Hal Linden has been tapped to star as the legendary theorist in Crispin Whittell's Darwin in Malibu, which will be presented at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, Long Island from August 15th through September 3rd.
The production will also star Anna Chlumsky, best known for her work in the
My Girl films and whose New York theatre credits include
Balm in Gilead and
The Changeling. Actor Daniel Gerroll (
Enchanted April, High Society) directs.
"The
place is Malibu. The time is now. Charles Darwin is relaxing on a deck
chair overlooking the Pacific . . . suddenly he's joined by two
unlikely contemporaries. The debate over evolution, begun over a
century ago, continues anew in this hilarious new comedy," state Bay
Street notes on the production, which will be receiving its American
premiere.
Linden is a Tony Award-winner for his performance in the musical
The Rothschilds, while other Broadway credits include
The Gathering, Cabaret, The Sisters Rosensweig, I'm Not Rappaport, The
Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Three Men on a Horse, Ilya Darling,
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and
Bells Are Ringing. He is also known as the star of TV's "Barney Miller."
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