Lion in Winter Opens at CPCC Theatre Tonight
By: Gabrielle Sierra
James Goldman's Lion in Winter opens tonight at 8:00pm at CPCC Theatre in Pease Auditorium on the Central Campus. Tickets are $16.00 with a special $5.00 ticket for CPCC students. Contact the Box office at 704-330-6534 from 10:00am to 5:00pm M -F. Tickets are also available at the Pease box office one hour prior to the show.
The Lion in Winter tells the story of a King Henry II of England ,his Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine and their three sons, all of whom want to be King. He wants the kingdom to stay united after his death, but all three sons want to rule. The King favors the youngest John , while the Queen favors the eldest-Richard the Lion Hearted, while the middle son Geoffrey hopes to play both ends against each other and come out on top. Uneasy is the head on which the crown lies, and uneasy the truce between a matchless king and queen who will stop at nothing to get what they want. Made into hit film starring Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn, Lion in Winter puts the "dis" into dysfunctional family.Lion in Winter stars James K. Flynn as Henry. Polly Adkins as Eleanor. The supporting cast includes Bryon J. Miller, Matt Kenyon, Ian Easterbrook, Justin Younts and Poppy Pritchett.
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