| Extended - Len Cariou (Tony winner/Emmy nominee) in Tuesdays with Morrie with Sea Dog Theater, directed by Erwin Maas, April 1 - 20 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:21 pm EDT 03/19/24 | |
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| AWARD-WINNING SEA DOG THEATER ANNOUNCES THREE-WEEK EXTENSION, APRIL 1 - 20, FOR MITCH ALBOM'S TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, BY JEFFREY HATCHER AND ALBOM, BASED ON THE BOOK BY ALBOM, STARRING TONY AWARD WINNER & EMMY NOMINEE LEN CARIOU AND THREE-TIME NYIT "BEST ACTOR" NOMINEE CHRIS DOMIG, DIRECTED BY ERWIN MAAS New York, NY – Due to critical acclaim, enthusiastic audiences and sold-out performances, the award-winning Sea Dog Theater announces a three-week extension, April 1 - 20, 2024, for Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie, by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, based on the book by Mitch Albom. Tuesdays with Morrie stars Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Len Cariou (Sweeney Todd original cast, CBS's "Blue Bloods") and three-time NYIT "Best Actor" nominee Chris Domig, and is directed by Erwin Maas (New York Times Critic's Pick for Poison and A Kid Like Rishi). Performances take place at St. George's Episcopal Church, located at 209 East 16th Street in New York City. Tuesdays with Morrie is the humorous and poignant story of career-obsessed journalist Mitch Albom, who sixteen years after graduation serendipitously learns that his former sociology professor Morrie is battling Lou Gehrig's Disease. What starts as a simple visit, turns into a weekly pilgrimage and the last class in the meaning of life. Sea Dog Theater Artistic Director Chris Domig says, "Sea Dog Theater is thrilled by the overwhelming response to our sold-out run of Tuesdays with Morrie. We are excited to announce a 3-week extension at the historic St. George's Chapel in Gramercy. It has been a two-year journey to bring this play to the stage and we are grateful to all who have supported and encouraged us along the way. Mitch Albom's story is universal and particular, timeless and rooted in the present. It raises questions no one can escape, yet few dare to ask. Tuesdays with Morrie challenges us to consider how to live a meaningful life and who shapes our search to become more fully human. As a company dedicated to telling stories of alien?tion and reconciliation, we are honored to continue a production that so beautifully aligns with our mission. Original music written and performed on piano by Chris Domig. Featuring vocalist Sally Shaw. Sea Dog Theater is additionally produced by Dan Swern, Managing Director. The production team includes Guy de Lancey (Set, Light & Costume Design), Eamon Goodman (Sound Design), Chris White (Sound Mixer) and James Fitzsimmons (Production Stage Manager). Performances are Mondays – Saturdays at 7:30pm. Dark April 10. Run time is 95 minutes. Tickets are $75 (general), $55 (seniors 65+) and $35 (students with ID). For info and to purchase tickets go to https://www.seadogtheater.org. Audience & critical acclaim for Sea Dog Theater's production of Tuesdays with Morrie Currently rated 94% on Show-Score with 26 reviews "A warm, intimate revival from Sea Dog Theater anchored by two wonderful performances." - Mark Rifkin This Week In New York "A deeply moving production. Cariou's masterful portrayal is well-matched by Domig's equally compelling characterization of Mitch." - Deb Miller DC Theater Arts "Sea Dog Theater delivers two strong acting performances with Tuesdays with Morrie." - Dennis White Times Square Chronicles "A ravishing production. Len Cariou's majestic performance is a major event of the current New York theater season." - Darryl Reilly Theater Scene "Exceptional direction by Erwin Maas. You will laugh, cry, and come away feeling that you just experienced something extraordinary." - Scott Bennett Theater Scene "There are those for whom acting is a religion and to see it practiced at its highest level in this setting is a lesson for us all." - Ron Fassler Theater Pizzazz "Heartfelt but very funny." - Charles Wright Off Off Online "An evening to remember." - Sue Weston & Susan Rosenbluth The Jewish Voice and Opinion Follow Sea Dog Theater on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/seadogtheater, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/seadogtheater, and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/seadogtheater. Len Cariou is an internationally recognized Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actor whose career spans over six decades on Broadway and regional stages, in film, and television. A member of the Theatre Hall of Fame, he is celebrated in particular for originating the role of Frederick Egerman in Sondheim's A Little Night Music, and for his legendary performance as the title character in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He remains highly regarded for classical repertoires performed at the Stratford Festival and Guthrie theatres including King Lear, which he assayed twice. His one-man show Broadway and the Bard embraces both the dramatic and musical elements of his sojourn in his beloved profession. Len is also known for playing the patriarch of the family in œBlue Bloods, one of CBS™s highest rated primetime programs. Len is a member of the Order of Manitoba and an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is a dear friend of Sea Dog Theater and ori?inally played Morrie in their reading of Tuesdays with Morrie in 2022. Mitch Albom is a best-selling author, a nationally acclaimed newspaper columnist (with the Detroit Free Press), a radio host (with WJR-AM) and a television commentator (with ESPN and ABC). His well-known book Tuesdays with Morrie is now the best-selling memoir of all time, with nearly ten million copies sold worldwide. Albom, along with playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, adapted the book into a hit play, which opened Off-Broadway in 2002 and has been performed in regional theaters throughout North America. Albom's first novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, was published in 2003 and was on The New York Times best-sellers list for two years. With a screenplay by Albom, Five People was adapted into an ABC movie that aired in 2004 and starred Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn and Jeff Daniels. Albom has founded three charities in Detroit: œThe Dream Fund, œA Time To Help, and œS.A.Y. Detroit, which helps Detroit™s homeless. He serves on numerous charitable boards around the country and makes his home in suburban Detroit. Jeffrey Hatcher's Broadway credits include Never Gonna Dance (book). Off-Broadway credits include Three Viewings and A Picasso at Manhattan Theatre Club; The Government Inspector at Red Bull Theater; Scotland Road and The Turn Of The Screw at Primary Stages; Lucky Duck (book w/ Bill Russell) at the New Victory Theater; Tuesdays with Morrie (w/ Mitch Albom) at the Minetta Lane Theatre; Murder by Poe, The Turn of The Screw and A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court at the Acting Company. FILM/TV: "Stage Beauty," "Casanova," "The Duchess," "Mr. Holmes," "The Good Liar," "Columbo," "Murder at the Cannes Film Festival" and "The Mentalist." GRANTS/AWARDS: NEA, TCG, Lila Wal?ace Fund, Rosenthal New Play Prize, Frankel Award, Charles MacArthur Fellowship Award, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Barrymore Award (Best New Play) and the 2013 Ivey Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a member and/or alumnus of the Playwrights™ Center, the Dramatists Guild, the Writers Guild and New Dramatists. Erwin Maas is a New York based theatermaker, curator, educator and international arts advocate from the Netherlands with extensive international experience across a variety of creative and community contexts. In New York, his directions both Off Broadway and site specific have received multiple New York Times Critic's Picks. His directing work ranges from plays by contemporary playwrights to devised, interdisciplinary immersive projects, opera, music theater and dance with performances for all ages. He is the Co-Executive Director of the Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE) and teaches at CUNY Brooklyn College's MFA Performance and Interactive Media Arts Program (PIMA). https://erwinmaas.com Chris Domig was born and raised in Salzburg, Austria. He is co-founder of the award-winning Sea Dog Theater in NYC and serves as artistic director. He is currently developing a play about Viktor Frankl's life and his book Man's Search for Meaning. He has been nominated three times for the New York Innovative Theater Awards Outstanding Actor category and won the Outstanding Actor Award at the New York International Fringe Festival. TV and film credits include "Fleishman Is In Trouble," the film Ava opposite Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain, "Blue Bloods," "Blacklist" and "Law & Order." https://www.christopherdomig.com # # # |
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