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The Ritz extends
By Amy Somensky Oct 22, 2007, 14:24 GMT
The Ritz is an over-the-top comedy that takes place in a bathhouse in Manhattan and concerns a man — hiding out from a mobster in the titular Turkish bath — who realizes he is actually in a gay bathhouse and takes on the guise of a big Broadway producer to avoid being discovered. ...more
New York: Audiences will now have one more week to see The Ritz as the Roundabout production has extended through December 9th.
The play stars Rosie Perez as Googie Gomez, Kevin Chamberlin as Gaetano Procio, Brooks Ashmanskas as Chris, Patrick Kerr as Claude Perkins, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe as Tiger, Ashlie Atkinson as Vivian Proclo, Terrence Riordan as Michael Brick, Seth Rudetsky as Sheldon, Adam Sietz as Abe, David Turner as Duff, Lenny Venito as Carmine Vespucci, and Angela Pietropinto as Aunt Vera.
The creative team includes set design by Scott Pask, costume design by William Ivey Long, choreography by Christopher Gattelli, lighting design by Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher, and sound design by Tony Meola.
The Ritz is an over-the-top comedy that takes place in a bathhouse in Manhattan and concerns a man — hiding out from a mobster in the titular Turkish bath — who realizes he is actually in a gay bathhouse and takes on the guise of a big Broadway producer to avoid being discovered.
For The Ritz tickets visit www.roundabouttheatre.org.
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