Producers of You Can't Take It With You, the Pulitzer Prize-winning revival by
Moss Hart and
George S. Kaufman, just announced the critically acclaimed show will extend its engagement throughSunday, February 22, 2015.
Previously announced to be a limited run through January 4, 2015, You Can't Take It With You began previews on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 and opened on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Tickets are sold on Telecharge.com or by calling
212-239-6200
The production is directed by six-time Tony Award nominee
Scott Ellis (The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Curtains, 1776), and stars Tony Award and Outer Critics' Circle winner
James Earl Jones (
Gore Vidal's The Best Man, Fences, The Great White Hope) as Martin Vanderhof, two-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominee
Rose Byrne* ("Damages," Bridesmaids, Neighbors) as Alice Sycamore, Tony Award winner
Elizabeth Ashley (Take Her, She's Mine, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,
Gore Vidal's The Best Man) as The Grand Duchess Olga, Tony Award nominee
Annaleigh Ashford (Kinky Boots, Wicked, "Masters of Sex") as Essie Carmichael, Tony Award nominee
Johanna Day (Proof, August: Osage County) as Mrs. Kirby, three-time Drama Desk nominee
Julie Halston (Anything Goes, The Divine Sister) as Gay Wellington,
Byron Jennings (The Merchant of Venice, Inherit the Wind) as Mr. Kirby,
Patrick Kerr (Stage Kiss, The Ritz) as Mr. De Pinna,
Fran Kranz (Death of a Salesman) as Tony Kirby,
Mark Linn-Baker (A Funny Thing...Forum, "Perfect Strangers," My Favorite Year) as Paul Sycamore, Tony Award nominee
Kristine Nielsen (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) as Penelope Sycamore, Tony Award nominee
Reg Rogers (Holiday, The Royal Family) as Boris Kolenkhov,
Will Brill (Act One) as Ed Carmichael,
Nick Corley (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) as a G-Man,
Austin Durant (
War Horse) as a G-Man, Theatre World Award winner
Crystal A. Dickinson (Clybourne Park) as Rheba,
Marc Damon Johnson (Lucky Guy) as Donald,
Karl Kenzler (Mary Poppins) as Henderson, and
Joe Tapper (Witnessed By The World) as a G-Man.
The design team includes: scenic design by Tony Award nominee
David Rockwell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray), costume design by 2014 special Tony Award recipient
Jane Greenwood (Act One, Waiting for Godot), lighting design by two-time Tony Award winner
Donald Holder (South Pacific, The Lion King), sound design by
Jon Weston (The Bridges of Madison County), and hair and wig design by
Tom Watson(Act One, Waiting for Godot). Three-time Tony Award winner
Jason Robert Brown (The Bridges of Madison County, The Last Five Years, Parade) composed original music for the production.
You Can't Take It With You is produced by
Jeffrey Richards,
Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Dominion Pictures, Gutterman & Winkler,
Daryl Roth,
Terry Schnuck, Jane Bergère, Caiola Productions,
Rebecca Gold, LaRuffa & Hinderliter,
Larry Magid,
Gabrielle Palitz, Spisto & Kierstead, SunnySpot Productions, VenuWorks Theatricals,
Jessica Genick and
Will Trice.
Family can do crazy things to people. And the Sycamore family is a little crazy to begin with.
James Earl Jones heads the wackiest household to ever hit Broadway in Kaufman and Hart's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, You Can't Take It With You. He plays wily Grandpa Vanderhof, leader of a happily eccentric gang of snake collectors, cunning revolutionaries, ballet dancers and skyrocket makers. But when the youngest daughter brings her fiancé and his buttoned-up parents over for dinner, that's when the real fireworks start to fly.
The original production of the play opened at the Booth Theater on December 14, 1936, and played for 837 performances. The play won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
*Rose Bryne is appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association.