La Jolla Playhouse is pleased to present Herringbone, book by Tom Cone, music by Skip Kennon, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh, directed by Roger Rees (La Jolla Playhouse's Peter and the Starcatchers), and starring Tony Award-winner BD Wong (M. Butterfly; Law & Order: SVU). Herringbone runs August 1 - 30 in the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre (press opening: Friday, August 7 at 8:00 pm).
Skip Kennon's (music) credits include Herringbone (Williamstown, Playwrights Horizons, Hartford Stage, Edinburgh Festival, Prince Music Theater, St. Nicholas Theater); Here's Our Girl (lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh; workshop NYSF/Playwrights Horizons); Don Juan DeMarco (workshop, Seattle Rep); the one-act Afternoon Tea (book/lyrics: Eduardo Machado; INTAR, 59E59). Music and lyrics: The Last Starfighter (Storm Theatre, New York Musical Theatre Festival); Blanco (Goodspeed, National Alliance for Musical Theatre); Feathertop (WPA Theatre, PA Stage); Time and Again (book: Jack Viertel; MTC, Old Globe, O'Neill Center); the one-act Plaisir D'Amour (book: Terrence McNally; 59E59); and Disney's DVD Premiere Award winner The Hunchback of Notre Dame II. Skip moderated the first year in the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop for 20 years (overseeing the program for ten of those years) and taught at The Neighborhood Playhouse for ten years.
Ellen Fitzhugh's (lyrics) musicals include: Grind, with Larry Grossman, directed by Harold Prince (Mark Hellinger Theater); Big Blonde, with Walter Edgar Kennon (developed at Playwrights Horizons and The Public Theatre); Paper Moon, with Marty Casella and Mr. Grossman (Goodspeed to Tokyo); and Muscle, with James Lapine and William Finn. Upcoming: Paradise Found, with Richard Nelson, Johann Strauss II and Jonathan Tunick, directed by Harold Prince and Susan Stroman; Los Otros, music by Michael John LaChiusa, directed by Jonathan Butterell (commissioned by Center Theater Group). Additionally, she contributed lyrics within Adam Guettel's Myths and Hymns, songs (with Mr. Finn) for sequels to The Brave Little Toaster; as well as songs for the films That's Dancing and The Great Mouse Detective, with Mr. Grossman and Henry Mancini. Ms. Fitzhugh has received numerous Emmy, Drama Desk and Tony Award nominations.
Roger Rees (director) co-directed La Jolla Playhouse's acclaimed 2009 production of Peter and the Starcatchers. He served as the Artistic Director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival from 2005 to 2007. As the Associate Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic Theater from 1984-1985, he directed numerous productions including Julius Caesar, Turkey Time and John Bull. Other credits include Red Memories (New York Stage and Film); Mud, River, Stone (Playwrights Horizons); The Merry Wives of Windsor, Love's Labour's Lost (Old Globe Theatre); Arms and the Man (Roundabout); Here Lies Jenny (Zipper Theater, Post Street Theater); The Taming of the Shrew (played Petruchio opposite Bebe Neuwirth), The Rivals, Simon Grey's The Late Middle Classes, Anything Goes, The Film Society, Double Double, Herringbone (WTF, McCarter Theater); Treemonisha, Juniper Tree, White House Cantata, Collegiate Chorale; and the "Variety," episode of Oz. Performance times for Herringbone are Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30pm; Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm; Sunday, 7:00pm. Matinees are held on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00pm. Single ticket prices range from $30 to $65. Tickets are currently available by calling The Playhouse Box Office at (858) 550-1010 or online at www.lajollaplayhouse.org.Videos