Monday, May 11, 2015

Lunt and Fontanne


TBE THEATRICAL in association with STAGE LEFT STUDIO  presents

LUNT AND FONTANNE:

"THE CELESTIALS OF BROADWAY"

 
By MARK E. LANG
Directed by OWEN THOMPSON
CAST:

Lynn Fontanne, et al............ALISON J. MURPHY
Alfred Lunt, et al.......................MARK EDWARD LANG

 Radio Announcer......MILLER LIDE
 

Creative Team:
Costume Design:  JESSA-RAYE COURT
Original Music:  ANTHONY UVA
Sound Design:  RICHARD FROHLICH
Lighting Consultant:  COURTNEY MEGARO
Graphic Design:  TBE DESIGN
Casting:  DEBORAH BROWN
Stage Manager:  KELSEY LANE DIES

Stage Left Studio
214 West 30th Street, NYC

Last Performance May 3rd.
 

LUNT AND FONTANNE: "THE CELESTIALS OF BROADWAY"  were the most famous couple on Broadway in the first half of the twentieth century and were given the nickname the "celestials." A 21st century husband and wife team played the Lunts synonymous with a theatrical-marital partnership in which they joke that they've become the "Lunt and Fontanne of South Jersey". 

The story is a tribute to this forgotten Broadway couple, an ode to acting, partnership, and marriage, and their undeniable love for the stage over Hollywood. Lynn Fontanne (Alison J. Murphy) and husband Alfred Lunt (Mark Edward Lang) embark on their journey from the 1920s through to the 1950s showcasing the highlights of their lives and matchless careers.

 The play had a short run but the story about "The Celestials of Broadway" was interesting.

- Laura Thompson -

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