Drury Lane Theatre Presents BOEING-BOEING, Beginning 6/13

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents the Tony Award-winning 2008 Broadway revival version of the hit comedy BOEING-BOEING, previewing June 13, opening Thursday, June 20 at 8 p.m., and running through August 4, 2013. BOEING-BOEING stars Saturday Night Live alum Nora Dunn as"Berthe" (Dunn was Meryl Streep's co-star in the Nancy Meyers film It's Complicated; her TV credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Private Practice, Psych and Franklin & Bash; and she recently starred in Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's play Love, Loss and What I Wore at the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago).

The cast also features Jeff Award winner Stef Tovar as "Bernard" (Ragtime and Sugar at Drury Lane Theatre, South Pacific at Marriott Theatre, A Twist of Water at Mercury Theater Chicago, and the Steven Soderbergh filmContagion); Daniel Cantor as "Robert" (National Tour of Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Fish Men and Rabbit Hole at Goodman Theatre, and The Comedy of Errors at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Jeff Award nominee Dina DiCostanzo as "Gabriella" (Hairspray at Drury Lane Theatre and My One and Only at Marriott Theatre); Jeff Award nominee Katherine Keberlein as "Gretchen" (Fifty Words at Profiles Theatre) and Kara Zediker as "Gloria" (A Summer Remembered at Steppenwolf Theater, the Steven Soderbergh film Contagion, and the John Hughes film Uncle Buck). Dennis Zacek (former Artistic Director at Victory Gardens Theater and recipient of the 2001 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre) will direct the production.

BOEING-BOEING was hailed as "Pure pleasure and unconditional bliss!" by The New York Times; named one of "The funniest plays to hit Broadway in ages!" by The Wall Street Journal and called "The funniest show on the London stage!" by The Daily Telegraph. The production, written by French playwright Marc Camoletti and adapted by Beverley Cross, originally opened in London in 1962, followed by the Broadway premiere in 1965. In 1991, BOEING-BOEING was included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most performed French play throughout the world. There has since been a London revival in 2007, a successful seven-year run in the West End, and a Tony Award-winning Broadway revival in 2008, which was adapted by Francis Evans.

Set in Paris in the 1960's, this comedy follows the the flighty tale of Bernard, a jet-setting architect who is juggling three flight attendant fiancées with the help of his reluctant housekeeper. When his old pal, Robert, arrives at his swanky bachelor pad, Bernard proudly unveils his ingenious scheme. Despite his clever arrangement, Bernard's life starts to unravel when a new turbo-charged Boeing is introduced. In a hysterical whirlwind of mayhem, Bernard finds out that one woman is all he can handle.

The lavish set, featuring an opulent Parisian ballroom, is designed by Sam Ball (Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University whose credits include the Broadway premiere of Ride the Winds; more than 100 productions at venues including the Lyric Opera, The Seattle Repertory Theatre and The Orlando Shakespeare Festival; and the American premiere of Sir Michael Tippet's opera, The Knot Garden). The City of Light is brought to vibrant life by Jeff Award-winning Lighting Designer Jesse Klug (Gypsy, The Sound of Music, Sweeney Todd and Spamalot at Drury Lane Theatre and The Screwtape Letters National Tour). Chic retro costumes are by Christine Pascual (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at Victory Gardens Theater). Sound Design is by Lindsay Jones (Drama Desk nomination for Wild With Happy at The Public Theatre). Props Design is by Nick Heggestad, Resident Properties Designer at Drury Lane Productions.

The performance schedule for BOEING-BOEING is as follows: Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. ($35), Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. ($35) and 8 p.m.($45), Fridays at 8 p.m. ($49), Saturdays at 5 p.m. ($49), and 8:30 p.m. ($49), and Sundays at 2 p.m. ($49), and 6 p.m. ($45). Lunch and dinner theatre packages range from $50 to $74 depending on the day of the week. Student group tickets start as low as $30 and Senior Citizens start at $32 for matinees and $47 for a matinee luncheon package. For reservations call the Drury Lane Theatre box office at630.530.0111, call TicketMaster at 800.745.3000 or visit www.drurylane.com.

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