Laughter reigns supreme as City Theatre Austin presents
Neil Simon’s hit comedy RUMORS
May 2 - 18 at Genesis Creative Collective
If Broadway ever erects a monument to the patron saint of laughter, Neil Simon would have to be it. City Theatre Austin is thrilled to announce the May performance of his wildly hilarious comedy Rumors. Guest director Jim Lindsay leads the production playing May 2 – 18.
Can you keep a secret?!? Neil Simon's witty dialogue, vibrant characters, timely themes, and laugh-out-loud one-liners have made him one of the most produced playwrights of the twentieth century and beyond, and a true legend of American stage comedy.
Come join his crazy cast of characters at the townhouse of the New York City deputy mayor and his wife to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. The only catch is that the host has shot himself in the head (it’s only a flesh wound) and his wife is missing! Their friends attempt to cover up the situation, but the cover-up gets crazier and harder to sustain as more guests arrive and no one remembers who has told what to whom. Audiences will be delighted by the hilarity as Simon excels in presenting the frustrations and fun of life and friends with delicious humor.
“Broadway has something to cheer about again.” – New York Post
The movies and television might consider Neil Simon a patron saint as well. He has had more plays adapted to film than any other playwright. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, he would turn out hit after hit for the stage and screen – The Odd Couple, Sweet Charity, Barefoot in the Park, The Goodbye Girl, Plaza Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue – all establishing his place in the entertainment industry. He has been showered with more Academy and Tony nominations than any other writer, and he is the only playwright to have four Broadway productions running simultaneously. Now, not only getting the laughs, but he is also still getting the awards, winning four Tony Awards, two Emmys, a Screen Writers Guild Award, and a Pulitzer Prize.
Jim Lindsay directs Rumors for City Theatre where he has directed It’s Only a Play, Nunsense, Ruthless, and the smash musical Pageant! The production features the cast of Julien Hemmendinger, Samantha Watson, Carol Cain, Ross Millsap, DJ Delvecchio, Cait Rudd, Darwin Ragsdale, Michelina Haralson, Michelle Malia, and Brandy Davis.
Put a little theatre in your life!
SHOW INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
RUMORS by Neil Simon
May 2 - 18. Thursday – Saturday 8:00 pm. Sunday 3:00 pm.
Genesis Creative Collective. 1507 Wilshire Blvd. Austin, TX 78722
General Seating $20-25. Center Reserved $30-35. Group, senior, and student discounts.
TIX: citytheatreaustin.org Info: 512-470-1100 or
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