Tony Ponturo Talks LOMBARDI
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jul 30, 2010
The new American play LOMBARDI is heading to Broadway after recently concluding its week-long, out-of-town engagement at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
LOMBARDI Producers Donate Thousands in Thanks to Berkshire Arts and Sports Programs
by Jessica Lewis
- Jul 28, 2010
The Berkshire Eagle reports that LOMBARDI producers Tony Ponturo and Fran Kirmser have donated $7,000 to local sports and arts programs in thanks of their support of the incoming Broadway production. LOMBARDI is currently running at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center where it has played all week. The final performance is tonight, July 28 in that location before making the move to Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre.
STAGE TUBE: LOMBARDI Moves into Circle in the Square
by Robert Diamond
- Jun 22, 2010
LOMBARDI will be presented at Circle in the Square Theatre this fall by producers Tony Ponturo and Fran Kirmser. Here's a new video of the show's signage going up at the theatre and some new interviews with the creative team!
Dan Lauria Talks LOMBARDI In The Green Bay Press-Gazette
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jun 22, 2010
Dan Lauria and the creative team of LOMBARDI recently travelled to Green Bay, Wisconsin to introduce the production to Packers fans and speak candidly about the play with those who knew Vince Lombardi.
Photo Coverage: LOMBARDI Debuts Window Display at Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway
by Jessica Lewis
- Jun 4, 2010
On Thursday, October 21, 2010 producers Tony Ponturo and Fran Kirmser, along with executive producer Nicole Kastrinos, will open LOMBARDI at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway, directed by Tony nominee Thomas Kail. Previews will begin Thursday, September 23, 2010, following a July 22-28 engagement at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Joining Ponturo and Kirmser as a special producing partner is the National Football League, marking the organization's first foray on Broadway.
LOMBARDI Author Maraniss Feels 'All Joy' About Broadway
by Charlie Piane
- May 25, 2010
Author David Maraniss, whose 1999 book 'When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi' is the basis for the upcoming Broadway play LOMBARDI, has expressed his surprise that his work was so quickly made into a Broadway play.
Light, Nobbs, Dawes, Riley & Sullivan to Star in LOMBARDI on Broadway
by Robert Diamond
- May 11, 2010
Producers Tony Ponturo and Fran Kirmser today announced additional casting as well as the creative team for LOMBARDI, coming to Broadway's Circle in the Square this fall (previews begin September 23, opening night is October 21). The cast will feature Judith Light as Marie Lombardi, Keith Nobbs as Michael McCormick, Bill Dawes as Paul Hornung, Robert Christopher Riley as Dave Robinson and Chris Sullivan as Jim Taylor.
