PHOTO CALL: Shirley Knight Leads Cast Cycling Past the Matterhorn for Off-Broadway Opening

By Morgan Allen
October 1, 2005

Tony Award winner Shirley Knight (Kennedy’s Children) heads up the cast of the new play Cycling Past the Matterhorn - which celebrated its opening night on Sept. 29 – at the Harold Clurman Theatre.

Knight, who was also recently seen in a episode of the smash hit ABC television series “Desperate Housewives”, stars as Esther, the mother of Amy, a young sidewalk psychic. The play tells the story of their relationship at it reaches a crossroads.

At left, actors Byron Jennings and Carolyn McCormick are seen at the opening night performance. Below, the cast, as well as playwright Deborah Grimberg and director Eleanor Holdridge are seen at the opening night party for Cycling Past the Matterhorn at Etcetera Etcetera restaurant on West 44th Street in New York City.

Photos by Aubrey Reuben