For Immediate Release, Please ~ January 29, 2007
Contact: Jeremy Shaffer / 646-733-5300 / jeremy@shaffer-coyle.com

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THEATREWORKSUSA

The Nation’s Leading Not-for-Profit
Professional Theatre for Family Audiences
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CONTINUES ITS 45TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF
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Book & Lyrics by GRETCHEN CRYER

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Music by NANCY FORD
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Directed by TYLER MARCHANT
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Starring
BETHE AUSTIN.....ERICK DEVINE.....ALISON FAIRCLOTH
ANDREW GEHLING.....PIPER GOODEVE
HEATHER MACRAE.....MICHAEL MENDIOLA.....ALISON WALLA
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SEVEN WEEKS ONLY ● MARCH 23 – MAY 5, 2007
AT OFF-BROADWAY’S LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE;
OPENING NIGHT IS THURSDAY, MARCH 29
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TheatreworksUSA (Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director; Ken Arthur, Managing Director), the leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, continues its 45th Anniversary season with the world premiere musical adaptation of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES for a limited seven-week engagement at Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street), Friday, March 23 through Saturday, May 5, 2007. Opening Night is Thursday, March 29 at 7 p.m.
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Lucy Maud Montgomery’s cherished classic novel is re-imagined in this all-new stage musical adaptation, which follows the journey of the wildly independent and adventurous red-haired orphan, Anne Shirley, who is mistakenly sent to Green Gables to live with an elderly bachelor and his spinster sister. Soon after her arrival, she quickly turns the entire community upside-down with her indomitable spirit and scope for imagination.
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Directed by Tyler Marchant (India Awaiting), the world premiere musical adaptation of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES features book and lyrics by Gretchen Cryer and music by Nancy Ford, the creative team behind I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road and The American Girls Revue.
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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES stars Bethe Austin (I Sent a Letter to My Love) as Marilla Cuthbert, Erick Devine (Seussical, Ragtime) as Matthew Cuthbert, Andrew Gehling (Hello Dolly, Paper Mill) as Gilbert Blythe, Piper Goodeve (The Pursuit of Persephone) as Anne Shirley, Heather MacRae (Falsettos) as Rachel, and Alison Walla (Fiddler on the Roof, revival) as Diana. Alison Faircloth (Junie B. Jones) and Michael Mendiola (After the Fair) complete the ensemble.
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The production features scenic design by Beowulf Boritt (…Spelling Bee), costume design by David Woolard (All Shook Up), lighting design by Clifton Taylor (The Big Voice: God or Merman?) and sound design by Eric Shim (Great Expectations). Dave Hab provides orchestrations.
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Tickets for ANNE OF GREEN GABLES are only $25 each, and are now available by visiting or calling TicketCentral.com at 212-279-4200. This production is recommended for ages 8 and up.
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The regular weekly performance schedule for ANNE OF GREEN GABLES is as follows:
...Fridays at 7 p.m.
...Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
...Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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Exceptions to the regular performance schedule are as follows:
...Tuesday, March 27 ---- 7 p.m. added perf.
...Wednesday, March 28 ---- 7 p.m. added perf. only (no mat.)
...Thursday, March 29 ---- 7 p.m. Opening Night perf.
...Sunday, April 1 ---- no perf's.
...Wednesday, April 4 ---- 2 p.m. added perf.
...Sunday, April 8 ---- 4 p.m. perf. only (no mat.)
...Wednesday, April 18 ---- 2 p.m. added perf.
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Now in its 45th anniversary season, TheatreworksUSA, America’s foremost not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, is the most prolific continuing producer of professional theater in the country. During its 2005-06 season, it produced 28 different productions of 15 original plays and musicals with full Equity casts, both in New York City and on tour, reaching an audience of over 4 million in 47 states. Since its founding in 1961, TheatreworksUSA's productions have been seen by audiences of nearly 100 million. TheatreworksUSA has become America’s largest and most prominent not-for-profit professional theatre for young audiences, and has received myriad honors, including the 1996 Drama Desk Award, the 1996 Lucille Lortel Award, the 1998 Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence, and the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Award. Visit TheatreworksUSA online at www.TheatreworksUSA.org
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TheatreworksUSA’s production of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES is presented by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Foundation.
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