MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! Set for State Theatre, 10/16

Legendary actor Hal Holbrook began performing as Mark Twain in 1954, making 2014 the 60th consecutive year for his remarkable one-man show. Holbrook brings the treasured scribe to life in Mark Twain Tonight! at the State Theatre on Thursday, October 16th.

Show time is 7:30 PM. Tickets are $40 & $35 and can be purchased by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132 or online at www.statetheatre.org. Sponsored by News Radio WAEB 790 AM. Please note: Ticket prices in original season release were incorrect. Please make sure the prices are $40/$35

In 1959, after five years of researching Mark Twain and honing his material in front of countless audiences in small towns all over America, Hal Holbrook opened Mark Twain Tonight! at a tiny theatre off-Broadway in New York. His overnight success was as stunning to Holbrook as everyone else. "The critics went wild." (Associated Press). "Mr. Holbrook's material is uproarious, his ability to hold an audience by acting is brilliant." (New York Times). "Uncanny. A dazzling display of virtuosity." (The New Yorker). "One of the treasures of the American Theatre." (Life Magazine).

Mark Twain Tonight! has become perhaps the longest running show in theatre history. Holbrook adds to his Twain material every year, editing and changing it to fit the times and has mined over sixteen hours of Twain with more coming all the time. He has no set program - he chooses material as he goes along.

Hal Holbrook has been nominated for twelve Emmy Awards, while picking up five wins. He is an Oscar-nominee and won a Best Actor Tony Award in 1966 for his work in Mark Twain Tonight! Holbrook has nearly 130 credits in film and television. He had roles in two sitcoms: Designing Women and Evening Shade, and has made guest appearances on The West Wing, The Sopranos, NCIS, ER, and Sons of Anarchy to name a few.