I'm still having trouble believing its 2007, and I'm reading news about 2008. Time flies when you have none to spare, so here's a quick look at news from two of the state's top professional theaters.
And for those of you who wondered how octogenarian Jack Klugman survived three weeks onstage at George Street Playhouse last year, well, he's coming back, a year older and, presumably, a year stronger. Everyready bunny, that one.
The highlight of new season planned at Princeton University’s McCarter Theatre Center is expected to be the world premiere of a new play by three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Albee. Artistic director Emily Mann will direct “Me, Myself and I,” which is described as a “dark, funny and moving play that takes sibling rivalry to existential heights.” Show dates are Jan 11 to Feb. 17.
The season beings with Lydia Diamond’s “Stick Fly” (Sept. 7 to Oct. 14) and also includes Moliere’s “Tartuffe” (Oct. 7 to 28); “Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts” (March 16 to April 6), from the same company that produced “Lookingglass Alice,” written and directed by Mary Zimmerman, who previously brought “The Odyssey” and “The Secret in the Wings” to McCarter; and, finally, “A Seagull in the Hamptons” (May 2 to June 8). This world-premiere “freely adapted” take on “The Seagull” completes Mann’s cycle of Chekhov’s major works.
During the holidays, of course, “A Christmas Carol” (opens Dec. 7, closing TBA) will take its annual residence in Princeton. For more information, visit www.mccarter.org.
George Street Playhouse last week announced three of the five selections for its 2007-08 season, which begins in October with the return of Jack Klugman in “The Sunshine Boys.”
Klugman, who performed at the New Brunswick theater last season in “The Value of Names,” will team with another veteran actor, Paul Dooley, in Neil Simon’s comedy about two aging vaudevillians. David Saint, in his 10th year as artistic director, direct George Street’s 34th-season premeire, which will run Oct. 16 to Nov. 11. Klugman, winner of three Emmys, is best known for his starring roles in TV’s “The Odd Couple” and “Quincy.” Dooley’s been a regular in TV and films for three decades, including a featured role this summer in the film version of the Broadway musical, “Hairspray!”
Also announced were the Donald Margulies drama, “Sight Unseen” (Jan. 15 to Feb. 10), followed by the “The Scene” (Feb. 26 to March 23). Theresa Rebeck’s biting comedy about an unemployed actor was an Off-Broadway hit last season at New York’s Second Stage Theatre.
Two to-be-named productions are being planned for Nov. 27 to Dec. 23 and April 8 to May 4.
George Street Playhouse is at 9 Livingston Ave. in the heart of New Brunswick’s dining and entertainment district. Full season subscriptions are available now. Single tickets go on sale in September, ranging from $28 to $54. For more information, call (732) 246-7717 or visit www.GSPonline.org.
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