New York : Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me has changed the dates for its Broadway debut. The show will now begin previews at the Bernard N. Jacobs Theater on July 29th and officially open on August 17th. Previews were originally set to begin on July 22nd with an opening set for August 10th.
Joining Short on the stage will be Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Birdsong, Capathia Jenkins, and Nicole Parker.
According to a release, Fame Becomes Me begins with Short and company singing the exuberant "Party with Marty," launching what he intends to be a celebration of his "fabulous, perfect life." Very quickly, it becomes clear the audience—addicted to Oprah and "Behind the Music" — expects scandal and angst from their star. Lacking any in his own life, Short frantically modifies his life story as he and the cast tell it, adding the requisite struggle, pain and psychobabble to fabricate an increasingly hilarious alternative autobiography.
Originally named, Martin Short: If I'd Saved, I Wouldn't Be Here , the production features music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, book by Martin Short and Daniel Goldfarb, and direction by Wittman. The creative team includes choreography by Christopher Gatelli, set design by Scott Pask, and costume design by Jess Goldstein.
The show is currently playing Toronto's Canon Theater July 2nd, and will next move on to Chicago's LaSalle Bank Theater from July 5th through July 16th.
For Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me tickets visit www.ticketsnow.com .
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