The Ritz
Broadway Comedy (with a bit of music) Previews
September 15 2007
Opened October 11 2007
Limited run to December 2 2007
Extended to December 9 2007 Run
30 previews & 69 performances Producers
Roundabout Theatre
Company
Creative
Terrence McNally author
Joe Mantello director
Christopher Gattelli choreographer
Jesse C Vargas orchestrations
William Ivey Long costume design
Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer lighting design
Scott Pask scenic design
Tony Meola sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Rosie Perez |
Googie Gomez |
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Kevin Chamberlain |
Gaetano Procio |
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Brooks Ashmanskas |
Chris |
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Ashlie Atkinson |
Vivian Procio |
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Teddy Coluca |
Old Man Vespucci
Chuck |
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Ryan Idol |
Crisco |
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Patrick Kerr |
Claude Perkins |
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Lucas Near-Verbrugghe |
Tiger |
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Angela Pietropinto |
Aunt Vera
Maurine |
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Terrence Riordan |
Michael Brick |
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Seth Rudetsky |
Sheldon Farenthold |
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Adam Sietz |
Abe |
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David Turner |
Duff |
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Lenny Venito |
Carmine Vespucci |
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Josh Breckinridge
Justin Clynes
Andrew Cooksey
Mark Leydorf
Billy Magnussen
Nick Mayo
Matthew Montelongo
Dillon Porter
Jeffrey Evan Thomas |
Patron |
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Synopsis
We like to think of this as The
Godfather meets le Cage meets Bette Midler meets The
Producers meets The Birdcage
Gaetano Procio, in the "carting"
business, is a marked man on the run from his brother-in-law. He
hides in a gay bath house where featured performer Googie Gomez is
trying to jump start her career to bigger and better things. He
poses as a Broadway producer as his new "friends" try to help him
out of his jam
Broadway Show History
The Ritz had Broadway debut at
the Longacre
Theater January 20, 1975. The 400-performance engagement was
produced by Adela Holzer and directed by Robert Drivas. Jack Weston
and Rita Moreno appeared as Gaetano and Googie, with F Murray
Abraham as Chris and Jerry Stiller as Carmine. Ms Moreno took
home the 1975 Tony® for
featured actress Tony Award®, Tony®, the Tony Award® logo, and
the Tony Award® medallion are registered trademarks of the American
Theatre Wing
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