Manhattan Theatre Club has announced upcoming productions for its 2006-2007 season, including two shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and three productions at MTC's Off-Broadway theatres at Stage I and Stage II at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street). A third Biltmore production and a fourth New York City Center production will be announced at a later date.
MTC's 2006-2007 season features a diverse roster of works by authors
Charles Busch, David Harrower, Simon Mendes da Costa, Paul Rudnick, and Clifford Odets, including two American premieres and two world premieres.
The American premiere of Simon Mendes da Costa's
Losing Louie, directed by
Jerry Zaks, will begin previews on September 21st, and open on October 12th at Broadway's Biltmore Theatre. "How do our childhood memories affect our lives? How do the mistakes of one generation impact the next? And most importantly, why does love make us do such crazy things? This wise and witty new play explores these questions, as two generations of family members work things out in the same bedroom, fifty years apart," state press notes on the play, which was a recent hit in the West End.
The classic Clifford Odets play
The Country Girl will next be seen at the Biltmore Theatre, with previews beginning on April 12th, 2007. Directed by MTC artistic director Lynne Meadow, it will open on May 3rd. "The title character, Georgie, is married to actor Frank Elgin, once a great theatre star, now down on his luck. When Frank is offered a major role by young, hotshot director Bernie Dodd, he has the chance to make a major comeback. The pressures created by a high stakes out-of-town tryout bring into dramatic focus the complicated relationship between husband and wife. Life backstage becomes an emotional and psychological battleground for all three characters." The play will mark the 100th anniversary of Odets' birth.
The world premiere of Paul Rudnick's
Regrets Only, helmed by Christoper Ashley, will begin previews on October 19th, 2006 and open on November 14th. The play explores "the very latest topics in marriage and friendship. The setting: a Park Avenue penthouse. The players: a powerhouse attorney, his deliriously social wife and their closest friend, one of the world's most staggeringly successful fashion designers. Add a daughter's engagement, some major gowns, the President of the United States, and stir. This wedding gift arrives courtesy of the Obie-winning author of such plays as
Jeffrey, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, and
I Hate Hamlet, and movies like
Addams Family Values and
In & Out." The play will be presented at New York City Center--Stage I.
David Harrower's
Blackbird will have its American premiere, under a director to be announced. Previews will begin March 15th, 2007, and the play will open on April 10th. "One of the most talked-about plays to come out of London in years,
Blackbird will come to life at MTC in a thrilling new American production. This powerful, volatile piece begins when Una shows up unexpectedly at the office of Ray, forcing Ray to come to terms with the effects of their relationship. Una pulls Ray into an encounter that is gripping, surprising and utterly unforgettable." That show will also be performed at City Center--Stage I.
The world premiere of
Charles Busch's new play
Our Leading Lady will be presented at City Center--Stage II. Previews will begin November 30th, 2006, for an official opening on December 19th. "The author of the hilarious MTC hit
The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, which earned a Tony nomination for Best Play, returns with a truly original play about the theatre. Laura Keane, a 19th century American stage luminary, prepares to perform at Ford's Theatre on the fateful night when Abraham Lincoln is in the audience. This new play captures the magic of the theatre as only
Charles Busch can. Directing is MTC's Lynne Meadow, who staged
The Tale of the Allergist Wife.""Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer
Barry Grove, MTC has become one of the country's most prominent and prestigious theatre companies. Renowned MTC productions include
Rabbit Hole; Doubt; Proof; The Tale of the Allergist's Wife; Yellowman; Kimberly Akimbo; Love! Valour! Compassion!; Sylvia; Four Dogs and a Bone; Putting It Together; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Mass Appeal; Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Crimes of the Heart; and
Ain't Misbehavin'. In 2003, MTC reopened Broadway's landmark long neglected Biltmore Theatre, following a two-year, $35 million capital campaign."
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