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Photo Flash: First Look at Mercedes Ruehl in FULL GALLOP at The Old Globe

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Long before the devil wore Prada -- 20 years ago, in fact -- the story of the irrepressible Diana Vreeland first commanded the stage of the Globe in a world premiere in 1995. Oscar and Tony Award winner Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King, Lost in Yonkers) now brings "The Empress of Fashion" back in FULL GALLOP. Written by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson and directed by Andrew Russell, FULL GALLOP runs now through October 25, 2015, with opening night tomorrow, October 1 at 8:00 p.m., in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Ruehl onstage below!

Before Anna Wintour, "Sex and the City," and a generation of fashionistas, there was Diana Vreeland, larger-than-life doyenne of American taste. Unceremoniously fired as editor of Vogue, she hunkers down in her famous all-red New York apartment and plans her comeback: a magazine of her own. The path to get there is as complicated and outré as Vreeland herself. FULL GALLOP, which premiered at The Old Globe in 1995, is a witty one-woman tour de force about the fabulous style icon who forever changed the way Americans experience clothing, art, and life.

The creative team includes Sean Fanning (Scenic Design), Mark Mitchell (Costume Design), Robert J. Aguilar (Lighting Design), Matt Starritt (Sound Design), Brian Meister (Assistant Director), and Annette Yé (Production Stage Manager).

Tickets to FULL GALLOP are on sale now and start at $29. Go online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE [234-5623], or visit the box office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

Photo Credit: Jim Cox

Photo Flash: First Look at Mercedes Ruehl in FULL GALLOP at The Old Globe Image
Mercedes Ruehl stars as Diana Vreeland

Photo Flash: First Look at Mercedes Ruehl in FULL GALLOP at The Old Globe Image
Mercedes Ruehl

Photo Flash: First Look at Mercedes Ruehl in FULL GALLOP at The Old Globe Image
Mercedes Ruehl

Photo Flash: First Look at Mercedes Ruehl in FULL GALLOP at The Old Globe Image
Mercedes Ruehl

Photo Flash: First Look at Mercedes Ruehl in FULL GALLOP at The Old Globe Image
Mercedes Ruehl

Photo Flash: First Look at Mercedes Ruehl in FULL GALLOP at The Old Globe Image
Mercedes Ruehl

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