Life has been a flurry of activity lately. The Rising Stars will be hitting the stage in under a week, so a lot of the evenings have been focused on that. There are also a few acting opportunities that I might pursue. And acting is always tempting... I guess it all depends on how 2008 starts looking as theatres announce their seasons. I have a couple potential directing gigs and that always plays a big part in planning out the year. Sad that I have to plan the year this far in advance. And then there is the ol' corporate grind, which continues to occupy the daytime slot.But I digress...
True to my theatre-geekedness, I had to hop on to Blogger to give you another prediction. (NOTE: Scroll back to my Spring Awakening posts and you'll see what I mean).
As soon as they are on sale, I urge you to get tickets for The Farnsworth Invention, a courtroom drama penned by one of my favorite contemporary authors, Aaron Sorkin. Mr. Sorkin has not written for Broadway since he wrote A Few Good Men and got whisked away to Hollywood. If "You can't handle the truth!" is a part of your vocabulary or you are a fan of West Wing or Studio 60, I am fairly confident that this excursion will not disappoint.
Hank Azaria stars in this courtroom drama with Jimmi Simpson, who originated the role of Philo T. Farnsworth. This fact-based play about the bitter legal battle between Farnsworth, the boy-genius that invented television, and David Sarnoff (Azaria), the head of RCA, sounds intriguing. Sorkin will undoubtedly give us a meaty monologue or two with a few points about the words "patent pending."
The show opens on November 14th with previews beginning October 15th. For more information go to http://www.farnsworthonbroadway.com/.
That's it for now. Back to the mayhem.
Peace.
1 comment:
I'm super excited about this show. I've been googling it and found a few recs from people who saw it out in CA when it was there. Can't wait to find out who the rest of the cast will be...
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