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News Jacoby, Carlin Are Sitting Pretty at OB's Hypothetical Feb. 14-March 11 Broadway's Marc Jacoby (Ragtime, The Phantom of the Opera) joins Drama Desk nominee Aviva Jane Carlin (Jodie's Body) in the American premiere of Sitting Pretty, running Feb. 14-March 11 at the Hypotheical Theatre Company's space at the New 14th Street Y.

Broadway's Marc Jacoby (Ragtime, The Phantom of the Opera) joins Drama Desk nominee Aviva Jane Carlin (Jodie's Body) in the American premiere of Sitting Pretty, running Feb. 14-March 11 at the Hypotheical Theatre Company's space at the New 14th Street Y.

Jacoby created the role of Father in Ragtime, as well as playing Ravenal in the most recent revival of Show Boat and the title role in The Phantom of the Opera. He won a Theater World Award for his Broadway debut as Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity with Debbie Allen and Ann Reinking.

Amy Rosenthal's Sitting Pretty is the story of the middle-aged Nancy (Carlin), who, after being down-sized (despite being plus-sized herself), becomes an nude model for a figurative art class and discovers the beautiful, creative force within. She is contrasted with her sister Nina, whose superficial confidence disguises a bitter woman angry with her National Gallery art guide career and a love affair which ended painfully in her 20's. Jacoby plays an art teacher suffering from painter's block.

The twenty-six-year-old Rosenthal is the daughter of British screen and television writer Jack Rosenthal and British actress Maureen Lipman. Her other plays include Lifeliness, Henna Night and Jerusalem Syndrome. Sitting Pretty premiered at the Chelsea Center in 1999.

Joining Carlin and Jacoby in the cast are Tanny McDonald, John O'Creagh, Lina Rosesller, Danna Chaifetz, Marilyn Bernard, Kate Konigisor, Charles Major and Nathan M. White. The Sitting Pretty design team features Mark Symczak (sets), Rych Curtiss (lighting), Melissa Schlachtmeyer (costumes) and Tim Cramer (sound).

Tickets are $40. The New 14th Street Y is located at 344 East 14th Street. For reservations, call (212) 206-1515. The Hypothetical Theatre Company is on the web at http://www.hypotheticaltheatre.org.

—By Christine Ehren

 
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