Stephen Adly Guirgis' BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Will Play Second Stage in This February

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director, Casey Reitz Executive Director) will present the Atlantic Theater Company's (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director, Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' acclaimed play, BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, for a limited engagement this winter. Directed by Austin Pendleton, the production will begin previews on Friday, January 16, 2015 and will officially open on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Second Stage Theatre's Tony Kiser Theatre (305 West 43rd street). Season subscriptions are currently available through 2ST.com or by calling the box office at 212-246-4422.

Stephen McKinley Henderson, who received rave reviews for his lead performance as Walter "Pops" Washington, will return with the production. He was previously seen at Second Stage in August Wilson's Jitney. Other original cast members returning with the production include Victor Almanzar (Repertorio Espanol, LAByrinth Theater), Elizabeth Canavan (The Little Flower of East Orange), Rosal Colón (The Motherf*cker with the Hat) and Liza Colón-Zayas (Second Stage Theatre's Water by the Spoonful and Living Out). Additional casting will be announced shortly.

City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed - and the Church won't leave him alone. For ex-cop and recent widower Walter "Pops" Washington and his recently paroled son Junior, the struggle to hold on to one of the last great rent stabilized apartments on Riverside Drive collides with old wounds, sketchy new houseguests, and a final ultimatum in this dark comedy from the Tony nominated author of The Motherf*ucker with the Hat and Jesus Hopped the A Train. For Pops and Junior, it seems the Old Days are dead and gone - after a lifetime living Between Riverside and Crazy.

"Part of Second Stage's founding mission is to give deserving American plays a second chance to reach a wider audience. I was lucky enough to see Stephen's remarkable play this summer and now I'm thrilled to bring it back and share it with theatregoers who couldn't get a ticket during its sold out run," says Artistic Director Carole Rothman. "An extraordinary combination of events have occurred to make this production a part of our season: an unexpected immediate opening in our line up and a brilliant play that was ready to be - and deserved to be - remounted for a larger audience. I couldn't be happier bringing Stephen's brilliant characters to life again and I know our audiences will be as knocked out by this play as I was."

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY features scenic design by Walt Spangler; costume design by Alexis Forte; lighting design by Keith Parham; and sound design and original music by Ryan Rumery.

Photo Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia