Wishful Drinking at Studio 54

Roundabout Theatre Compann, in association with Jonathan Reinis, Jamie Cesa, Eva Price & Berkeley Repertory Theatre, will present the Broadway premiere production of Wishful Drinking, created and performed by Carrie Fisher and directed by Tony Taccone.

Alexander V. Nichols will provide scenic, lighting and projection design.

The show will open at Studio 54 on 4 Oct 2009, following previews from 22 Sep and will play a limited engagement through to 3 Jan 2010.

In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher recounts the true tale of her life as a Hollywood legend. The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher became a cultural icon when she starred as �Princess Leia� in the first Star Wars trilogy at 19 years old. Forever changed, Carrie�s life did not stay picture perfect.

Wishful Drinking the book, based on the Broadway Play, was on the New York Times bestseller list for 14 weeks, and will be available in paperback from Simon & Schuster in fall 2009.

Wishful Drinking premiered in November 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse and enjoyed an extended engagement there through January 2007. Following that premiere, the show has completed successful runs at a number of not-for-profit theatre organizations around the country including Berkeley Repertory Theatre (February 2008), Arena Stage (September 2008), Huntington Theatre Company (October 2008) and Seattle Repertory Theatre (April 2009). Roundabout Theatre Company is pleased to welcome Carrie Fisher to Studio 54 in the fall.

Carrie Fisher (Creator, Performer) has been a compelling force in the film industry since her feature film debut opposite Warren Beatty in the 1975 hit 'Shampoo.' The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, she became a cultural icon when she played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. Her career includes roles in countless films such as 'The Blues Brothers,' 'The Burbs,' 'Charlie�s Angels,' 'Garbo Talks,' 'Hannah and her Sisters,' 'The Man with One Red Shoe,' 'This is My Life,' and 'When Harry Met Sally.' In 1987, Fisher�s book, 'Postcards from the Edge,' leapt onto the New York Times� bestseller list and netted her the Los Angeles Pen Award for Best First Novel. Four more bestsellers have followed: 'Delusions of Grandma,' 'Surrender the Pink,' 'The Best Awful' and 'Wishful Drinking.' Fisher turned 'Postcards' into a screenplay for the hit film starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep, and is currently adapting 'The Best Awful' for Lifetime & Sony television with producers Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks.

Tony Taccone (Director) is completing his 12th year as artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, where he has staged more than 35 shows � including world premieres by Culture Clash, Rinde Eckert, David Edgar, Danny Hoch, Geoff Hoyle, Quincy Long, and Itamar Moses. Taccone made his Broadway debut with another solo show, 'Bridge & Tunnel,' which won a Tony Award for its star, Sarah Jones. He commissioned Tony Kushner�s legendary 'Angels in America,' co-directed its world premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, and has collaborated with Kushner on seven projects.

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