Photo Flash: 'Die Mommie Die!' Opens Oct.21

Charles Busch's acclaimed comedy Die Mommie Die! made its Off-Broadway premiere last night, October 10 at New World Stages (340 W. 50th St.). Produced by Daryl Roth and Bob Boyett, and directed by Carl Andress, Die Mommie Die! is in previews until Opening Night Sunday, October 21 at 7PM. 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!"

In addition to Busch, Die Mommie Die! stars Bob Ari, Chris Hoch, Ashley Morris, Kristine Nielsen and Van Hansis.

Preview Schedule: Tuesday - Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 7pm; Regular Performance Schedule (begins Tuesday, October 23, 2007): Tuesday - Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 7pm & 10pm; Sunday at 3pm & 7pm. Tickets on-sale Monday, August 27th. (212) 239-6200 or telecharge.com 

Photos by Carol Rosegg

Bob Ari and Ashley Morris

l-r: Van Hansis, Charles Busch, Chris Hoch, Bob Ari and Kristine Nielsen

Charles Busch

l-r: Van Hansis, Charles Busch and Ashley Morris

Van Hansis and Charles Busch

Kristine Nielsen and Charles Busch

Charles Busch

Van Hansis and Charles Busch

Chris Hoch and Charles Busch

Charles Busch and Bob Ari

Ashley Morris and Van Hansis