Speakeasy Stage Extends NINE Through 2/26
By popular demand, SpeakEasy Stage is extending its acclaimed production of the Tony Award-winning musical NINE one additional week thru Saturday, February 26th. The entire cast will return for the additional six performances, which are scheduled for:
Tuesday, Feb. 22 - 7:30PM
Wednesday, Feb. 23 - 7:30PM
Thursday, Feb. 24 - 7:30PM
Friday, Feb. 25 - 8PM
Saturday, Feb. 26 - 4 & 8PM
Based on the classic film 8 ½ by Federico Fellini, and featuring a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, NINE tells the story of Italian film director Guido Contini, who is facing both personal and career crises as he approaches his fortieth birthday. Torn between his relationships with three women, haunted by images and memories from his past, and bereft of an idea for a new film after suffering three flops, Guido struggles to move forward as the boundaries between his inner life and reality begin to blur.
Timothy John Smith stars as Guido Contini in the SpeakEasy production, and is surrounded onstage by a bevy of Boston's top musical theatre actresses including Julia Broder, Shana Dirik, Aimee Doherty, McCaela Donovan, Kerry A. Dowling, Jennifer Ellis, Celia Hottenstein, Amy Jackson, Maureen Keiller, Holly King, Cheryl McMahon, Brittany Morello, Rachel Prather, Kami Rushell Smith, and Santina Umbach.
Erik March of Newburyport, MA and Andrew Stewart of Newton, MA are making their SpeakEasy debuts with this production, sharing the role of Little Guido.
Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault directed NINE for SpeakEasy, assisted by music director Nicholas James Connell and choreographer David Connolly.
The design team includes Eric Levenson (scenic), Charles Schoonmaker (costumes),
Jeff Adelberg (lighting), Seághan McKay (video & projection design) and Aaron Mack (sound).
NINE is being performed in the Roberts Studio Theatre in the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street in Boston's South End.
Ticket prices range from $30-$57 with discounts for students and seniors. For tickets or more information, the public is invited to call 617-933-8600 or visit www.SpeakEasyStage.com.
