Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Jonathan Reinis, Jamie Cesa, Eva Price & Berkeley Repertory Theatre, is proud to present the Broadway premiere production of Wishful Drinking, created and performed by Carrie Fisher and directed by Tony Taccone at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St).
Wishful Drinking will begin previews on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 and open officially on Sunday, October 4th, 2009 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St). This is a limited engagement through January 3rd, 2010.
Alexander V. Nichols will provide scenic, lighting and projection design.
In
Wishful Drinking,
Carrie Fisher recounts the true and intoxicating tale of her life as a Hollywood legend, told with the same wry wit she poured into bestsellers like Postcards from
The Edge. The daughter of
Eddie Fisher and
Debbie Reynolds,
Carrie Fisher became a cultural icon when she starred as "Princess Leia" in the first Star Wars trilogy at 19 years old. Forever changed, Carrie's life did not stay picture perfect. Fisher is the life of the party in this uproarious and sobering look at her Hollywood hangover.
Wishful Drinking premiered in November 2006 at the
Geffen Playhouse and enjoyed an extended engagement there through January 2007. Following that premiere, the show has completed successful runs at a number of not-for-profit theatre organizations around the country including
Berkeley Repertory Theatre (February 2008),
Arena Stage (September 2008),
Huntington Theatre Company (October 2008) and
Seattle Repertory Theatre (April 2009).
Roundabout Theatre Company is pleased to welcome
Carrie Fisher to Studio 54 in the fall.
TICKET INFORMATION & PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212) 719-1300 and online at
www.roundabouttheatre.org.
Wishful Drinking will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM. Prices range from $31.50-$111.50.
Wishful Drinking the book, based on the Broadway Play, was on the New York Times bestseller list for 14 weeks, and will be available in paperback from Simon & Schuster in fall 2009