Photo Flash: 'Buffalo Gal' at Primary Stages

Due to popular demand, Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced a two-week extension for the first production of the their 24th season, the New York premiere of Buffalo Gal by A.R. Gurney. Performances began July 22, 2008 at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59thStreet, between Park and Madison Avenues) for a limited engagement that was originally scheduled to end August 30, 2008 but will now conclude Saturday evening, September 13, 2008. Opening night is Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 7:00p.m.

Mark Lamos (Indian Blood) returns to Primary Stages to direct the six-member cast that features Mark Blum (Twelve Angry Men) as Dan, Carmen M. Herlihy (The Piano Teacher) as Debbie, Jennifer Regan (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) as Jackie, Susan Sullivan (The Fourth Wall, "Dharma & Greg") as Amanda, James Waterston (As You Like It, Shakespeare in the Park) as Roy, and Dathan B. Williams (Show Boat) as James.

A.R. Gurney returns to Primary Stages with a comedy that centers around Amanda, a once successful television personality whose star is now fading. Life imitates art as she returns to her hometown of Buffalo to star in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Just as she
is connecting with her roots – both on stage and off – she is called back to Hollywood for a role that could recharge her career. Will her love of theater be enough to keep her in Buffalo?

Single tickets for Buffalo Gal are priced at $60 each with a specially priced $20 ticket available to patrons 35 and under. Tickets may be purchased by calling Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200, online at www.ticketcentral.com, or in person at the 59E59 THEATERS Box Office. Group Tickets (10+) are $45.00 each, and are available by calling (212) 840- 9705, ext. 204. Please visit the website at www.primarystages.org, or call (212) 840-9705 for more information

Mark Blum as Dan and Susan Sullivan as Amanda

Dathan B. Williams as James and Susan Sullivan as Amanda

Jennifer Regan as Jackie and Susan Sullivan as Amanda

Susan Sullivan as Amanda

James Waterston as Roy and Susan Sullivan as Amanda

Susan Sullivan as Amanda