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John Lithgow: Stories by Heart Tour 2012

Opened: September 17, 2012
Closing: October 13, 2012

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Bartlett Performing Arts Center
3663 Appling Road Bartlett, TN 38133

John Lithgow performs his one-man theatrical memoir, STORIES BY HEART. Following his triumphant appearances at New York's Lincoln Center and London's National Theatre, the Tony® and Emmy® Award winning actor offers a touching and humorous reflection on storytelling as the tie that binds humanity. Invoking memories of his father, Lithgow traces his roots as an actor and storyteller, interspersing his own story with two great stories that were read to him and his siblings when they were children. These are "Uncle Fred Flits By" by P.G. Wodehouse and "Haircut" by Ring Lardner. In the first, a fretful young Englishman is taken on a wild afternoon's escapade in suburban London by his irrepressible uncle. In a hilarious tour de force, Lithgow performs with zany abandon, portraying ten distinct, outrageous characters (including a parrot). By contrast, "Haircut" is a darkly comic look at Midwestern American implacability. It is a captivating yarn told by a gossipy barber in small-town Michigan as he gives a shave and a haircut to a stranger in town. STORIES BY HEART provides ample evidence of the power of storytelling, the magic of theatre, and the talents of one of our greatest actors.


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John Lithgow: Stories by Heart History

Other Productions of John Lithgow: Stories by Heart

2008   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
2012   US Tour
US Tour
2018   Broadway Roundabout Theatre Company Original Broadway Production
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