Mary Beth Peil, Michael Laurence and Hanah Stuart Tune The Morini Strad Off-Broadway Beginning March 20 | Playbill

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News Mary Beth Peil, Michael Laurence and Hanah Stuart Tune The Morini Strad Off-Broadway Beginning March 20 Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil, Michael Laurence and violinist Hanah Stuart star in the New York premiere of The Morini Strad, Willy Holtzman's drama about late violinist Erica Morini, which begins Off-Broadway previews March 20 at 59E59 Theaters.

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Mary Beth Peil

Primary Stages, which has produced several of Holtzman's plays including Sabina, Something You Did and Bovver Boys, presents the limited engagement that will officially open April 3 for a run through April 28.

Executive producer Casey Childs directs the cast that includes Peil (Follies, Nine, The King and I), Laurence (Talk Radio, Opus, Krapp 39) and solo violinist Stuart.

According to Primary Stages, "Inspired by the true New York story of concert violinist Erica Morini and her legendary Stradivarius violin, The Morini Strad is a delicate duet between Erica, a difficult former child prodigy, and Brian, a stubbornly independent violin maker she hires to restore and then sell her beloved Strad. As Brian makes the arrangements, the question of what will become of the priceless instrument threatens to destroy their unexpected friendship. Through classical music and fiery confrontations, Brian and Erica must face the choices they’ve made about their music and their lives."

The production has set design by Neil Patel, costume design by David C. Woolard, lighting design by Mary Louise Geiger, original music and sound design by Lindsay Jones, and projection design by Jan Hartley.

For tickets phone (212) 279-4200. For more information, visit primarystages.org.

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Michael Laurence, Mary Beth Peil and Hanah Stuart
 
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