PAST PERFORMANCES

The 2003 - 2004 Season

STUDIO 54

March 31 - July 18, 2004

WINNER!
2004 TONY AWARDS ®
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Best Direction of a Musical - Joe Mantello
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Michael Cerveris
Best Lighting Design - Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer
Best Orchestrations - Michael Starobin

"SPECTACULAR!
    THE MOST STYLISH AND PROVOCATIVE MUSICAL OF THE SEASON!" – Peter Marks, Washington Post
"STUNNING! THE CAST IS SPECTACULAR!" – Howard Kissel, Daily News
"FASCINATING!" – Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger
"DYNAMITE! THE CAST IS TERRIFIC!" – Linda Winer, Newsday
"FLAWLESS!" – Charles Isherwood, Variety
"HEART-STOPPING!" – Jacques le Sourd, The Journal News

FIRST TIME ON BROADWAY




Book by John Weidman
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Music Direction by Paul Gemignani
Musical Staging by Jonathan Butterell
Directed by Joe Mantello

starring
Becky Ann Baker,
James Barbour,
Mario Cantone,
Michael Cerveris,
Mary Catherine Garrison,
Alexander Gemignani,
Neil Patrick Harris,
Marc Kudisch,
Jeffrey Kuhn
and Denis O'Hare

Winner of five 2004 Tony Awards, including BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL, Assassins gave new meaning to the phrase "killer musical". This strikingly provocative work looks at the lives, loves and lunacy of nine American assassins, including John Wilkes Booth, John Hinckley, Lee Harvey Oswald and Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme.

Assassins starred Becky Ann Baker (Sara Jane Moore), James Barbour (Leon Czolgosz), Mario Cantone (Samuel Byck), Michael Cerveris (John Wilkes Booth), Mary Catherine Garrison (Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme), Alexander Gemignani (John Hinckley), Neil Patrick Harris (Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald), Marc Kudisch (Proprietor), Jeffrey Kuhn (Giuseppe Zangara) and Denis O'Hare (Charles Guiteau)

The cast also included: James Clow, Merwin Foard, Eamon Foley, Kendra Kassebaum, Ken Krugman, Anne L. Nathan, Chris Peluso, Brandon Wardell and Sally Wilfert.

The creative team was led by Joe Mantello (Wicked, Take Me Out), with musical staging by Jonathan Butterell (Nine) and music direction by Paul Gemignani (2001 Tony Award Winner for Lifetime Achievement).

Major support for Roundabout Theatre Company's Musical Theatre Fund
provided by The Kaplen Foundation.

Buy the 2004 Roundabout Cast Recording

AMERICAN AIRLINES THEATRE

October 24, 2003 - January 4, 2004

“EXTRAORDINARY! COMPELLING, FUNNY, and MYSTERIOUS.
    PATRICK STEWART is SPLENDID!” - Clive Barnes, New York Post
“AN INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION. PATRICK STEWART gives a vivid,
    scrupulously detailed performance.” –Charles Isherwood, Variety
“SUPERB! KYLE MACLACHLAN is a REVELATION!” – Malcolm Johnson, The Hartford Courant
“A SMASHING BROADWAY DEBUT by AIDAN GILLEN!” - Ben Brantley, The New York Times

Patrick Stewart
Kyle MacLachlan      Aidan Gillen

by Harold Pinter
Directed by David Jones

Since its original production in 1960, Harold Pinter's The Caretaker has been recognized as a landmark in 20th Century drama. Written by one of contemporary theatre's greatest living playwrights, The Caretaker delves into the fragile relationship of two brothers whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of a vagrant.

David Jones, who directed Roundabout's production of Pinter's No Man's Land, returns to direct this classic work, starring Patrick Stewart (The Ride Down Mount Morgan, A Christmas Carol) as Davies, Kyle MacLachlan ("Twin Peaks", Dune, Blue Velvet) as Aston, and Aidan Gillen (Shanghai Knights, Circle of Friends, "Queer as Folk") as Mick.

Major support for this production provided by

and The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.

February 27 - June 6, 2004

“TWO GLORIOUS STAR PERFORMANCES! ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!” - Clive Barnes, New York Post
“THIS MAKES YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THE THEATER
    ALL OVER AGAIN!” - Jacques Le Sourd, The Journal News
“ALEC BALDWIN and ANNE HECHE are SUPERBLY CAST
    in WALTER BOBBIE'S SLICK PRODUCTION.” - John Lahr, The New Yorker
“PERFECTION! DON'T MISS THIS ONE!” - Liz Smith

Alec Baldwin     Anne Heche
in


by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Based on a play by Charles Bruce Millholland
in a new adaptation by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Walter Bobbie

Twentieth Century is the comedic story of Oscar Jaffe, a successful and egomaniacal Broadway director, who has transformed a chorus girl, Lily Garland, into a leading lady. As Lily rises to stardom and heads to Hollywood, Oscar begins a career downslide. Bankrupt and on his way out, Oscar boards a train, the Twentieth Century Limited, where he coincidentally runs into Lily again. Oscar pulls out all the stops to persuade the now temperamental star to return for another show.

The show's cast includes Alec Baldwin as "Oscar Jaffe," Anne Heche as "Lily Garland," Tom Aldredge as "Matthew Clark," Terry Beaver as the "Conductor," Patrick Boll as "Detective," Robert Jimenez as the "Porter," Dan Butler as "Owen O'Malley," Stephen DeRosa as "Beard" & "Max Jacobs," Julie Halston as "Ida Webb," Kellie Overbey as "Anita Highland," Ryan Shively as "George Smith" and Jonathan Walker as "Dr. Grover Lockwood."

This exciting new adaptation by Ken Ludwig (Crazy For You, Lend Me A Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) will be directed by Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winner Walter Bobbie (Chicago, Footloose).

Major support for this production provided by

June 25 - September 12, 2004

“STAGE PERFECTION! A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WRITING.” - - Howard Shapiro, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
“AFTER THE FALL RISES TO DIZZYING HEIGHTS!” - USA TODAY
“CARLA GUGINO IS SENSATIONAL, CAPTIVATING, MAGICAL!
   A THRILLING STAR TURN!” - Adam Feldman, TIME OUT NEW YORK
“A FIERCELY INTELLIGENT PERFORMANCE FROM JESSICA HECHT!”- Marilyn Stasio, VARIETY

FIRST BROADWAY REVIVAL

Peter Krause
in
Arthur Miller's

Carla Gugino      Jessica Hecht

Directed by Michael Mayer

Arthur Miller's riveting After The Fall is a passionate odyssey through the mind of one disillusioned man, played by award-winning actor Peter Krause from HBO's hit series "Six Feet Under." Often hailed as a dramatic account of Miller's own life, the play travels back in time on a gripping yet tender search for the meaning of life, love and loss.

Michael Mayer (Thoroughly Modern Millie) returns to Roundabout, where he directed Tony Award®-winning productions of Side Man and Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge.

Along with Peter Krause as "Quentin," the cast includes Carla Gugino as "Maggie," Jessica Hecht as "Louise," Vivienne Benesch as "Holga," Candy Buckley as "Mother," Roxanna Hope as "Woman", Kathleen McNenny as "Elsie", Ken Marks as "Dan", Mark Nelson as "Lou", Baylen Thomas as "Man", Jonathan Walker as "Mickey" and Dan Ziskie as "Father". The cast will also include: Chris Bowers, Lisa Louttit and James O'Toole.

Roundabout Theatre Company has a long association with Arthur Miller, having staged most recently The Man Who Had All the Luck (2001-2002, dir. Scott Ellis), A View From The Bridge (1997-1998, dir. Michael Mayer), All My Sons in 1996-1997 and 1974-1975, The Price in 1991-1992, The Crucible in 1989-1990.

HAROLD AND MIRIAM STEINBERG CENTER FOR THEATRE
LAURA PELS THEATRE

March 20 - June 13, 2004

OUTSTANDING OFF-BROADWAY PLAY John Gassner Award (playwriting) - Lynn Nottage 2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards		BEST PLAY OF THE 2003-2004 SEASON New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
Viola Davis - Outstanding Actress in a Play 2004 Drama Desk Award 2004 Obie Award (Performance) THREE 2004 L.A. OVATION AWARDS Best Lead Actress in a Play - Viola Davis Best Director of a Play - Daniel Sullivan Best Costume Design - Catherine Zuber		SIX 2004 AUDELCO AWARDS Dramatic Production of the Year Best Playwright - Lynn Nottage Best Lead Actress - Viola Davis Best Supporting Actress - Lynda Gravatt Best Costume Design - Catherine Zuber Best Set Design - Derek Melane 11 Audelco Award Nominations!

“THE MOST FULFILLING EVENT OF THE SEASON!
    A wonderful new play by Lynn Nottage – haunting and hilarious.
      Viola Davis reminds us why theater exists!” - Donald Lyons, New York Post
“VIOLA DAVIS IS A PASSIONATE ACTRESS
    WITH CRAFT TO BURN!” - Margo Jefferson, The New York Times
“A THOUGHTFUL AND AFFECTING NEW PLAY,
    directed with seamless elegance by Daniel Sullivan.” - Charles Isherwood, Variety
“DEEPLY MOVING! RIGHT NOW, NEW YORK HAS NO RICHER PLAY.
    Viola Davis gives a powerhouse performance.” - Howard Kissel, Daily News

New York Premiere

Viola Davis


a new play by Lynn Nottage
directed by Daniel Sullivan

Intimate Apparel takes place at the dawn of the 20th century, when opportunities for African-American women are in short supply. But 35-year-old Esther (played by Tony® and Drama Desk Award winner Viola Davis) has a gift for sewing exquisite lingerie. Her creations are worn by Park Avenue socialites and downtown prostitutes alike, and offer her a rare life of independence. Still, she is lonely and risks it all to wed a Caribbean stranger whom she knows only through a romantic exchange of letters. When she realizes that he may not be the same person who wrote those impassioned thoughts, Esther must answer difficult questions about her own identity, about tradition, and about a woman's place in the world.

Intimate Apparel is a new play by Lynn Nottage. Her previous plays include Mud, River, Stone (Playwrights Horizons), Crumbs from the Table of Joy (Steppenwolf, Second Stage, Sundance Playwrights Lab), Por'knockers (Vineyard Theatre, Dance Theatre Workshop), and POOF! (Heideman Award, Actor's Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival, City Ensemble Stage, The Action Theatre in Singapore).

This production continues the Roundabout Theatre Company's relationship with Tony® award-winning Director Daniel Sullivan. He directed the Tony®-nominated production of Major Barbara starring Dana Ivey, Cherry Jones, David Warner and Denis O'Hare in the summer of 2001.

This production is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Buy the Script to this Roundabout Premiere

June 30 - September 12, 2004

“DAZZLING! FICTION has an elegance and a richness
    our theater sees too seldom.” - Howard Kissel, DAILY NEWS
“THE CAST IS FLAWLESS!” - Neil Genzlinger, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“COMPELLING! A work of uncommon insight.” - Michael Kuchwara, ASSOCIATED PRESS
“CLEVER AND WELL-CRAFTED!
    Handsomely staged by David Warren.” - Adam Feldman, TIME OUT NEW YORK

      New York Premiere



      a new play by Steven Dietz
      directed by David Warren

Tom Irwin

Julie White

Emily Bergl

Best-selling authors Michael and Linda Waterman treasure their honest marriage, until a harsh twist of fate compels them to read each other's diaries. Between the lines, stretching deep into the past, a secret liaison with a mysterious stranger surfaces, forever altering married life's delicate balance of fact and fiction

Fiction is a New York Premiere from the author of Lonely Planet and Private Eyes. Though a rare treat for New York audiences, Steven Dietz's more than twenty plays have been produced across the country at regional theatres, including Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Seattle Rep, San Diego's Old Globe, Arizona Theatre Company and Michigan's Purple Rose Theatre Company. Roundabout welcomes back David Warren (The Dazzle, Hurrah At Last) to direct Fiction.

Fiction features Tom Irwin (the TV series "My So Called Life"), Julie White (Off-Broadway's Dinner With Friends and TV's "Six Feet Under") and Emily Bergl (Television "Gilmore Girls" and Broadway's The Lion in Winter).

October 15, 2004 - January 16, 2005

“A PASSPORT TO BIG BELLY LAUGHS!” - Pat Collins, WWOR TV
“A DAFFY, SWEET-TEMPERED DELIGHT!” - Michael Kuchwara, ASSOCIATED PRESS
“MATTHEW BRODERICK gives a SPLENDID COMIC PERFORMANCE!” - Frank Scheck, NEW YORK POST
“FRANCES STERNHAGEN is at her MOST ADORABLE!” - Jacques le Sourd, THE JOURNAL NEWS

Matthew Broderick

Frances Sternhagen

by Larry Shue
directed by Scott Schwartz

Acclaimed film and stage star Matthew Broderick returns to the New York stage in Larry Shue's comedy The Foreigner after recently completing a heralded and record-breaking return engagement in Mel Brook's Tony® Award winning The Producers, for which he received his third Tony nomination. Broderick received Tony® Awards for his performances in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! and Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs. Broderick will star in the much anticipated film version of Mel Brook's The Producers opposite Nathan Lane and Nicole Kidman in 2005.

The Foreigner features Frances Sternhagen, who recently appeared in Talking Heads Off Broadway and Morning's at Seven on Broadway, for which she received a Tony nomination. In 2000, she starred Off-Broadway in The Exact Center of the Universe. Nominated seven times for a Tony Award, she has received it twice, for The Good Doctor and The Heiress.

The cast also includes Kevin Cahoon (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Mary Catherine Garrison (Assassins), Neal Huff (Take Me Out), Byron Jennings (The Man Who Came to Dinner) and Lee Tergesen (HBO's "OZ").

The Foreigner tells the uproariously farcical tale of a lovable but socially inept Brit who escapes his stressful life by booking a holiday in backwoods U.S.A. He desperately tries to avoid the local yokels by posing as a foreigner who doesn't understand a word of English. But the plan hilariously backfires when he becomes the perfect person with whom all share their deepest secrets and schemes.

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