STAGE TUBE: Giffords Visit LOMBARDI
by Jessica Lewis
- Oct 13, 2010
Producers Tony Ponturo and Fran Kirmser present LOMBARDI at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre this fall starring Dan Lauria as Vince Lombardi and Judith Light as Marie Lombardi, written by Academy Award winning playwright Eric Simonson and directed by Tony Award nominee Thomas Kail. Joining Ponturo and Kirmser as special producing partner is the National Football League, marking the organization's first foray on Broadway. LOMBARDI, a new American play, is based on the best-selling biography When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi, by Pulitzer Prize winning author David Maraniss. Recently, NFL Hall of Fame Halfback Frank Gifford visited the cast backstage along with his wife Kathie Lee and her Today Show co-host Hoda Kotb.
STAGE TUBE: Frank Gifford Visits LOMBARDI
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Oct 11, 2010
NFL Hall of Fame halfback and celebrated sportscaster Frank Gifford visited the cast of LOMBARDI backstage after seeing the show with Kathie Lee and her Today Show co-host Hoda Kotb.