Photo Flash: First Look at Mint Theater's Rare NY Revival of THE NEW MORALITY

In honor of the centenary of Harold Chapin's heroic death on the battlefield in 1915, Mint Theater is proud to present THE NEW MORALITY, opening Monday, September 21st, and in previews now. This limited Off-Broadway engagement will continue through October 11th only at the Mint Theater, 311 West 43rd Street. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Jonathan Bank directs a cast that features Christian Campbell (best known for playing the role of Gabriel in the contemporary gay film classic Trick opposite Tori Spelling; he also played the lead character of Jimmy Harper in the original Los Angeles and Off-Broadway productions of Reefer Madness: The Musical and in the Showtime television adaptation, Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, opposite his sister Neve Campbell; Christian can currently be seen as Richard Brune in HBO's second season of "True Detective"); Brenda Meaney (recently appeared in Roundabout's production of Indian Ink by Tom Stoppard and later starred as Flora in a remount of that production for A.C.T.; she is the winner of a San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle award for her performance in Venus in Fur at A.C.T., and she starred in Caryl Churchill's Owners at Yale Repertory Theatre; on television, she appeared in AMC's "Hell on Wheels" opposite her father, Colm Meaney); Ned Noyes (most recently appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award-nominated production of You Can't Take it With You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart; television credits include the recurring role of Hank in "Boardwalk Empire" and Simon in "Alpha House;" he has previously appeared Off-Broadway in Mint Theater's productions of Love Goes to Press, So Help Me God!, and The Fifth Column); Michael Frederic (recently appeared Off-Broadway in Bill W and Dr. Bob at the Soho Playhouse; television credits include featured roles on "Royal Pains" and "The Men Who Built America"); Douglas Rees (recently played Doc in the International European Tour of West Side Story; he has appeared in Mint Theater's productions of Donogoo, What the Public Wants, A Little Journey, and Mary Broome; he appeared on television in "30 Rock"); Clemmie Evans (can be seen on television in the current season (Season 5) of FX's "Louie;" she also appeared opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in the film Freedom; Clemmie makes her Off-Broadway debut in THE NEW MORALITY); Kelly McCready (also makes her Off-Broadway debut in THE NEW MORALITY. She is a graduate of the Moscow Art Theatre program).

"Delicious fun!" declared The Times (1920). THE NEW MORALITY takes us aboard a houseboat on a fashionable reach of the Thames in 1911, the hottest summer on record. Betty Jones has been simmering for weeks, watching her husband make an ass of himself by lavishing attention on their neighbor, Muriel Wister. Betty, "an amazing mixture of spitfire, penitent and hussy," finally boils over and tells Muriel exactly what she thinks of her-using bad language. Chapin's "most delicious of light comedies" tells thestory of Mr. Wister's pursuit of an apology on behalf of his wife, and Betty's absolute refusal to oblige.

Performances are Tuesday through Thursday at 7 PM, Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at 2 PM & 8 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM. Special added Wednesday Matinee on September 16th at 2pm. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no performance on evening performance on September 22nd. Tickets are $55 with some half-price tickets (CheapTix) and Premium Seats ($65) available for most performances. Performances take place on the Third Floor of 311 West 43rd Street. Tickets are available by calling the Mint box office toll-free at 866-811-4111 or by going to www.minttheater.org.

Photo Credit: Richard Termine

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