STUDENT RUSH POLICY ANNOUNCED For
JAMES FRANCO CHRIS O'DOWD
In
OF MICE AND MEN
By JOHN STEINBECK
Starring
LEIGHTON MEESTER and JIM NORTON
Directed by ANNA D. SHAPIRO
Performances Begin March 19, 2014
Officially Opening April 16, 2014
Limited Engagement to Open on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre
"The cast adds more star wattage to the spring season" - New York Times
"Get in line for tickets now" - New York Magazine
"A veritable feast of new talent" - Entertainment Weekly
Directed by Tony Award-winner Anna D. Shapiro, the new Broadway production of Of Mice and Men begins performances tomorrow, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 and announces a student rush policy for the strictly limited engagement that will officially open on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). A limited number of $35 student tickets (inclusive of a $2 facility fee) will be available for each performance when the box office opens for that day's performance(s) with student identification. Patrons are limited to one ticket per person.
Starring Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester andTony Award winner Jim Norton, Of Mice and Men features Ron Cephas Jones, Alex Morf, Joel Marsh Garland, James McMenamin, Jim Ortlieb, Jim Parrack, Michael Dempsey, Kevin Jackson, Erica Lutz and Stephen Payne.
The creative team for Of Mice and Men includes scenic design by Tony Award winner Todd Rosenthal (August: Osage County, The Motherfucker with the Hat, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf),costume design by the international, Emmy Award-winning designer of the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Suttirat Larlarb (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire, Royal National Theatre's Frankenstein), lighting design by Tony Award nominee Japhy Weideman (The Nance, What's It All About?: Bacharach Reimagined, Macbeth, The Snow Geese) and sound design by Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen (No Man's Land & Waiting for Godot, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Grapes of Wrath).
Of Mice and Men, one of the greatest and most enduring American classics, has not been seen on Broadway in 40 years.
Of Mice and Men on Broadway is produced by David Binder, Kate Lear, Darren Bagert, Adam Zotovich, Latitude Link/Piedmont Productions, Raise the Roof, Paula Marie Black, Marc Turtletaub, Ruth Hendel/Barbara Whitman, Marianne Mills/Jayne Baron Sherman, Martin Massman, Judy Kent/Wendy Knudsen, Kevin Niu, Michael Watt and The Shubert Organization. 101 Productions, Ltd are the executive producers.
Adapted from his own classic novel, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Menis an essential
adventure, an inspirational portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship.
Of Mice and Men tells the story of George (James Franco) and Lennie (Chris O'Dowd), an unlikely pair of friends drifting from job to job across the farms and fields of California, holding fast to their dream of one day having an acre of land they can call their own.
Of Mice and Men is one of the most read books in schools across the country despite appearing on the American Library Association's list of Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century.
Of Mice and Men began as a novella published in 1937 by Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck.
Of Mice and Men was adapted for the screen several times and adapted as a radio play for the BBC. The first stage production was directed by George S. Kaufman in 1937 and ran for 207 performances.
TICKET INFORMATION
For tickets, visit the Longacre Theatre box office (220 West 48th Street) or Telecharge.com (212-239-6200). Beginning Wednesday, March 19, 2014, Of Mice and Men will play Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm. Beginning Tuesday, April 22, 2014, Of Mice and Men will play Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Thursday at 7pm, Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm. Of Mice and Men will play a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, July 27, 2014
Ticket prices range from $35-$147.00.
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