Twenty Feet Productions Presents 'Becket' Starting 9/3
By: Faetra Petillo
Twenty Feet Productions, the company that brought you last year's critically acclaimed (New York Times Critic's Pick, March, 2007), sold out revival of Orson Welles' Moby Dick - Rehearsed is now proud to bring Becket, Jean Anouilh's Tony Award-winning masterpiece, back to the New York stage. Becket follows the tragic relationship of King Henry of England & Thomas Becket, his dearest friend who would become his greatest enemy when royal whim elevated Becket to the pinnacle of the clergy. Becket will run from September 3-21 at the Richmond Shepard Theatre.
Becket features Tim Scott as Henry II & Penny Bittone as Thomas Becket. Marc Silberschatz, Artistic Director of Twenty Feet Productions & the director of last season's Moby Dick – Rehearsed, directs this first New York production of Becket since the original Broadway production in 1961.Also featured in Becket are Carmel Amit, Melisa Breiner-Sanders, Ned Cray, David Dotterer, Arooj Majid, Hugh Martin, Emily Mitchell, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Kristin Parker, James Pravasilis, Shawn Renfro, Will Saks, Jakob von Eichel & Richard Wilt.DATES: September 3-21 Preview: Wed 9/3 Opens: Thurs 9/4TIMES: Wed -Sat @ 8pm, Sunday @ 3pm
THEATRE: The Richmond Shepard Theatre
309 East 26th Street (@ 2nd Avenue)
TICKETS: $15 regular, $10 student/seniorRESERVATIONS: SmartTix (212)868-4444 or www.SmartTix.com
Videos