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Handle With Care 2013

Run Time:
1 hour and 45 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: December 15, 2013
Closing: March 09, 2014

Handle With Care - 2013 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Westside Theatre (Downstairs)
407 West 43rd St. New York, NY

Tony Award Nominee and Broadway legend Carol Lawrence (West Side Story) heads the ensemble cast of four in the "hilariously funny," "fearlessly adorable" new romantic comedy Handle With Care, by Emmy Award Nominee Jason Odell Williams, directed by Karen Carpenter (Love, Loss and What I Wore). Handle With Care comes to New York after charming audiences in successful regional productions across the country.

Handle With Care tells the story of a young Israeli woman who reluctantly travels with her grandmother to America. Fate and hilarious circumstances bring together the young woman, who has little command of English, and a young American man with little command of romance. Is their inevitable love an accident? Or destiny generations in the making?


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Photo Flash: Original WEST SIDE STORY Cast Reunites with Carol Lawrence at HANDLE WITH CARE!
by Nicole Rosky - March 3, 2014


Just last night, the original Broadway cast of West Side Story visited Carol Lawrence at her current gig, 'Handle with Care' at the Westside Theater. Chita Rivera (who played Anita) and Carol Lawrence (who played Maria) come together again 57 years after the original Tony winning musical hit the great white way in 1957. Check out photos from the reunion below!

Photo Flash: HANDLE WITH CARE Celebrates 100th Performance Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2014


The hit romantic comedy Handle With Care celebrated its 100th performance off-Broadway yesterday, February 27th at 8PM. The play, by Emmy Award nominee Jason Odell Williams and directed by Karen Carpenter ('Love, Loss and What I Wore'), will end its run March 9th, two weeks after its originally announced end date. BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!

Elizabeth Davis and Jordan Richard to Celebrate Romance in Talk Back After Tonight's HANDLE WITH CARE
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2014


The romantic comedy, Handle With Care, which runs through March 9th at Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street) celebrates romance tonight, Tuesday, February 25th following the evening performance at 7PM. Elizabeth Davis (Tony-nominee for Once on Broadway) and Jordan Richard (Television Director) will host a talk back. The couple met their first week of college when they were 18 years old. They 'found' each other again in NYC years later and their friendship grew into love. The couple married in 2008.

Shelly Burch and Martin Charnin Set for HANDLE WITH CARE Talkback Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014


Martin Charnin & Shelly Burch celebrate romance this week at Handle With Care. Talkbacks are set for each Tuesday in February (and the first Tuesday in March prior to the show concluding its run on March 9). At each talk, one of four romantic duos will wax poetic on their life and love. Details below!

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of HANDLE WITH CARE with Carol Lawrence & More!
by Nicole Rosky - December 16, 2013


Making its Off-Broadway debut, Jason Odell Williams' new romantic comedy, Handle With Care, opened last night, December 15th - at The Westside Theatre Downstairs (407 W. 43rd Street) - for an open-run engagement. The show began performances December 3, 2013. Featuring Tony Award Nominee and Broadway Legend Carol Lawrence heading an ensemble cast of four including Charlotte Cohn, Sheffield Chastain, and Jonathan Sale, Handle With Care is directed byKaren Carpenter. Check out photos from opening night below!

Review: HANDLE WITH CARE Brings Carol Lawrence Back to the New York Stage
by Michael Dale - December 15, 2013


Jason Odell Williams' romantic comedy is sadly bland and innocuous.

Photo Flash: First Look at Carol Lawrence and More in HANDLE WITH CARE
by BWW News Desk - December 3, 2013


Making its Off-Broadway debut, Jason Odell Williams' new romantic comedy, Handle With Care, begins previews tonight - Tuesday, December 3 - at the Westside Theatre Downstairs (407 W. 43rdStreet). The play opens on Sunday, December 15th and is an open-ended engagement. Featuring Tony Award Nominee and Broadway Legend Carol Lawrence heading an ensemble cast of four, Handle With Careis being directed by Karen Carpenter. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Handle With Care History

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2013   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
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