Charles Busch's Die Mommie Die! to Play New World Stages

By: Aug. 07, 2007
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This Fall, Charles Busch's acclaimed comedy Die Mommie Die! makes its Off-Broadway premiere at New World Stages (340 W. 50th St.). Produced by Daryl Roth and Bob Boyett, and directed by Carl Andress, Die Mommie Die! begins preview performances on Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Opening Night is Sunday, October 21 at 7 p.m. This limited Off-Broadway engagement ends on Sunday, February 17, 2008.

"A riotous comedy noir steeped in the glamour of 1960s Hollywood, Die Mommie Die! stars playwright Charles Busch as Angela Arden, a fallen pop diva trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. Desperate to find happiness with her younger lover, out-of-work TV actor Tony Parker, Angela gruesomely murders her husband with the aid of a poisoned suppository," state press materials.  "In a plot that reflects Greek tragedy as well as Hollywood kitsch, Angela's manipulative daughter, Edith, convinces her 'emotionally disturbed' brother, Lance, that together they must avenge their father's death . by killing their mother!"

The Production features scenic design by Michael Anania, costume design by Jessica Jahn, lighting design by Ben Stanton and sound design / music composition by Lewis Flinn. Mr. Busch's costumes are designed by Michael Bottari and Ronald Case.  The show will feature a few of the 40 costumes they designed for the film along with a few new surprises.

Complete casting will be announced soon.

Playwright Charles Busch is the author of Our Leading Lady, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Shangai Moon, The Lady in Question, Psycho Beach Party and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, among many others. In 2003 he collaborated with Boy George on the Broadway musical Taboo. Busch also wrote and starred in the 2003 film version of Die, Mommie, Die! for Aviator Films.

Visit www.dmdtheplay.com for more details and up-to-date information.



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