Previews Begin Tomorrow for 'NIGHT, MOTHER

Previews begin tomorrow, Friday, October 22nd for 'NIGHT, MOTHER at the Royale Theatre (242 West 45th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue). Brenda Blethyn and Edie Falco star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Marsha Norman, and directed by Michael Mayer. Produced by FOX Theatricals, Harbor Entertainment, East of Doheny, Terry E. Schnuck, Amanda Dubois, The Araca Group, Ruth Hendel, Hal Goldberg and Wiesenfeld/Meyer. 'NIGHT, MOTHER will officially open Sunday, November 14th.

'NIGHT, MOTHER will play a limited engagement of 19 weeks only though February 27, 2005.

'NIGHT, MOTHER is a play about a complicated relationship between a mother (Thelma Cates played by Brenda Blethyn) and daughter (Jessie Cates played by Edie Falco). Jessie is faced with the perception that her life no longer has significant meaning and informs her mother, whom she lives with, that she has come to a critical moment of decision.

Marsha Norman's 'NIGHT, MOTHER won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1983). The production played over a year at the John Golden Theatre and was nominated for four Tony® Awards including Best Play. In 1986, Universal/MCA made 'NIGHT, MOTHER into a major motion picture.

'NIGHT. MOTHER's creative staff includes Neil Patel (Set Design), Michael Krass (Costume Design), Brian MacDevitt (Lighting Design), and Dan Moses Schreier (Sound Design).

'NIGHT, MOTHER's playing schedule will be Tuesday - Saturday at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday at 3pm. Beginning Monday September 6th, tickets will be available through Telecharge at: (212) 239-6200; outside metro New York (800) 432-7250. Beginning Monday, October 11th, tickets are available in person at the Royale Theatre Box Office (242 West 45th Street). Tickets prices range from $25 to $85.