'Awake And Sing!: tickets go on sale!

Tickets for Clifford Odets' Awake And Sing! go on sale today.

Lincoln Center Theater production of Clifford Odets' classic drama Awake And Sing!, directed by Bartlett Sher, opens at the Belasco Theatre on the 17 Apr 2006, following previews from the 23 Mar.

Awake And Sing! is the story of a Jewish family in the Bronx who have fallen on hard times during the Depression.

The play will feature Lauren Ambrose, Ned Eisenberg, Ben Gazzara, Jonathan Hadary, Peter Kybart, Pablo Schreiber, Richard Topol and Zoe Wanamaker.

The Belasco is the theatre that Awake And Sing! had its world premiere in 1935. The production is to celebrate playwright Clifford Odets' Centenary.

Lincoln Center Theater's production of Awake And Sing! will reunite The Light in the Piazza director Barlett Sher with that musical's Tony Award winning design team - set designer Michael Yeargan, costume designer Catherine Zuber and lighting designer Christopher Akerlind.