Holbrook Returns to the Stage with MARK TWAIN TONIGHT After Carter's Death, 5/5

Tony Award winning and Oscar-nominated actor HAl Holbrook will return to the stage on May 5 to perform Mark Twain TONIGHT! after his wife, Dixie Carter, passed away last week. 

Holbrook will perform his one-man show at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The show was supposed to open on march 19, but was canceled due to the personal emergency.

Holbrook's wife since 1984 died on Saturday in Houson after a long battle with cancer.

The Thousand Oaks Theater releases a statement on Tuesday saying, "Mr. Holbrook offers his best wishes to his loyal audience and appreciates their patience in these trying times."

According to reports, Holbrook is also scheduled to perform Mark Twain TONIGHT! on April 21 in Elmira, NY.

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza will honor tickets bought for the previously scheduled shows on the new date of May 5. Full refunds will also be offered up to 24 hours prior to May 5.
Mark Twain TONIGHT! is always fresh with material gleaned from Mark Twain's writings and reveals HAl Holbrook's rare ability to portray both the wit and witticism of this country's finest author.

HAl Holbrook's recitation of excerpts from Mark Twain's diverse catalog of writings brings out the comedy and the character of the great author. Holbrook masterfully embodies the eccentric personality that Mark Twain crafted over his life as one of the first famous American authors. Holbrook has appeared in nearly 40 films - the most recent won him an Academy Award nomination for his role in "Into the Wild."

He has toured the show in some part of every year since 1954, with over 2100 performances, making 2008 the 54th consecutive year for this remarkable one man show. Mark Twain TONIGHT! has become perhaps the longest running show in theatre history. Holbrook adds to his Twain material every year, editing and changing it to fit the times and has mined over sixteen hours of Twain with more coming all the time. He has no set program - he chooses material as he goes along. He received a Tony in 1966 for his production of the show at the Longacre Theatre.

For more information, visit online at www.civicartsplaza.com.

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