SAY GOODNIGHT GRACIE to Close 1/8; National Tour Launches 1/11

After receiving critical and popular acclaim for a sold-out fall limited engagement, "Say Goodnight Gracie," will play its final performances through January 8^th at Off Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre (308 West 46th Street).  But no rest for the weary - the production starring Joel Rooks asthe lovable George Burns will launch a national tour this winter in Florida starting January 11 at Orlando's Abbey Theatre, Jacksonville's Wilson Center for the Arts starting February 29th, and then traveling to The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center with performances beginning March 14^th. Produced by Jenkay LLC (William I. Franzblau & Jay H. Harris), "Say Goodnight Gracie" is penned by Tony and Emmy Award-winning writer Rupert Holmes and staged by William I. Franzblau.  The Broadway production was nominated for a 2003 Tony Award© for Best Play, won the 2003-04 National Broadway Theatre Award for Best Play and became the third longest running solo- performance shows in Broadway history. 

In Say Goodnight Gracie, theater audiences take a guided tour through an American century told through the eyes of George Burns who savored each day from his impoverished youth on the lower East side, to his career in Vaudeville, his marriage to Gracie Allen, their rise to success on stage, screen, radio and TV, and finally George's "second time around.

The playing schedule for Say Goodnight Gracie is Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2PM. St. Luke's Theatre is located at 308 West 46th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues. There will be a special Holiday performance on Wednesday, December 28th at 2PM & NO PERFORMANCE on Saturday, December 31st.Tickets from $29.50 to 69.50 are available at Telecharge.com or by calling 212/239-6200. For more information visit saygoodnightgracie.net.

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