Next Fall: Geoffrey Nauffts' acclaimed new play to transfer to Broadway

Geoffrey Nauffts' critically-acclaimed new play Next Fall, directed by Sheryl Kaller, is to transfer to Broadway. The comic-drama will open at the Helen Hayes Theatre on 11 Mar 2010, following previews scheduled to begin in mid-Feb 2010.

Next Fall had its world premiere in a Naked Angels production, opening to critical acclaim on 3 Jun 2009 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. The comic-drama played a sold-out run off-Broadway, extending three times, and played through to 8 Aug 2009.

The play opened to mostly excellent reviews: "Nauffts� emergency bell is a clarion call: strap on your seatbelt, remember to bring your heart, and get here as fast as you can. This one is a shining star"
(newyorktheatreguide.com); "stinging breeziness of a cosmopolitan comedy." (NYTimes); "surprisingly hilarious" (NY Post); "thoroughly captures the attention." (Back Stage); "potent piece of political theater" (Variety).

Next Fall takes a witty and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love. While the play�s central story focuses on the 5-year relationship between Adam and Luke, Next Fall goes beyond a typical love story and forces us to examine what it means to �believe� and what it might cost us not to.

The production is being produced on Broadway by Barbara Manocherian, Richard Willis and Anthony Barrile in association with Naked Angels (Geoffrey Nauffts, Artistic Director; John Alexander, Managing Director; Andy Donald, Associate Artistic Director; Brittany O�Neill, Producer).

Casting, ticketing and additional production information is still be announced soon.

The off-Broadway production starred Patrick Breen, Maddie Corman, Sean Dugan, Patrick Heusinger, Connie Ray and Cotter Smith, and featured set design by Wilson Chin, costume design by Jessica Wegener, lighting design by Jeff Croiter and sound design by Bart Fasbender.

Geoffrey Nauffts (Playwright) has worked as an actor both on and off Broadway, regionally and extensively in film and television. He's directed short plays by Kenneth Lonergan, Frank Pugliese, David Marshall Grant, Theresa Rebeck and Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as the critically acclaimed production of Steven Belber's 'Tape' in New York, Los Angeles and London. He wrote, directed and co-starred in the award-winning short film 'Baby Steps' with Kathy Bates and co-wrote 'Jenifer,' a movie of the week for CBS. In the fall of 2007 he took over as artistic director of Naked Angels where he's been a proud member for over twenty-two years.

Sheryl Kaller (Director) most recently directed: 'Dangerous Beauty,' music by Michele Brourman, lyrics by Amanda McBroom and book by Jeannine Dominy at the American Music Theater Project; 'Adrift In Macao,' music by Peter Melnick, book and lyrics by Christopher Durang at Primary Stages and Philadelphia Theater Comapny; 'Jayson With A Y' by Darci Picoult at The New Group; 'The Pursuit Of Happiness' by Richard Dresser at the Hudson Stage Company; 'The Molly Maguires,' music and lyrics by Sid Cherry, book by Bill Strzempeck at the Berry Center for the Performing Arts; and 'God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater,' music by Alan Menken, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman at The York Theater.

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