Williamstown Theatre Festival's LIVING ON LOVE with Renee Fleming Eyeing Broadway Run?

By: Nov. 20, 2014
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Joe DiPIetro's LIVING ON LOVE, which premiered earlier this year at Williamstown Theatre Festival, could soon be making its way to New York.

According to Renee Fleming, who starred in the production with Blake Hammond, Justin Long, and Scott Robertson, plans are in place, and 'LOVE' is on the hunt for a home.

"Right now we're waiting on a Broadway theater to become available," she said in a new interview with LittleRock.com. "I've got to tell you, I'm super-happy. I feel very fortunate to be able to broaden what I'm doing in this way. It's a real gift. I've been singing opera now for almost 25 years, so it's time to think about other things. I can concertize for a long time, and I have a lot of options, which is very exciting."

LIVING ON LOVE played the 2014 festival in July, and was directed by three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall.

Fleming took on the role of diva Rachel De Angelis in the production. When her husband, the fiery and egomaniacal Maestro Vito DeAngelis, becomes enamored with the lovely young lady hired to ghostwrite his long-delayed autobiography, Rachel retaliates by hiring her very own -- and very handsome -- ghostwriter to chronicle her life as an opera star. As the young writers try to keep themselves out of the story while churning out chapters, the high-energy -- and high-maintenance -- power duet threatens to fall out of tune for good.

Since 1955, the Williamstown Theatre Festival has brought America's finest actors, directors, designers, and playwrights to the Berkshires, engaging a loyal audience of both residents and summer visitors. Each WTF season is designed to present unique opportunities for artists and audience alike, revisiting classic plays with innovative productions, developing and nurturing bold new plays and musicals, and offering a rich array of accompanying cultural events including Free Theatre, Late-Night Cabarets, readings, workshops, and educational programs. While best known for its acclaimed productions, WTF is also home to one of the nation's top training and professional development programs for new generations of aspiring theatre artists and administrators. Now in its 60th Season, WTF was honored with the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in 2002 and the Commonwealth Award for Achievement in 2011.


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