Renée Taylor, Joe Bologna and Lainie Kazan will perform in the
off-Broadway hit Bermuda Avenue Triangle, written by Taylor
and Bologna, at the Brentwood Theatre from May 30 to June 25, with an official press
opening set for Friday, June 2. The show is being billed as Broadway-bound, as well.
Manny Kleinmuntz and Rita McKenzie are also in
the cast of the show, which is directed by Bologna and Taylor. The production is directed by Bologna and Taylor, who have been married for over 40 years.
The original Los Angeles production of
Bermuda
played nine sold out months in Los Angeles - first at the Tiffany
Theatre and then at the Canon Theatre. Sixty-four thousand theatre-goers saw the
production, which then transferred to New York for a successful Off-Broadway run.
"
Bermuda Avenue Triangle
tells the tale of two widows (Taylor and Kazan) set up in a Las Vegas
retirement condo by their daughters. They think life has passed them
by, until they both meet and fall in love and lust with a charming
swindler (Bologna) who helps them realize 'you're never too old to do
what you think you're too old to do,'" according to press notes.
With Bologna, Taylor penned the Broadway shows
If you ever leave me...I'm going with you, It Had to Be You, and
Lovers and Other Strangers. The two were featured in the first two, while Taylor was featured in the latter. The film version of
Lovers and Other Strangers earned them an Oscar nomination, and they were nominated for an Emmy Award for "Acts of Love and Other Comedies."
Love is All There Is was a recent collaborative film outing.
Perhaps best known to younger audiences for her role as
Fran Drescher's mother on "The Nanny," her film and TV acting credits include
Ice Age: The Meltdown, Alfie, The Ladykillers, "Dream On,"
Forever, White Palace and the film version of
It Had to Be You.Bologna's film and TV credits include "According to Jim,
" Ice Age: The Meltdown, Big Daddy, "The Nanny,"
It Had to Be You, Blame it on Rio, My Favorite Year and
Chapter Two.
Kazan stood by for
Barbra Streisand during the original run of
Funny Girl, and has also appeared on Broadway in
The Government Inspector, My Favorite Year (for which she received a Tony nomination),
Bravo Giovanni and
The Happiest Girl in the World. Kazan, who played the mother in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, has appeared on screen and on TV in "My Big Fat Greek Life," "The Nanny,"
Beaches, Hotel, "St. Elsewhere" and
My Favorite Year, among others.
Kleinmuntz repeats the role of Rabbi Levine, which he played in Los Angeles and New
York. Also in New York, he appeared in
Three Sisters and
A Minor
Incident. He has toured in
Fiddler on the Roof and
West Side Story. In
Los Angeles, He appeared in
Seagull, Number Our Days and many other
stage productions. On film, he was seen in
To Be or Not To Be, Envy,
and soon to be released
Taylor. He has appeared on many TV shows.
McKenzie is best known for playing the theatre legend in
Ethel Merman's Broadway. She has toured in the female version of
The Odd Couple, for which she
won a National Touring Award for Best Actress.
McKenzie starred in the Los Angeles premiere of the Off-Broadway
musical
Ruthless!, and other regional and touring credits include
Annie Get Your Gun, 42nd Street, Anything Goes, Man of La Mancha and
The Most Happy Fella. She also has numerous TV and film credits.
The show will feature scenic design by James
Noone; costume design by Gail Cooper-Hecht (Kazan's costumes
designed by Donna Granata) and sound design by Jon Gottlieb.
Bermuda
Avenue Triangle is produced by Scott Stander & Associates, Inc., in
association with Taylor/Bologna Productions, Inc. and is presented at
the Brentwood Theatre by RICHMARK Entertainment.
Tickets are
available at the Wadsworth/Brentwood Theatre Box Office, 11301 Wilshire
Blvd. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays
12 p.m. to 4 p.m. (subject to change). Tickets can also be purchased
through Ticketmaster - online at
ticketmaster.com,
by phone at Ticketmaster at 213-365-3500, and all Ticketmaster outlets.
For RICHMARK memberships and tickets, and groups of 15+ call
Wadsworth/Brentwood Theatre Box Office at 310-479-3636. The Brentwood
Theatre is located on the Veterans Administration grounds at 11301
Wilshire Boulevard, Brentwood, CA. For more information visit
www.RICHMARKENT.com
