| Manhattan Theatre Club Announces On-Sale Dates for Four Upcoming World Premieres at New York City Center | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:24 am EDT 08/26/19 | |
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| Manhattan Theatre Club Announces On-Sale Dates for Four Upcoming World Premieres Off-Broadway at New York City Center American Express Pre-Sale for Bella Bella Begins Today Single Tickets for Bella Bella, The Perplexed, Poor Yella Rednecks, and The New Englanders Go On Sale September 3 Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) announced ticketing information today for four upcoming world premiere productions in Manhattan Theatre Club’s upcoming 2019-2020 season, off-Broadway at New York City Center. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning today at 10:00am EST through Monday, September 2 at 9:59am EST. Single tickets are on sale to the general public beginning Tuesday, September 3 at 12:00pm EST online at www.nycitycenter.org, by calling CityTix at 212-581-1212, or by visiting the New York City Center box office (131 West 55th Street). MTC AT NEW YORK CITY CENTER – STAGE I Bella Bella World Premiere Written and Performed by Tony Award® Winner Harvey Fierstein Directed by Kimberly Senior Previews Begin: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Opening Night: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Four-time Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein (Casa Valentina, Hairspray) returns to MTC taking on New York City’s very own political firebrand, Bella Abzug, in his new raucous, heart-rending and absurdly humorous solo show. Set in 1976, on the eve of her bid to become New York State's first female Senator, Bella Bella finds this larger-than-life, truth-slinging, groundbreaking, hat-wearing icon squirreled away in the bathroom of a midtown hotel awaiting that night’s election results while a coterie of family and celebs await her entrance. Directing is Kimberly Senior (The Niceties). Bella Bella’s creative team includes John Lee Beatty (scenic design), Rita Ryack (costume design), Tyler Micoleau (lightning design), Jill BC Du Boff (sound design), and Caite Hevner (projection design). MTC AT NEW YORK CITY CENTER – STAGE I The Perplexed World Premiere by Tony Award® Winner Richard Greenberg Directed by Lynne Meadow Previews Begin: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Opening Night: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Two families, whose lives have been tumultuously intertwined for decades, gather in the massive library of a gaudy Fifth Avenue apartment to celebrate the nuptials of their children. Nothing goes smoothly and as the big moment approaches, the burning question is: can everyone put aside long-smoldering jealousies and deep-seated grudges and just get through the ceremony? The Perplexed, a bitingly witty new play, reunites Tony winner Richard Greenberg with MTC’s award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow (The Assembled Parties, Our Mother’s Brief Affair). Casting for The Perplexed will be announced soon. The creative team includes Santo Loquasto (scenic design), Rita Ryack (costume design), Kenneth Posner (lighting design), and Fitz Patton (sound design). Support for The Perplexed is provided by The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust and an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. The Perplexed was commissioned by MTC through the Bank of America New Play Program. MTC AT NEW YORK CITY CENTER – STAGE I Poor Yella Rednecks Co-World Premiere by Qui Nguyen Directed by May Adrales Previews Begin: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Opening Night: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 The author of the acclaimed Vietgone returns to MTC with the second play of his autobiographical trilogy about an immigrant family’s bumpy road to the American dream. Told from the mother’s perspective, Poor Yella Rednecks is the story of a young family’s attempt to put down roots in Arkansas, a place as different from Vietnam as it gets. The production, filled with infectious music and unexpected humor, will reunite Qui Nguyen with director May Adrales for the next chapter in this highly entertaining and moving tale. Casting for Poor Yella Rednecks will be announced soon. The creative team for Poor Yella Rednecks will include Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic design), Valérie Thérèse Bart (costume design), Lap Chi Chu (lighting design), Shane Rettig (original music & sound design), Jared Mezzocchi (projection design), Sean Cawelti (puppet designer/puppet director) and Kenny Seymour (arranger). Poor Yella Rednecks is co-commissioned and co-produced by South Coast Repertory and Manhattan Theatre Club. Support for Poor Yella Rednecks is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation MTC AT NEW YORK CITY CENTER – STAGE II The New Englanders World Premiere by Jeff Augustin Directed by Saheem Ali Previews Begin: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Opening Night: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 In a mixed race family, a teenaged daughter and her dads are all trying to find happiness. But can you ever live the life you envisioned? Eisa wants to be the next Lauryn Hill and is struggling to break free of her sleepy New England town where she feels hopelessly trapped. Her fathers are being pulled in different directions of their own, one trying to re-connect with an old love, the other clinging to the path he always believed would be their future. Saheem Ali (Sugar in our Wounds) directs the MTC debut of Jeff Augustin’s (Little Children Dream of God) newest play. The New Englanders will feature Teagle F. Bougere (Socrates, A Raisin In the Sun), Patrick Breen (The Normal Heart, Next Fall), Crystal Finn (Kingdom Come), Javier Muñoz (Hamilton, In the Heights), Uly Schlesinger (“Chicago Med”) and Kara Young (Hair Wolf). The creative team for The New Englanders will include Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic design), Dede Ayite (costume design), Alan C. Edwards (lighting design) and Palmer Hefferan (sound design), and Michael Thurber (original music). Additional support for The New Englanders is provided by the Frederic R. Coudert Foundation. Manhattan Theatre Club, under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, has become one of the country’s most prominent and prestigious theatre companies. Over the past four and a half decades, MTC productions have earned numerous awards including 7 Pulitzer Prizes and 27 Tony Awards. MTC has a Broadway home at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and two Off-Broadway theatres at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street). Renowned MTC productions include the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner Cost of Living by Martyna Majok; INK by James Graham; Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney; Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes; August Wilson’s Jitney and The Piano Lesson; Heisenberg by Simon Stephens; The Father by Florian Zeller with translation by Christopher Hampton; Fool For Love by Sam Shepard; Airline Highway by Lisa D’Amour; Casa Valentina by Harvey Fierstein; Outside Mullingar and Doubt by John Patrick Shanley; The Commons of Pensacola by Amanda Peet; Murder Ballad by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash; The Assembled Parties by Richard Greenberg; Wit by Margaret Edson; Venus in Fur by David Ives; Good People and Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire; The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez; Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies; Ruined by Lynn Nottage; Proof by David Auburn; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch; Love! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence McNally; Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley; and Ain’t Misbehavin’, the Fats Waller musical. For more information on MTC, please visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com. ADDITIONAL TICKETING INFORMATION Joining MTC’s season of plays is easy! Just call the MTC Clubline at 212-399-3050. To sign up for MTC’s “30 Under 35” program, offering $30 tickets for theatregoers age 35 and under, visit www.manhattantheatreclub.com/30under35/. |
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