Matthew Boston as Dr. Randy Lovelace, Lanna Joffrey as Helena Cobb, Morgan Hallett as Jerrie Cobb, Mary Beth Fisher as Jackie Cochran Photo

From: Photo Flash: First Look At THEY PROMISED HER THE MOON At The Old Globe

The Old Globe today announced that the West Coast premiere of Laurel Ollstein's They Promised Her the Moon has been extended by popular demand and will run through May 12, 2019. The first of two shows in the 2018-2019 Season developed in the Globe's Powers New Voices Festival, it wowed Festival audiences with the story of the powerful forces that kept one woman from reaching orbit. Directed by Giovanna Sardelli (the Globe's The Whipping Man and Somewhere), They Promised Her the Moon runs April 6 - May 12, 2019 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run April 6-10.