John Lithgow: Stories By Heart 2008

Opened: May 12, 2008
Closing: June 02, 2008

John Lithgow: Stories By Heart - 2008 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023

John Lithgow invokes memories of three generations of family history while tracing his own life as an actor and storyteller.

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John Lithgow: Stories By Heart FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of John Lithgow: Stories By Heart have there been?
John Lithgow: Stories By Heart has had 3 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2008, US Tour which opened in 2012 and Broadway which opened in 2018.

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