a limited engagement of Tom Rowan's (Kiss and Cry, David's Play) new play The Second Tosca, directed by Kevin Newbury (Candy and Dorothy, Kiss and Cry). Performances will run from June 8th to July 1st, 2007 at The 45th Street Theater in NYC. Opening night is June 13th.
Press notes state, "
The Second Tosca is a contemporary comedy that takes place backstage at Opera California during rehearsals for Tosca. Meet a rising operatic star, her rivalrous brother, the controlling maestro who wants to marry her, a diva with a dog, an assistant with a dream, and a meddling singing ghost. Part romantic comedy, part ghost story and part juicy soap opera,
The Second Tosca brings us smart, sexy highbrow humor in the spirit of Noel Coward and Moss Hart, and features music from the operas of Puccini, Verdi, and others.
The Second Tosca was developed at the Ensemble Studio Theater."
The Second Tosca's cast includes
Rachel deBenedet (
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,
Nine,
Adrift in Macao),
Vivian Reed (two-time Tony nominee;
Marie Christine,
Bubbling Brown Sugar), Jeremy Beck (
Love's Labour's Lost and
The Cherry Orchard with
Kate Burton at the Huntington Theater), Tug Coker (
The Cataract at The Women's Project), Eve Gigliotti (
The Bronx Opera in the title role in Carmen), Mark Light-Orr (Lortel Award-Outstanding Revival,
Counsellor-At-Law), Melissa Picarello (
Dog Sees God) and
Carrington Vilmont (
The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway). The creative team features Corcoran (Scenic Design), Joanne Haas (Costume Design), D.M. Wood (Light Design), Jill BC DuBoff (Sound Design) and
Erika Creagh (Marketing).
The 45th Street, Theater is located at 354 West 45th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues in NYC. Previews begin June 8th for a June 13th opening, which will be at 6:30pm. All other performances run Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm. There will be an added performance on Tuesday, June 12th at 8pm and no performance on Sunday, June 10th. Tickets are $18 and can be
purchased by calling 212-868-4444 or visiting
www.smarttix.com. Appropriate for ages 16 and up. For more information, visit
www.thesecondtosca.com.
Photo of Rachel deBenedet by Kerry Long
