Robert Klein Comes To The Bickford Theatre 5/9, Joined By Bob Stein

For more than forty years, Robert Klein has entertained audiences around the world, and he continues to have an acclaimed career in comedy, on Broadway, on television, and in film. The Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights in Morristown, NJ, is honored to welcome this comedy legend for one night only on Saturday, May 9, at 8:00 pm. Mr. Klein will be joined onstage by Music Director, Bob Stein.

Born in the Bronx, Robert Klein was a member of the famed "Second City" theatrical troupe in Chicago. He was nominated twice for Grammy Awards for "Best Comedy Album of the Year" for his albums "Child of the Fifties" and "Mind Over Matter". He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance in the hit Neil Simon musical, They're Playing Our Song. In 1993 Klein won an Obie and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in Wendy Wasserstein's, The Sisters Rosensweig. In 1975, Klein was the first comedian to appear in a live concert on HBO. He has done seven one-man shows for HBO and is currently preparing his eighth.

Among his many starring roles in television, he co-starred in the hit NBC series, Sisters, and regularly appears on talk-shows, making more than 100 appearances on The Tonight Show and Late Show with David Letterman, alone. Klein has also appeared in many notable films including Hooper, The Owl and the Pussycat, Primary Colors, People I Know, Two Weeks Notice and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. More currently he can be seen in Reign Over Me and Ira and Abby.

The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue, his recent first book for Simon & Schuster, is an affectionate coming-of-age memoir about growing up in the '50s and '60s before embarking on a show business career. In it he recounts his journey from an apartment in the Bronx, developing his talent in Chicago and the beginning of his show business stardom. The book is pure Robert Klein: witty, honest, self-questioning, and always contagiously funny.

The Bickford Theatre is conveniently located within the Morris Museum and offers free parking and full accessibility. Reserved seats for this rare NJ performance are only $35. A V.I.P. Package is also available for $100 which includes Priority Seats, an autographed copy of Robert Klein's autobiography, The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue, and a Meet & Greet Reception with Mr. Klein. For tickets and further information, please call the Bickford Theatre Box Office at 973.971.3706 or visit us at www.bickfordtheatre.org.

 

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