Bradley Whitford (The West Wing, The Good Guys), Roger Bart (Desperate Housewives, The Producers on Broadway) and Michael O’Keefe (Too Big to Fail, Michael Clayton) star in Art by Yasmina Reza at the Pasadena Playhouse. Directed by nine-time Emmy Award-winner David Lee the show opens January 29, 2012.
"David Lee, one of our favorite directors at The Playhouse, has brought together a truly exciting cast for one of my favorite plays,” said Playhouse Artistic Director Sheldon Epps. “These actors are sure to bring their consummate skill, deft sense of comedy, and rewarding pathos to this complex and deeply satisfying work. I look forward to the theatrical electricity that I am sure will occur on our stage."
"With Bradley, Michael, and Roger I have what can simply be referred to as a director's dream," stated director David Lee.
“Art is the acclaimed international hit from playwright Reza (God of Carnage). Serge (O’Keefe), Marc (Whitford) and Yvan (Bart) are the best of friends. But when Serge spends a fortune on a controversial painting, all three experience the dire consequences of adhering to one’s taste in art.
“Marc is horrified, but is it the painting that offends him, or the uncharacteristic independence-of-thought that the purchase reveals in Serge? Yvan, caught in the middle of the conflict, tries to please and mollify both of them. Lines are drawn and they square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures. As their arguments become less theoretical and more personal, they border on destroying their friendship.”
The 1998 Broadway production of Art was the recipient of the Tony Award and the New York Drama Critic’s Circle Award for Best Play and was also a Drama Desk Award nominee for Best Play. It also received the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Play and the Moliere Award for Best Commercial Production.
Art performs January 26 through February 19, 8 p.m.Tuesday through Friday, 4 & 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday through February 19. Tickets range from $29-$59, $100 premium seating, $10 off previews (regular seats), rush tickets $15 one hour prior to performance subject to availability. Call 626-356-7529, visit Pasadena Playhouse box office or visit www.pasadenaplayhouse.org. Group Sales (8 or more) are available by calling 626-921-1161.
The Pasadena Playhouse is located at 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101.
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