MTC's NIGHTINGALE to Begin Previews As Scheduled, Medical Condition Will Not Deter Regrave

Lynne Meadow and Barry Grove announced today that performances for NIGHTINGALE, a new play by Lynn Redgrave, will begin previews as scheduled on Thursday, October 15th at City Center. 

Ms. Redgrave, a long-time cancer survivor, was diagnosed this week with a medical condition that requires immediate treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Side effects of the treatment necessitate that Ms. Redgrave rely on her script for the entire run of the play at MTC.

Manhattan Theatre Club is producing NIGHTINGALE by special arrangement with Jeffrey Richards/Jerry Frankel & Dennis Grimaldi. Both MTC and Mr. Richards have the greatest admiration for Ms. Redgrave.

"We are proud that Lynn will grace the stage at City Center with her new play, and (in true Redgrave tradition) we applaud her eagerness to see that the show goes on."

Tony Award® and Academy Award® nominee Lynn Redgrave stars in her new play inspired by her need to create a life for her maternal grandmother, a woman she barely knew.

NIGHTINGALE is a play about a promising woman stymied by society and all but erased by history, a touching personal tribute and a resounding song for all those people whose voices we've lost, or never known.

The creative team for NIGHTINGALE will include Tobin Ost (Scenic Design), Alejo Vietti (Costume Design), Rui Rita (Lighting Design), and John Gromada (Original Music & Sound Design).

Manhattan Theatre Club's complete Broadway season at the Samuel J. Friedman includes the new production of George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's THE ROYAL FAMILY now in previews, the New York premiere of Donald Margulies' TIME STANDS STILL, and the Broadway premiere of Margulies' COLLECTED STORIES. In addition to NIGHTINGALE, the complete Off-Broadway season includes Bill Cain's EQUIVOCATION and Polly Stenham's THAT FACE.

Subscriptions to MTC's 2009-2010 season are currently available by calling (212) 399-3050, Monday - Friday, noon - 10 PM, Saturday 2 PM - 6 PM with a major credit card. Subscriptions are also available online at www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, MTC has become one of the country's most prominent and prestigious theatre companies. MTC productions have earned a total of 16 Tony Awards and six Pulitzer Prizes, an accomplishment unparalleled by a New York theatrical institution. MTC has their Broadway home at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and an Off-Broadway theatre at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). Renowned MTC productions include Ruined; The American Plan; Top Girls; Come Back, Little Sheba; Blackbird; Translations; Shining City; Rabbit Hole; Doubt; Proof; The Tale of the Allergist's Wife; Love! Valour! Compassion!; A Small Family Business; Sylvia; Putting It Together; Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Crimes of the Heart; and Ain't Misbehavin'.

For more information on MTC, please visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com.

TICKETING INFORMATION FOR NIGHTINGALE

Tickets for NIGHTINGALE are available via New York City Center Box Office (131 West 55th Street), CityTix® (212-581-1212) and www.nycitycenter.org.
Tickets for NIGHTINGALE are $75. www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski