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'To Be or Not to Be' Postpones First Preview and Opening; Performances Begin 9/16

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Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) has postponed the first preview and opening night of Nick Whitby’s TO BE OR NOT TO BE.

The production will now hold its first preview on Tuesday, September 16 and open Tuesday, October 14 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

The play, based on the 1942 motion picture To Be or Not To Be is directed by Casey Nicholaw (The Drowsy Chaperone, Monty Python’s Spamalot) and features Peter Benson, Robert Dorfman, Steve Kazee, Peter Maloney, Jan Maxwell, Michael McCarty, Kristine Nielsen, Brandon Perler, David Rasche, Rocco Sisto, Jimmy Smagula, and Marina Squerciati.

All other information on the show ticket prices, and other listings information remains the same.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

    * TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28: Tuesday at 7 PM, Wednesday through Saturday at 8 PM, Sunday at 7 PM. Matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 PM.
    * MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23: Tuesday at 7 PM, Wednesday through Saturday at 8 PM, Sunday at 7 PM. Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday, & Sunday, at 2 PM.

www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com

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