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Posted: 5/5/11 at 4:48am
It's Thursday, May 5, and it's already time to talk about another TONY, boys and girls: Tony Kushner. As we anticipate the opening night performance of his latest, The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures, a dynamic family drama studded with politics and American union fervor, playing at the Public Theater.
Michael Greif, who helmed the world premiere of the play at the Guthrie in 2009, also directs the Off-Broadway incarnation of the four-hour work (presented with two intermissions), which began previews March 23 for a run through June 12 in the Newman Theater. The Public and the Signature Theatre co-present the New York bow.
The cast includes Michael Cristofer, Linda Emond, Michael Esper, Steven Spinella, Steven Pasquale, K. Todd Freeman, Hettienne Park, Molly Price, Matt Servitto, Danielle Skraastad and Brenda Wehle. Cristofer, Emond, Esper and Spinella originated their roles in the Guthrie world premiere in 2009.
Here's how The Complete Homosexual's Guide is billed: "In the summer of 2007, Gus Marcantonio, a retired longshoreman and cousin of the late New York Congressman Vito Marcantonio, summons his three adult children to the family’s Brooklyn brownstone - to vote on the question of his committing suicide. The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide… explores revolution, radicalism, marriage, sex, prostitution, politics, real estate, unions of all kinds and debts both unpaid and unpayable."
My best to all involved!
- M
Michael Greif, who helmed the world premiere of the play at the Guthrie in 2009, also directs the Off-Broadway incarnation of the four-hour work (presented with two intermissions), which began previews March 23 for a run through June 12 in the Newman Theater. The Public and the Signature Theatre co-present the New York bow.
The cast includes Michael Cristofer, Linda Emond, Michael Esper, Steven Spinella, Steven Pasquale, K. Todd Freeman, Hettienne Park, Molly Price, Matt Servitto, Danielle Skraastad and Brenda Wehle. Cristofer, Emond, Esper and Spinella originated their roles in the Guthrie world premiere in 2009.
Here's how The Complete Homosexual's Guide is billed: "In the summer of 2007, Gus Marcantonio, a retired longshoreman and cousin of the late New York Congressman Vito Marcantonio, summons his three adult children to the family’s Brooklyn brownstone - to vote on the question of his committing suicide. The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide… explores revolution, radicalism, marriage, sex, prostitution, politics, real estate, unions of all kinds and debts both unpaid and unpayable."
My best to all involved!
- M
