Jones, Kurtz, Groener Become Bway's Imaginary Friends, Nov. 25; Opens Dec. 12 | Playbill

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News Jones, Kurtz, Groener Become Bway's Imaginary Friends, Nov. 25; Opens Dec. 12 The Broadway-bound production of Nora Ephron's play with music, Imaginary Friends, has set its dates for the Great White Way. The production will make its world premiere at San Diego's The Globe Theatre Sept. 21-Nov. 3 then reach Broadway Nov. 25 for previews and open Dec. 12 at a Shubert theatre still to be named.

The Broadway-bound production of Nora Ephron's play with music, Imaginary Friends, has set its dates for the Great White Way. The production will make its world premiere at San Diego's The Globe Theatre Sept. 21-Nov. 3 then reach Broadway Nov. 25 for previews and open Dec. 12 at a Shubert theatre still to be named.

Cherry Jones and Swoosie Kurtz will star as Mary McCarthy and Lillian Hellman in the production. Harry Groener will take on the task of performing all the male roles.

Helmer Jack O'Brien will direct with Hairspray cohort Jerry Mitchell choreographing. The creative team has been confirmed as Michael Levine (sets), Robert Morgan (costumes), Kenneth Posner (lights) and Jon Weston (sound). Ron Melrose will serve as musical director.

Imaginary Friends will mark the first stagework by writer Ephron. The play with music centers around the feuding literary femmes Hellman and McCarthy. The libel lawsuit-laden battle ended only by the death of Hellman in 1984.

Songs featured in the play are penned by the composer-lyricist team of Marvin Hamlisch and Craig Carnelia. The duo are already on the boards with their Sweet Smell of Success. The new work opens at San Diego's The Globe Theatre — where O'Brien serves as artistic director. Ephron — or, rather, her life — is no stranger to the stage; her early childhood was the focus of her stage and screenwriting parents' Three's a Family, and Take Her, She's Mine was based on her correspondence with Henry and Phoebe Ephron during her college years. The writer is best known for her screenplays for "When Harry Met Sally...," "You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle" (she directed the latter two).

USA Ostar Theatricals produced the reading and will as well the Broadway production. USA Ostar Theatricals were also the producers of the new Broadway revival of Hedda Gabler as well as Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things.

 
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