THE FIRST WIVES CLUB Gets Featured In The LA Times And The San Diego Union Tribune

The world-premiere, Broadway-bound musical THE FIRST WIVES CLUB, currently in previews at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, with an official opening set for July 31, 2009, is featured in the LA Times and the San Diego Union Tribune. Starring Barbara Walsh, Karen Ziemba, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB is written by Rupert Holmes, with music by legendary songwriting team Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland, and directed by award-winning opera and theatre director Francesca Zambello.

The LA Times offers a behind-the-scenes feature on the creation of The First Wives Club:

"Reporting from San Diego -- Everybody here? This afternoon's run-through of the new musical "The First Wives Club" -- based on the 1996 movie and Olivia Goldsmith's 1992 novel -- is about to begin in a rehearsal room at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre.

Everybody isn't. "Stop! Where is Karen?" demands director Francesca Zambello, referring to Broadway veteran Karen Ziemba, who portrays Annie, the perpetually apologetic "wife" played by Diane Keaton in the movie.

Continues Zambello dryly, "OK, things are going well . . "

For the full LA Times article, click here.

San Diego Union Tribune published a feature about the creative team of THE FIRST WIVES CLUB:

"Its composers are legends for their songs about love. Its director is represented on Broadway at the moment with a (literal) fairy-tale romance. Its writer is a multiple Tony-winner with a singular place in pop history for a tune about a beautiful reunion facilitated by a foofy cocktail."

For the full San Diego Union Tribune, article click here.

Barbara Walsh, Karen Ziemba, and Sheryl Lee Ralph star in the world-premiere, Broadway-bound musical THE FIRST WIVES CLUB. Based on the best-selling novel and Hollywood blockbuster of the same name, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB features an updated book by multiple Tony® Award-winner Rupert Holmes (Curtains!, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Say Goodnight Gracie). World-famous Motown hit-makers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Holland-Dozier-Holland (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland) have reunited for one time only to create the score for THE FIRST WIVES CLUB. The production is directed by award-winning opera and theatrical director Francesca Zambello (The Little Mermaid for Disney on Broadway, Little House on the Prairie for the Guthrie Theatre, Rebecca at the Vienna Raimund Theatre, Porgy and Bess at the Kennedy Center and the Wagner Ring Cycle at the San Francisco Opera).

The musical will be produced on Broadway by Paul Lambert and Jonas Neilson, with a theater and dates to be announced.

Tickets to THE FIRST WIVES CLUB are currently available by contacting the Globe Box Office at (619) 23-GLOBE or online at www.TheOldGlobe.Org

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