Kathleen Marshall Will Direct CALVIN BERGER At The George Street Playhouse, Runs 2/9 - 3/14/2010

Kathleen Marshall will direct Calvin Berger, a new musical by Barry Wyner, for the George Street Playhouse. The production will run February 9 through March 14, 2010. Opening night is set for February 19.

"I have long admired Kathleen's work on stage, and I am so pleased she will be joining us here at George Street Playhouse. We are so thrilled to welcome Kathleen as well as all our esteemed directors this season. Their choosing to work at George Street Playhouse is further evidence that we have established a national reputation for first-class work," said David Saint, Artistic Director, George Street Playhouse.

GSP is thrilled to produce this hilarious new musical with book, music and lyrics by Barry Wyner.

Too insecure to ask out the girl of his dreams, Calvin communicates with her through the handsome new kid in school. The result is a hip, heartfelt musical comedy re-telling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story, reset in a current-day American high school. This new musical, winner of the 2007 Richard Rogers Award, is sure to delight anyone who has ever been an insecure teenager in love.

"In the tradition of premiering exciting new musicals for the American theatre, like The Spitfire Grill and last year's The Toxic Avenger, Calvin Berger is certain to join their ranks as another new musical to be produced around the country." said Artistic Director David Saint

Calvin Berger begins 2010 at George Street Playhouse, running February 9 - March 14, 2010. Opening night is set for Friday, February 19.

Select weeknight performances will have an earlier 7 pm curtain time (as opposed to 8 pm) to accommodate families with middle school and high school-aged students.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director David Saint, George Street Playhouse is a nationally recognized theatre, presenting an acclaimed mainstage season while providing an artistic home for established and emerging theatre artists. Founded in 1974, The Playhouse has been represented by numerous productions both on and Off Broadway - recent productions include Anne Meara's Down the Garden Paths, the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Drama League nominated production of The Spitfire Grill and the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof by David Auburn which was developed at GSP during the 1999 Next Stage Series of new plays. In addition to its mainstage season, GSP's Touring Theatre features five issue-oriented productions that tours to more than 250 schools in the tri-state area, and are seen by more than 80,000 students annually.

George Street Playhouse programming is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information, visit www.georgestplayhouse.org.

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