| Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
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| The Flea Theater Presents The Theatre @ Boston Court’s Production of HAPPY DAYS by Samuel Beckett ** Starring Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub ** Limited Run Off-Broadway Engagement runs June 20 - July 18 Brooke Adams gives “one of the best performances I’ve seen all year… Shalhoub makes a vivid impression.” –The Boston Globe Brooke Adams gives a “flesh and blood portrayal…in every sense a deeply rooted performance.” –Los Angeles Times The Flea Theater is proud to announce the New York premiere of The Theatre @ Boston Court’s production of HAPPY DAYS by Samuel Beckett, directed by Andrei Belgrader. After critically acclaimed runs in Boston and LA, The Flea welcomes theater veterans Brooke Adams and Tony Award nominee Tony Shalhoub to Tribeca. Previews begin June 20 with opening night slated for June 29. Renowned director Andrei Belgrader re-examines this Samuel Beckett classic, newly relevant to a generation burdened by climate change and environmental doom. In HAPPY DAYS, Brooke Adams plays Winnie, a woman buried up to her bosom in a mound of dirt with nothing to pass the time but the ragged contents of her bag, her nimble wit, and her husband Willie, played by Tony Shalhoub, lurking somewhere behind her. This droll, existential allegory demonstrates the vitality of the human spirit in the face of a deteriorating world. Creative team members include Takeshi Kata (Scenic Design), Tom Ontiveros (Lighting Design), Melanie Watnick (Costume Design), Rob Oriol (Sound Design), Madison Rhoades (Prop Design), Michal V. Mendelson (Stage Manager), and Alyssa Escalante (Production Consultant). Performances run June 20 - July 18, Monday – Wednesday at 7pm and Saturday at 3pm. (No performances July 3 & 4). Tickets range from $15 - $70 with $150 VIP tickets. Lowest priced tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are on sale to the general public on May 19. The Flea Theater is located at 41 White Street between Church and Broadway, three blocks south of Canal, close to the A/C/E, N/R/Q, 6, J/M/Z and 1 subway lines. Purchase tickets by calling 212-352-3101 or online at www.theflea.org. Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) is widely recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. Mr. Beckett is most renowned for his play Waiting for Godot, which launched his career in theater. He then went on to write numerous successful full-length plays, including Endgame in 1957, Krapp’s Last Tape in 1958, and Happy Days in 1960. Mr. Beckett received his first commission for radio from the BBC in 1956 for All That Fall. This was followed by a further five plays for radio including Embers, Words and Music, and Cascando. Like no other dramatist before him, Mr. Beckett’s works capture the pathos and ironies of modern life yet still maintain his faith in man’s capacity for compassion and survival no matter how absurd his environment may have become. Andrei Belgrader is a theater and television director. He has also been a master teacher at the Yale School of Drama, a professor at UCSD, Head of the Directing Department at Juilliard and he currently teaches at USC School of Dramatic Arts. On television, he has directed numerous episodes of Monk as well as Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the sitcom Coach. He directed extensively at major regional theatres such as the American Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory, the Goodman and Seattle Repertory, as well as in New York City. His recent projects in New York: Beckett's Endgame at BAM, with John Turturro and Elaine Stritch, and The Cherry Orchard at CSC, with Dianne Wiest, John Turturro and Michael Urie and the 2013 production of Henrik Ibsen's The Master Builder also with John Turturro. All three productions were named among the 10 best productions of the year in major publications such as The New York Times and New York magazine and The Cherry Orchard was awarded the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Revival in 2012. Brooke Adams: Film/TV credits include: Days of Heaven, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Monk, Law & Order: SVU, Family, Lace, and Moonlighting. Theater credits include: The Old Neighborhood (American Repertory Theatre), Lost in Yonkers (Ahmanson Theatre), The Heidi Chronicles (Plymouth Theatre), The Cherry Orchard (Atlantic Theatre Company), Lend Me a Tenor (Music Box Theatre), Key Exchange (Orpheum), and If Memory Serves (The Pasadena Playhouse). She also produced and performed in the film, Made-Up, written by her sister Lynne Adams, and directed by Tony Shalhoub. Tony Shalhoub: Five-time Tony-nominated play Act One at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre on Broadway. Film/TV credits include: Men in Black, Cars, Addams Family Values, Frasier, Too Big to Fail, and Wings. Theater credits include: The Odd Couple (Ahmanson Theatre), Conversations with my Father (Royale Theatre), The Scene (Second Stage Theatre), Golden Boy (Belasco Theatre), and Waiting for Godot (Classic Stage Company Theatre). He has been nominated for 3 Tonys for his work on Broadway and won 3 Emmys, 2 Screen Actors Guild awards, and a Golden Globe for the title role in the television series, Monk. The Theatre @ Boston Court. Based in Pasadena, CA, The Theatre @ Boston Court produces passionate, artist-driven theatre that challenges both artist and audience, urging its artists to fearlessly and passionately pursue their unique voice and passion. Play selection encompasses a wide variety of genres (classics, musicals and world premieres, with a special emphasis on nurturing playwrights and new play development) which are inherently theatrical, textually rich, and visually arresting. The Theatre @ Boston Court has produced world premieres by playwrights such as Luis Alfaro, Sheila Callaghan, Julia Cho, Dan Dietz, Jason Grote, Jordan Harrison, Carlos Murillo, Laura Schellhardt, Octavio Solis, Deborah Stein, Jean Claude Van Itallie, Kathryn Walat, David Wiener, among others. The Theatre @ Boston Court is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The Shubert Foundation, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Founding Director Z. Clark Branson, and the generosity of individual supporters and contributors. The Theatre @ Boston Court is the award-winning resident theatre company at Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena, CA. Michael Seel, Executive Director; Jessica Kubzansky and Michael Michetti, Artistic Directors; Hillary Metcalf Schenk, Managing Director. The Flea Theater, under Artistic Director Jim Simpson and Producing Director Carol Ostrow, is one of New York's leading off-off-Broadway companies. Winner of a Special Drama Desk Award for outstanding achievement, Obie Awards and an Otto for political theater, The Flea has presented over 100 plays and numerous dance and live music performances since its inception in 1996. Past productions include the premieres by Steven Banks, Thomas Bradshaw, Erin Courtney, Bathsheba Doran, Will Eno, Karen Finley, Amy Freed, Sean Graney, A.R. Gurney, Nick Jones, Hamish Linklater, Enrique Gutiérrez Ortiz Monasterio, Itamar Moses, Anne Nelson, Qui Nguyen, Adam Rapp, Jonathan Reynolds, Roger Rosenblatt, Elizabeth Swados, and Mac Wellman. Recent successes include Drama Desk nominated She Kills Monsters, These Seven Sicknesses and Restoration Comedy, The Mysteries and eight World Premieres by A.R. Gurney including the WSJ Best New Play of 2013, Family Furniture. | |
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| re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
| Posted by: | 2muchtyme 11:41 am EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 - Official_Press_Release 10:32 am EDT 05/08/15 |
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| an off-off Broadway theatre charging $70 top and $150 VIP...wow wee! | |
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| re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
| Posted by: | ryhog 01:24 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 - 2muchtyme 11:41 am EDT 05/08/15 |
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| At an average ticket price of $70, costs are not covered. That's a fact of life. So yes, it would be nice if some philanthropist came along and subsidized your theatre-going but that does not always happen. And if a show does not sell out (as this one may), those prices are simply the rack rate. Finally, $150 is an amount to be paid by someone who wants to support their work and/or to make those $15 tickets possible. Complaining about the cost of things is fun, though, isn't it? | |
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| re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
| Posted by: | MarjorieMae 12:15 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 - 2muchtyme 11:41 am EDT 05/08/15 |
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| Hey, as long as they're offering $15. tickets, I'm okay. The joint is pretty small. So unless these seats are in the john, I'll be okay. I'd love to see it but after that brilliant performance at the Harvey with Fiona Shaw, it's gonna be a tough act to follow. But Mr. Shaloub has yet to disappoint, so if anything, $15. to see him will be money well spent (unless the john they seat me in isn't sanitary). | |
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| re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
| Posted by: | JBarnet 12:14 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| The Flea has been charging $75 for their top ticket ever since they started doing those 5-hour shows with dinner included a few years ago. The price makes sense for a show like that, but $75 for an Off-Off-Broadway show is criminal. Especially when it's a Bats production and the poor kids aren't even being paid to be in the show. | |
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| re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
| Posted by: | lonlad 10:47 am EDT 05/08/15 |
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| It's Shalhoub ..... | |
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| re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
| Posted by: | Singapore/Fling 12:14 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 - lonlad 10:47 am EDT 05/08/15 |
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| Unless they're radically re-interpreting it, Brooke Adams does all the heavy lifting in the show. Really, listing him first is *incredibly* misleading. | |
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| re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
| Posted by: | bicoastal 10:55 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| I saw this production in Los Angeles last year. Ms. Adams is no Fiona Shaw; although she is a valiant and diligent worker, she really lacks the unique depth for this. I don't know if she's done it elsewhere, but great reviews for a "star" doing theater in L.A. might not necessarily mean success in New York. Mr. Shalhoub (who is her husband) does indeed do very little lifting but what he does do (and it is a scant few minutes) is solid. But don't see the play for him! I cannot imagine paying $75 for this, let alone $150. Not that I want to discourage theater-going but good luck to them! | |
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| re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
| Posted by: | drummergirl 12:24 am EDT 05/09/15 |
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| Those $15 tickets sound good! | |
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| re: Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams star in HAPPY DAYS at The Flea, begins June 20 | |
| Posted by: | drummergirl 12:36 pm EDT 05/08/15 |
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| Good point. Though I still think it'll be interesting to see them in this. At the lower price level, of course. | |
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