Political Comedy Tail! Spin! at the Lyn Redgrave Theater
The verbatim political comedy Tail! Spin!, which premiered at the New York Fringe Festival in 2012 will open at the Lyn Redgrave Theater off-Broadway for a 10 week engagement on 1 Oct 2014, following previews from 18 Sep 2014.
The original production opened to unanimous rave reviews and sold out its entire run in record time. Written by Mario Correa, the comedy is a verbatim re-enactment of the sex scandals that brought down former Congressman Anthony Weiner, former Governor / current Congressman Mark Sanford, former Congressman Mark Foley, and former Senator Larry Craig.
The show uses nothing but the words spoken, emailed, tweeted, texted and told by the politicians themselves to create the comedy drama, which will star original cast member and Saturday Night Live veteran Rachel Dratch as the "Wives, Tails, Beards and Barbara Walters", with further casting to be announced.
Tail! Spin! will be directed by Tony-nominee Dan Knechtges and features scenic and projection designs by Caite Hevner Kemp, costume design by Jen Caprio, lighting design by Ryan O'Gara, and sound design by John Emmett O'Brien. The production is produced by Billy Zavelson, Marianne Mills, Kristen Stein, Ben Feldman and Jeffrey Sosnick/Neal Rubinstein, in association with Clifford Lee Johnson III.
The show is currently booking until 30 November 2014.
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