Abigail Breslin of THE MIRACLE WORKER Profiled in the New York Times

Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin, currently starring as Helen Keller in William Gibson's Tony Award® winning play THE MIRACLE WORKER, was profiled in The New York Times' Arts & Leisure section on Sunday, February 14th. The first Broadway revival of THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey, played its first performance on Friday, February 12th, ahead of a March 3rd Opening at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50 Street).

THE NEW YORK TIMES - Sunday, February 14
Hitting Broadway, Punching and Slapping
By Patrick Healy
"LOSING control and making it seem real is one of the most difficult challenges an actor can face. Those who succeed are generally seasoned artists like Geoffrey Rush, who portrayed the traumatized pianist in the film "Shine" or Vanessa Redgrave, who played the morphine-addicted mother in the 2003 Broadway revival of "Long Day's Journey into Night." Children, lacking both life experience and training, can have a harder time - which is why the role of Helen Keller, the blind and deaf 6-year-old-turning-7-year-old at the heart of William Gibson's play "The Miracle Worker," is one of the most difficult in drama; the character must be chiefly expressed through physical action.
"Taking up the challenge of Helen is the latest in a series of diverse career choices by the 13-year-old actress Abigail Breslin, best known as the bespectacled beauty-pageant aspirant Olive Hoover in "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006), a role for which Ms. Breslin, at age 10, became one of the youngest nominees ever for an Academy Award for best supporting actress. Making her New York stage debut, Ms. Breslin is playing Helen in the first Broadway revival of "The Miracle Worker" in almost 50 years. Preview performances began Friday at Circle in the Square..."

To read the rest of the profile, CLICK: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/theater/14breslin.html?ref=theater

Staged in the round for the first time, THE MIRACLE WORKER also stars Tony Award® nominee Alison Pill, Golden Globe® and Emmy Award® nominee Matthew Modine, Jennifer Morrison , and Tony Award® winner Elizabeth Franz, with Tobias Segal, Daniel Orsekes, Michael Cummings, Simone Joy Jones, Yvette Ganier and Lance Chantiles-Wertz.

Set in Tuscumbia, Alabama in the 1880s, THE MIRACLE WORKER tells the story of the young Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf after a childhood illness, and the extraordinary woman, Annie Sullivan, who taught her to communicate with the world.

Get a special behind-the-scenes sneak peek of THE MIRACLE WORKER with the new teaser trailer, featuring interviews with the stars and director: http://www.miracleworkeronbroadway.com/.

THE MIRACLE WORKER features scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, original music & sound design by Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen, hair design by Charles LaPointe, and physical coaching & movement by Lee Sher.

THE MIRACLE WORKER is produced by David Richenthal, Eric Falkenstein, Randall L. Wreghitt, Barbara & Buddy Freitag/Dan Frishwasser, Joseph J. Grano, Jr., Mallory Factor, Cheryl Lachowicz, Martha Falkenberg, Bruce J. Carusi & Susan Altamore Carusi, Lynn Shaw, David & Sheila Lehrer; in association with Connie Bartlow Kristan and Jamie deRoy/Remmel T. Dickinson.

For tickets and schedule information visit www.miracleworkeronbroadway.com.

Photo credit: Walter McBride

Test and expand your Broadway knowledge with our new game - The Broadway Match-Up! How well do you know your Broadway casting trivia?	Play the Daily Game, explore current shows, and delve into past decades like the 2000s, 80s, and the Golden Age. Challenge your friends and see where you rank!
How well do you know your Tony Awards history? Take our never-ending quiz of nominations and winner history and challenge your friends.	Can you beat your friends? Play today’s daily Broadway word game, featuring a new theatrically inspired word or phrase every day!