Cape Rep Announces FRANKIE AND JONNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE Thru 7/17

Cape Rep Theatre will continue its 25th Anniversary Season on June 17 with Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. will direct. Performances will continue for 5 weeks until through July 17. Performances take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening at 8pm through June 26. Beginning June 29 performances will be Tuesday-Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are currently available as part of a 3 or 4 play subscriptions. Individual tickets are also now on sale. Tickets are $25. Bookings and information are available by calling the box office at 508.896.1888 or visiting our newly launched website at www.caperep.org

Frankie and Johnny focuses on two lonely, middle-aged people whose first date ends with them tumbling into bed. Johnny is certain he has found his soul mate in Frankie. She, on the other hand, is far more cautious and disinclined to jump to conclusions. As the night unfolds, they slowly begin to reveal themselves to each other as they take tentative steps towards the possible start of a new relationship. The original production opened Off-Broadway in 1991 where it ran for 15 months. It was later turned into a film starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. The first Broadway production opened in 2002 and received a Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Play. Alison Weller and Charles Bennison will play the title roles. Alison Weller appeared on Broadway in Coram Boy and played Eliza Doolittle in last year's production of My Fair Lady. Charles Bennison is a Cape Rep veteran, having appeared in numerous productions. The design team includes set by Ryan McGettigan, lighting by Christopher Ostrom, costumes by Robin McLaughlin, props by Mary Fritz.

This season Cape Rep will offer "Pay-What-You-Can" Performances. Other 25th Anniversary events will be announced as the season continues. Details are available by calling 508.896.1888.

Eurydice opened a season that will include the 25th Anniversary Revival Production of Cape Rep's first show The Wizard of Oz directed by Founding Artistic Director Robert R. Troie in July and August. September and October brings Warren Leight's Tony Winning Best Play Side Man. The season will conclude in November and December with the Broadway Musical Comedy Smash The Drowsy Chaperone. Cape Rep will also offer it's annual Children's programming in the Cape's only Outdoor Theatre. Mary Wilson's Pitter, Patter, Puppets and How I Became a Pirate will run June 29-September 2. Cape Rep will also partner with the Sea Pines Inn for the 16th Annual Broadway Musical Dinner Revue, June 20-September 5. Group rates, subscriptions and special event performances will be available throughout the season. Information is available on our newly launched website or by calling 508.896.1888.