Cerveris, Kudisch, Butler, Etc in 'Man and Superman' 9/17

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw presents George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman at The Players (16 Gramercy Park South) on Monday, September 17, featuring an all-star Broadway cast.

Jeremy McCarter hosts while David Staller produces and directs a cast featuring: George S. Irving, Euan Morton, Michael Cerveris, Kerry Butler, Jackie Hoffman, KT Sullivan, Elena Shaddow, Matthew Arkin, Noah Racey, Marc Kudisch, Nick Wyman and Michael Riedel.

"Man and Superman is one of Shaw's most celebrated and devilishly witty plays. Director Staller has trimmed the play from five to three hours to allow for inclusion of the famous interior act known as 'Don Juan in Hell,'" describes press notes, "Man and Superman Shaw explores the philosophy that humanity is the latest stage in a purposeful evolutionary movement of the life force toward ever-higher life forms..."

"The play's hero, the roguish Jack Tanner, is bent on pursuing his own spiritual development in accordance with this philosophy. Believing marriage would prevent him from achieving his higher intellectual and political ambitions, Tanner is horrified to discover that his newly appointed ward, Ann Whitefield, intends to marry him. He flees to Spain with Ann in hot pursuit. The chase even leads them to the underworld, where the characters' alter egos discuss questions of human nature and philosophy in a lively debate in a scene often performed separately as 'Don Juan in Hell'. In Man and Superman, Shaw combined seriousness with comedy to create a satirical and buoyant exposé of the eternal struggle between the sexes."

Tickets ($15) to Man and Superman are on-sale September 1, by calling 212-352-3101 or visit www.ProjectShaw.com

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