'On Golden Pond' is now booking to the 4 Sep 2005

On Golden Pond, which was booking to the 31 Jul, is now booking to the 4 Sep 2005 at the Cort Theatre.

On Golden Pond, written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Leonard Foglia, opened at the Cort Theatre on the 7 Apr 2005, following previews from the 22 Mar.

The cast stars James Earl Jones as Norman and Leslie Uggams as Ethel and also includes Linda Powell as Chelsea, Peter Francis James as Bill, Craig Bockhorn as Charlie and Alexander Mitchell as Billy.

In On Golden Pond, retired New England professor Norman Thayer and his spirited wife Ethel decide to spend one final summer at their family's lakeside cottage in Maine. En route to a European honeymoon, the couple's estranged daughter Chelsea arrives to leave behind her fiancé's troubled young son . Colliding generations soon forge common ground, but when Chelsea returns to discover Norman playing the father she never had, years of bitter memories and resentment rise to the surface.

The production features set design by Ray Klausen, costume design Jane Greenwood, lighting design by Brian Nason and sound design and original music by Dan Moses Schreier.

The play opened to mainy Good to Luke Warm notices, Clive Barnes of the New York Post wrote "On Golden Pond is not by any means a great play, but it's a damn good vehicle. This cast, led by the testily exultant Jones, use it as if they were triumphantly water-skiing over admittedly shallow waters."

newyorktheatreguide.com's reviewer, Polly Wittenberg, said the production "seems as fresh as a breeze on the lake." You can read the rest of Polly's review and what the critics said about the play here

On Golden Pond has been nominated for 2 Tony's: Best Revival of a Play and Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play - James Earl Jones (winners to be announced in June).