Algonquin Theater Productions will present a revival of
The Devil and Billy Markham by Shel Silverstein. The show will be directed by Thomas Cote, and will feature Brit Herring and The Broken Pockets Band. The show, which will be seen in its first professional New York production, will play The Huron Club at the Soho Playhouse.
The darker side of Shel Silverstein comes to wickedly glorious life in
The Devil and Billy Markham, a one-hour tour de force performance by Brit Herring. The play first appeared as a six-part epic poem in the January 1979 edition of Playboy Magazine, and subsequently as a one-act play at Lincoln Center in 1989.
It tells the story of Billy Markham, an unforgettable character who never met a bet he didn't take, including that of his very soul. Billy journeys from Nashville's Music Row down into the fiery pits of hell and back again as he matches wits with God, the Devil, and everyone in between.
Brit Herring has appeared in New York as Lucifer in
Catching Hell at La MaMa Etc., Doc Porter in
Crimes of the Heart, and Bobby in
Whoppers at the Samuel French Short Play Festival. Director Thomas Cote has helmed past Algonquin productions of
Manly Men, Safe, and
Never Missed a Day.
The Devil and Billy Markham begins previews Friday, October 27 at 7 PM, toward an opening Friday, November 3 at 7 PM. Show runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7 PM through December 16. (No performances November 24 and 25.) Bar opens at 6:30.
All tickets are $20. There is no drink minimum. For reservations and information, please call (212) 691-1555, or visit
www.sohoplayhouse.com. The Soho Playhouse is located at 15 Vandam Street, between 6th Avenue and Varick Street.
