PHOTO CALL: Brief Encounter on Broadway
By Matthew Blank
September 15, 2010
The Broadway premiere of Brief Encounter, the Kneehigh Theatre's highly theatrical and widely acclaimed adaptation of Noël Coward's stage and film romance, began performances Sept. 10 at Studio 54.
This will be a limited engagement through Dec. 5. According to Roundabout, Brief Encounter "is an imaginative new work that combines elements of Noël Coward's beloved screenplay, and the one-act play [Still Life] on which it was based, with song, dance and Technicolor displays of emotion."
Here is a look at the show:
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The cast of Kneehigh vets and British and U.S. performers includes Joseph Alessi (Albert/Fred), Dorothy Atkinson (Beryl), Damon Daunno (Bill/Bobbie), Gabriel Ebert (Stanley), Edward Jay (Musician), Annette McLaughlin (Myrtle), Adam Pleeth (Musician), Tristan Sturrock (Alec) and Hannah Yelland (Laura). Sturrock and Yelland played the romantic leads in the previous New York City run of the production at St. Ann's Warehouse in 2009-10. It also toured the U.S.; Brief Encounter launched in the U.K.
Ticket prices range from $37-$127. Call Roundabout Ticket Services at (212) 719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the Studio 54 box office (254 W. 54th Street).