Sponsored ContentNespresso Presents Coffee Talks With Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune Star Audra McDonaldThe six-time Tony Award winner on working with Michael Shannon and bringing the Terrence McNally two-hander back to Broadway.
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Playbill Staff
May 30, 2019
Before Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune opens at the Broadhurst Theatre May 30, star Audra McDonald joined Playbill at Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan for Nespresso's Coffee Talks.
In the video above, the six-time Tony winner discusses working with Michael Shannon and returning to Broadway for the first time in almost three years. Watch the video above!
Performances are scheduled through August 25.
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune debuted Off-Broadway in 1987 and was later seen on Broadway in 2002. The play tells the story of a waitress and a short-order cook's first date that turns into something more.
Directed by Arin Arbus, the creative team for the Broadway revival includes Riccardo Hernandez (sets), Emily Rebholz (costumes), Natasha Katz (lighting), Nevin Steinberg (sound), J. Jared Janas (hair, wig, and makeup), Laurie Goldfeder (production stage manager), and 101 Productions, Ltd. (general manager).
Hunter Arnold, Debbie Bisno, and Tom Kirdahy produce.
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Inside Opening Night Celebration of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune on Broadway
Inside Opening Night Celebration of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune on Broadway
The revival of the John Kander-Fred Ebb-Joe Masteroff musical opened at the August Wilson Theatre April 21, with Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin leading the cast.
