My guest this week is author Deborah Phillips whose new book is titled: AND THIS IS MY FRIEND SANDY — SANDY WILSON’S THE BOY FRIEND, LONDON THEATRE AND GAY CULTURE. Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend — for which he wrote the book, music, & lyrics — is one of the most successful British musicals of all time.
Photos: Festen in Previews
By: BWW News Desk
Festen began previews at Broadway's Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St.)
on March 23rd for an official press opening on April 9th.
Bill Kenwright and Marla Rubin present the Almeida Theatre production, which stars Jeremy Sisto ("Six Feet Under," Thirteen), Larry Bryggman (Twelve Angry Men, Proof), Michael Hayden (Henry IV, Carousel), Ali MacGraw (films such as Love Story) and Julianna Margulies
("ER"), as well as John Carter, Diane Davis, Keith Davis, David Patrick Kelly, Stephen Kunken, Carrie Preston, Christopher Evan Welch and C.J. Wilson. Directed by Rufus Norris (who won the Evening Standard and
Critic's Circle awards for directing the London production), Festen is seen in a dramatization by David Eldridge from the Danish 1998 film.In Festen,
"a beloved patriarch (Bryggman), surrounded by his wife (MacGraw), his
daughter (Margulies), his two sons (Hayden as Christian; Sisto as
Michael) and a host of family and friends, is celebrating his 60th
birthday at his country home. This promises to be a very special
occasion, but as the evening progresses, the man's eldest son,
Christian, feels compelled to break the silence surrounding a family
secret. Standing to propose a toast, he offers his father - much to the
delight of the guests - an amusing yet simple choice. And so the games
begin. Revelations and accusations tumble across the dinner table,
paving the way for a celebration that no one will ever forget," state
press notes.
Tickets are $95-$75-$30, and are available at the box office, through Telecharge, 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com.Photos by Joan Marcus
The company of Festen
Larry Bryggman and Ali MacGraw
Julianna Marguiles, Stephen Kunken and Jeremy Sisto
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