Harris, Rifkin, Glover Return to 'The Paris Letter' with LA Theatre Works

Ron Rifkin, John Glover, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor and Patricia Wettig are set to reprise their roles in Jon Robin Baitz's modern tragedy The Paris Letter for LA Theatre Works.  LATW records five performances of The Paris Letter February 20-24 at the Skirball Cultural Center to air on its nationally-syndicated radio theater series, The Play's The Thing which broadcasts weekly on public and satellite radio.  Peter Levin directs.

"In The Paris Letter, Baitz, known as one of America's foremost playwrights on themes of conscience, writes about power and money - and the ruinous effects they can have on friendship, love, marriage, and ultimately oneself. Wall Street powerhouse Sandy Sonenberg finds his personal and professional life threatened by the unraveling secrets of his past. After burying his true sexual identity, a lethal affair with a young male associate forces Sonenberg to confront a lifetime of unrequited love and betrayal," explain press notes.

Ron Rifkin, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Radnor and Patricia Wettig originated their roles in the world premiere production at the Mark Taper Forum's Kirk Douglas Theater in 2004.  John Glover appeared in the subsequent Off-Broadway production (The Roundabout Theater Company) along with Rifkin.

LATW's radio theater series, The Play's The Thing, airs weekly on 89.3 FM KPCC in Southern California; 89.7 WGBH in Boston; 91.5 FM WBEZ in Chicago; 94.9 KUOW in Seattle; 93.5 FM KRTS "Marfa Public Radio" in Texas; 90.5 FM KUT in Austin;88.9 FM KUNM in Albuquerque; 94.1 KPFA in Northern California; 91.1 FM KRCB in Sonoma County; 89.1 KUOR in Redlands; as well as on many other public radio stations nationwide and XM Satellite Radio.

Performances of The Paris Letter take place on Wednesday, February 20 at 8PM; Thursday, February 21 at 8PM; Friday, February 22 at 8PM; Saturday, February 23 at 3PM; and Sunday, February 24 at 2PM.

Tickets range from $20.00 to $47.00.  The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, off the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Santa Monica Mountains (exit Skirball Center Drive).  For tickets and information, call the L.A. Theatre Works box office at (310) 827-0889 or go to www.latw.org.

To post a comment, you must register and login.