GEORGIE: MY ADVENTURES WITH GEORGE ROSE Announces Final Weeks Before Tour
By: Julie Musbach Mar. 07, 2017
Producers Martin Platt and David Elliott with Mary Cossette, Jamie deRoy, Riki Kane Larimer, Richard Winkler, and Mike Blank, have announced the limited engagement of the critically acclaimed New York premiere of Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose, the new play written by and starring Ed Dixon (Sunset Boulevard, LES MISERABLES) with direction by Eric Schaeffer (Follies, Million Dollar Quartet) will conclude its Off-Broadway run on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at The Loft at The Davenport Theatre (354 West 45th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues) where performances began January 25, 2017. At closing, Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose will have played 8 preview and 54 regular performances. A national tour is planned for later this summer.
"It's been a great joy for us to bring Ed Dixon's remarkable performance in Georgie to New York," says Martin Platt. "The outpouring of enthusiasm for Georgie from those in and out of the industry has been rewarding for all of us on the producing team, but most importantly for Mr. Dixon, whose life and friendship with George Rose is the core of this play. We look forward to sharing Georgie with a broader audience across America over the next two years, starting this coming August."
It has been said that theatre at its most basic is great storytelling. Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose is an exhilarating story, and indeed brilliantly told. Two-time Tony® Award-winning character actor George Rose (The Mystery of Edwin Drood, My Fair Lady, The Pirates of Penzance), a bon-vivant with a flair for the dramatic and the eccentric, starred on the Broadway and London stages alongside luminaries like Katharine Hepburn, Noel Coward, Dame Edith Evans, Richard Burton, and Laurence Olivier in a storied career that met an unexpected end.
In this giddy, humorous, and moving celebration, Ed Dixon recounts his own tale of how he came to know and admire George over a twenty-year friendship until the unimaginable changed everything. Georgie introduces us to the greatest stars of the London and Broadway stage with laughs and surprises, tantalizing anecdotes, and flashes of song and dance. Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose is as hilarious and captivating as it is poignant and powerful. An amazing journey for all who love theater.
The critics raved following opening night on February 1, 2017: "Georgie is a masterpiece," stated Huffington Post. "Hilarious, moving, historically important, laugh-out-loud funny," screamed Seth Rudetsky, Sirius Radio, while Kathie Lee Gifford, The Today Show exclaimed, "It's truly one of the most brilliant performances I've ever seen." The The New York Times declared, "Mr. Dixon morphed from one character to another, delivering incisive impersonations and well-timed punch lines," while DC Theatre Scene stated, "FIVE STARS... See the hilarious and riveting Georgie to laugh until you cry and cry until you laugh."
"I wrote Georgie because it's one of the largest events I've ever experienced in my life," shared Ed Dixon. "It covers more than twenty years, several countries, and a passel of famous people." He goes on to add, "Why tell his story now? He died in 1988. Because the moment I started writing it, I just knew it had to be told. What I didn't realize was that the story was so large it took years for me to mature enough to be able to tell it." He ended by saying, "I don't think a person is likely to have more than one story of this magnitude in a lifetime...Georgie is mine!"
Director Eric Schaeffer, had this to say, "It has been nothing but pure joy working with Ed Dixon to bring this special story to life. Not many artists would be able to shed layer after layer of emotion to expose the deep feelings of life and this extraordinary journey like he does on stage night after night." Schaeffer went on to add, "He is truly one of our great character actors working today in the American theatre, and Georgie lets him use all of his hidden talents to bring this story to life in a unique and original way." He concluded by stating, "The end result is an amazing night in the theatre for anyone who loves life in and beyond the footlights."
The creative team for Georgie: My Adventure with George Rose includes Eric Schaeffer (Scenic Design), Chris Lee (Lighting Design) and Megan E. Coutts (Production Stage Manager).
Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose plays the following performance schedule: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday at 8:00pm, Saturday at 3:00pm & 8:00pm, and Sunday at 3:00pm.
Tickets for Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose are priced at $69/$79 (including a $2 facility fee) and may be purchased through Telecharge.com, or by calling (212) 239-6200. Rush tickets for $25 will be available one (1) hour prior to curtain. For additional information, please visit the website at www.GeorgieThePlay.com.
Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose is produced by Martin Platt and David Elliott, with Mary Cossette, Jamie deRoy, Riki Kane Larimer, Richard Winkler, and Mike Blank.
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