Maddie Corman Says Broadway Run of NEXT FALL 'Feels Dreamy'

Maddie Corman who plays Holly in the Broadway production of NEXT FALL tells LoHud.com that her Broadway break is a dream she can trace to her youth, "I discovered I wanted to be an actress pretty much on the Irvington Town Hall Theater stage that my mom was instrumental in resurrecting. To think that I'm going to Broadway now and my daughter is on that stage," she says, "I kinda don't have words to describe what that feels like."

When Corman was approached last year for a three-week engagement of NEXT FALL during its Off-Broadway run, she wasn't sure she could balance the work and her busy life as a mother of three young children. "I wasn't sure how - as the mother of three young kids with a husband who works really crazy, erratic long hours and living outside the city - I was going to be able to do this. But once I read the play, I knew I'd have to figure out how to do it."

When asked about how she feels now that the production has moved on to the Broadway stage, Corman responds, "It feels dreamy," she says. "And it also feels right. I think when things happen later in life, it's almost more exciting. And you know what it means. I'm not curing cancer, but I sure am excited to be realizing a childhood dream.

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Performances began February 16 for NEXT FALL, the new American play by Geoffrey Nauffts, directed by Sheryl Kaller and presented by Elton John and David Furnish. The opening night on Broadway is Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street).

NEXT FALL stars Patrick Breen as Adam, Maddie Corman as Holly, Sean Dugan as Brandon, Patrick Heusinger as Luke, Connie Ray as Arlene and Cotter Smith as Butch.??The creative team for NEXT FALL includes Wilson Chin (Set Design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Design), John Gromada (Sound Design) and Jess Goldstein (Costume Design).

NEXT FALL is produced on Broadway by Elton John and David Furnish, Barbara Manocherian, Richard Willis, Tom Smedes, Carole L. Haber/Chase Mishkin Ostar, Anthony Barrile, Michael Palitz, Bob Boyett, James Spry/Catherine Schreiber, Probo Productions, Roy Furman in association with Naked Angels (Geoffrey Nauffts, Artistic Director; John Alexander, Managing Director; Andy Donald, Associate Artistic Director; Brittany O'Neill, Producer). Susan Mindell is the Executive Producer.

NEXT FALL had its world premiere in a Naked Angels production, opening to critical acclaim on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. NEXT FALL played a sold-out run off-Broadway, extending three times, and played through August 8th.??Geoffrey Nauffts' NEXT FALL takes a witty and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love. While the play's central story focuses on the 5-year relationship between Adam and Luke, NEXT FALL goes beyond a typical love story. This timely and compelling new American play forces us all to examine what it means to "believe" and what it might cost us not to.

TICKET INFORMATION?Tickets for NEXT FALL are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area or online at www.Telecharge.com. The Helen Hayes Theatre box office opens on Monday, January 18th. Tickets are $116.50 each.??Student Rush are $26.50 and available at the box office two hours prior to performance. May be partial or obstructed view and may not be available for all performances. Limit 2 tickets per current and valid student ID. Cash only.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE?Schedule: Monday - Saturday @ 8pm, Wednesday & Saturday @ 3pm?Beginning March 15: Tuesday @ 7pm, Wednesday - Saturday @ 8pm, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday @ 3pm??Added Performance: Sunday - February 21 @ 7pm?Time Change: Tuesday - March 9 @ 7pm, Wednesday - March 10 @ 2pm, Wednesday - March 10 @ 7pm, Thursday - March 11 @ 6:30pm (opening night)?No Performance: Wednesday - February 17 @ 3pm, Monday - February 22 @ 8pm??Follow NEXT FALL on Twitter: @NextFall?Find NEXT FALL on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nextfall

For more information on NEXT FALL, please visit: www.NextFallBroadway.com

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski