Marilu Henner Joins THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE at Bucks County Playhouse, Beg. Aug 2013

Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) has announced today that acclaimed actress Marilu Henner (Original Broadway production of The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Television's "Taxi") will be joining the cast of The Tale of the Allergist's Wife by Charles Busch, the final production of the 2013 Playhouse Productions Summer Season. She will be joined by the previously announced cast of Marsha Mason, David Garrison, and Lynn Cohen. Four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines will direct. Performances begin August 15th and run through September 1st at the Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA).

This Tony-nominated play by Charles Busch follows Marjorie Taub, a middle-aged Upper West Side doctor's wife who is plunged into a mid-life crisis on an epic scale when a former childhood friend reappears. A show filled with passion and humor that The New York Times called "uproarious, a window rattling comedy of mid life malaise."

"This amazing cast, which now includes the fabulous Marilu Henner, is the perfect ending to what is sure to be an incredible summer season at the Bucks County Playhouse," said Producing Director Jed Bernstein.

Additional information, including the complete cast and creative team, will be announced shortly.

Tickets are $29-57.50. For a complete schedule and to purchase tickets for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife visit bcptheater.org, call 215-862-2121 or visit the box office at 70 South Main Street New Hope, PA (Tues-Sun noon-5). The Tale of the Allergist's Wife is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Located 90 minutes from New York City, the Bucks County Playhouse opened in 1939 on the site of a grist mill dating from the late eighteenth century. Ironically, the structure was at that time in danger of demolition; however playwright Moss Hart and the local community rallied to save the building and re-opened it as a theatrical venue, which quickly became one of the country's most famous regional theaters, with a veritable who's who of American theatrical royalty including Kim Hunter, Helen Hayes, Kitty Carlisle, Colleen Dewhurst, Shirley Booth, Lillian Gish, June Lockhart, Grace Kelly, Robert Redford, Bert Lahr, Leslie Nielsen and Walter Matthau and remained in continuous operation until December 2010.

Thanks to the Bridge Street Foundation, the non-profit family foundation of Kevin and Sherri Daugherty with Tanya Cooper as President, this beloved theatrical landmark was re-opened and celebrated on July 2, 2012, exactly 73 years and a day from when it originally opened in 1939. The Bucks County Playhouse is located at 70 South Main Street in New Hope, PA.

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