Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight

By: Oct. 08, 2013
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Primary Stages presents the World Premiere of Bronx Bombers, written and directed by Tony Award nominee Eric Simonson (Broadway's Lombardi). Opening night is tonight, October 8 at 7pm. Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. BroadwayWorld has a look at the cast in action below!

The production features Francois Battiste (Broadway's Magic/ Bird) as Reggie Jackson and Elston Howard, Chris Henry Coffey (Off-Broadway's Water by the Spoonful) as Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dawes (Broadway's Lombardi) as Mickey Mantle and Thurman Munson, Christopher Jackson (Broadway's In the Heights, Memphis) as Derek Jeter, Wendy Makkena (Broadway's Side Man) as Carmen Berra, Keith Nobbs (Broadway's Lombardi) as Billy Martin, Richard Topol (Broadway's The Normal Heart, The Merchant of Venice) as Yogi Berra, John Wernke (Broadway's The Lyons) as Lou Gehrig, and C.J. Wilson (Happy Now? at Primary Stages, Broadway's The Big Knife, Glengarry Glen Ross) as Babe Ruth.

Ruth. Berra. DiMaggio. Jeter. The New York Yankees has never had a shortage of star players. In this world premiere from the creative team behind Broadway's Lombardi and the director of the Primary Stages hit String of Pearls, Bronx Bombers examines how baseball's most storied franchise has always remained focused on maintaining a great team, even when dealing with some of the game's most iconic and tempestuous personalities. How do they do it? Well, as Yogi always said, "You can observe a lot by watching."

Bronx Bombers features Scenic Design by Beowulf Borritt, Costume Design by David. C. Woolard, Lighting Design by Jason Lyons, and Original Music and Sound by Lindsay Jones.

Bronx Bombers plays a limited engagement through October 19 at The Duke on 42nd Street - a New 42nd Street project. (229 West 42nd Street, between 7th and 8thavenues). Performances are Tues.-Thurs. 7pm, Fri. 8pm, Sat. 2 & 8pm, Sun. 3&7 pm. There is an added performance Wed, October 16 at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased online at Dukeon42.org, by phone at 646-223-3010 or at the box office. Regular box office hours at The Duke on 42nd Street are: Tues.-Fri. 4pm- 7pm; Sat. 12 pm- 6pm. Box Office hours are extended on performance days. Group Tickets (10+) are $49 each for all performances. Student group tickets are available for $39 each. Group sales are available by calling (212) 840-9705, ext. 204. Visit the website at www.primarystages.org, or call (212) 840-9705 for additional information.

Photo Credit: James Leynse

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Richard Topol as Yogi Berra and Christopher Jackson as Derek Jeter

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Francois Battiste as Elston Howard, C.J. Wilson as Babe Ruth, John Wernke as Lou Gehrig, Chris Henry Coffey as Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dawes as Mickey Mantle and Keith Nobbs as Billy Martin

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Wendy Makkena as Carmen Berra and Richard Topol as Yogi Berra

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Christopher Jackson as Derek Jeter, John Wernke as Lou Gehrig, Richard Topol as Yogi Berra and C.J. Wilson as Babe Ruth

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Francois Battiste as Elston Howard, John Wernke as Lou Gehrig and Christopher Jackson as Derek Jeter

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
John Wernke as Lou Gehrig

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
John Wernke as Lou Gehrig, Bill Dawes as Mickey Mantle, and Chris Henry Coffey as Joe DiMaggio

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
John Wernke as Lou Gehrig and Chris Henry Coffey as Joe DiMaggio

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Richard Topol as Yogi Berra

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Christopher Jackson as Derek Jeter

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Chris Henry Coffey as Joe DiMaggio

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Bill Dawes as Mickey Mantle

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Wendy Makkena as Carmen Berra

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Keith Nobbs as Billy Martin

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
C. J. Wilson as Babe Ruth

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Francois Battiste as Reggie Jackson

Photo Flash: Richard Topol, Christopher Jackson and More Star Primary Stages' BRONX BOMBERS, Beg. Tonight
Back Row: Francois Battiste, C.J. Wilson, Richard Topol, Wendy Makkena, Christopher Jackson, Bill Dawes; Front Row: John Wernke, Keith Nobbs


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