Golden Globe Award® winner and Emmy Award® nominee Matthew Modine (the film Short Cuts, "And the Band Played On"), now making his Broadway debut in THE MIRACLE WORKER, sat down with "CW 11 Morning News" host Tamsen Fadal live in the studio this morning.
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The first Broadway revival of
William Gibson's Tony Award® winning play is in previews at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street), where it will officially open next Wednesday, March 3rd.
Staged in the round for the first time, THE MIRACLE WORKER also stars Academy Award® nominee
Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), Tony Award® nominee
Alison Pill (Broadway's The Lieutenant of Inishmore, film Milk),
Jennifer Morrison (Fox series "House," film Star Trek), Tony Award® winner
Elizabeth Franz (Death of a Salesman) and features
Tobias Segal,
Daniel Oreskes,
Michael Cummings,
Simone Joy Jones,
Yvette Ganier and
Lance Chantiles-Wertz.
Set in Tuscumbia, Alabama in the 1880s, THE MIRACLE WORKER tells the story of the young Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf after a childhood illness, and the extraordinary woman, Annie Sullivan, who taught her to communicate with the world.
THE MIRACLE WORKER features scenic design by
Derek McLane, costume design by
Paul Tazewell, lighting design by
Kenneth Posner, original music and sound design by
Rob Milburn &
Michael Bodeen, hair design by
Charles LaPointe, and physical coaching and movement by
Lee Sher.
THE MIRACLE WORKER is produced by
David Richenthal,
Eric Falkenstein,
Randall L. Wreghitt, Barbara &
Buddy Freitag,
Dan Frishwasser,
Joseph J. Grano, Jr.,
Mallory Factor,
Cheryl Lachowicz,
Martha Falkenberg,
Bruce J. Carusi &
Susan Altamore Carusi,
Lynn Shaw, David & Sheila Lehrer; in association with
Connie Bartlow Kristan and
Jamie deRoy/Remmel T. Dickinson.
For ticket and scheduling information visit:
www.miracleworkeronbroadway.com
