Photo Preview: A Picasso
By: BWW News Desk Apr. 18, 2005
The Manhattan Theatre Club production of A PICASSO, the New York premiere of a new play by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by John Tillinger, will open Tuesday, April 19th at Stage II at NY City Center (131 West 55th Street). Previews began Thursday, March 31st.
The production stars Dennis Boutsikaris and Jill Eikenberry. Set during the German occupation of Paris, A PICASSO imagines a confrontation between Picasso (Dennis Boutsikaris) and a mysterious interrogator, Miss Fischer (Jill Eikenberry), concerning several confiscated works.Set design is by Allen Moyer, costume design is by Jane Greenwood, lighting design is by Duane Schuler and sound design is by Scott Killian. The performance schedule for A PICASSO is: Tuesday through Sunday at 7:30 PM, with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $48 and can be reserved by calling CityTix at (212) 581-1212. Student tickets are $25, and are on sale for all performances based on availability, on the day of the performance, up to one hour before show time. Call (212) 581-1212 for further information. MTC at NY City Center is equipped with a hearing augmentation system.
Cast and Crew
Dennis Boutsikaris (Pablo Picasso). Broadway: Amadeus (Mozart), Filumena (Directed by Sir Laurence Oliver), and Bent. Off-Bway: Sight Unseen (Manhattan Theatre Club, OBIE Award-Outstanding Performance & Drama Desk Nomination for Best Actor), The Nest of the Woodgrouse (NYSF, OBIE Award- Outstanding Performance), The Boys Next Door and That Championship Season (Second Stage). Television: "Chasing the Dragon" (Cable ACE Nomination- Best Supporting Actor), "And Then There Was One" (Lifetime), "Custody of the Heart" (Lifetime). Series: "Stat," "The Jackie Thomas Show," Sidney Lumet's "100 Centre Street." Films: *batteries not included, Dream Team, Boys on the Side, In Dreams, & Crocodile Dundee II.
