Bernard B Jacobs Theater (Royale Theater)

Previews start : 3rd April 2008
Opening night : 27th April 2008
Limited run until : 20th July 2008

Clifford Odets' rarely performed play, which premiered in 1950, is revived with a stellar cast, including Morgan Freeman, Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher, directed by Mike Nichols. audiences.

A washed-up actor is given a final shot at redemption, but his drinking threatens to derail things. Can his put-upon wife save the situation, or is she the cause of it?

The first major New York production in more than thirty years, The Country Girl is a classic backstage story. The title character, Georgie (Frances McDormand), is married to actor Frank Elgin (Morgan Freeman), once a great theatre star, now down on his luck. When Frank is offered a major role by hotshot director Bernie Dodd (Peter Gallagher), he has the chance to make a major comeback.

Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman last appeared on Broadway in The Gospel at Colonus in 1988, and Academy Award-winner Frances McDormand last appeared on Broadway the same season in A Streetcar Named Desire. Peter Gallagher was last seen on Broadway in Noises Off in 2001 and was nominated for a Tony award for Long Day's Journey into Night.

Director Mike Nichols is an Academy Award-winner and eight-time Tony Award-winner, most recently for the smash hit musical Monty Python’s SPAMALOT. His most recent film is Charlie Wilson's War with Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts.

Creators
Written by: Clifford Odets
Mike Nichols (Direction)
Tim Hatley (Set and Costume Design)
Albert Wolsky (Costume Design)
Natasha Katz (Lighting Design)
Acme Sound Partners (Sound Design)

Starring
Morgan Freeman
Frances McDormand
Peter Gallagher
Chip Zien
Remy Auberjonois
Anna Camp
Joe Roland
Lucas Caleb Rooney

Audience: The Country Girl is appropriate for children aged 12 and older.  Children under 4 years of age will not be admitted into the Bernard B Jacobs Theater.  

Run time:  Two hours 45 minutes with one 15 minute intermission

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