SHARON—The Sharon Playhouse will hold a special staged reading of the Broadway comedy, “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife” Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. to benefit the Playhouse.
This one-night-only performance features a stellar cast and offers a unique opportunity to experience Charles Busch’s insightful comedy in an intimate setting. Join us for an evening of laughter and support for the arts in our community. Tickets are now on sale. (https://www.sharonplayhouse.org/allergists-wife).
The evening features the author, Charles Busch, in the title role. He will be joined by Tpny Award Winner Joanna Gleason (“Into the Woods,” “I Love My Wife,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”), television favorite, Richard Kind (“Only Murders in the Building,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Mad About You”), Tony Award Nominee June Gable (“Candide,” “Maestro,” and “Estelle” on TV’s “Friends”) and Rodd Cyrus (“The Light in the Piazza at Encores!,” “Elsbeth”). Sharon Playhouse Artistic Director Carl Andress will direct the reading.
The play finds Marjorie Taub, a middle-aged Upper West Side doctor’s wife who is devoted to mornings at the Whitney, afternoons at MOMA and evenings at BAM, plunged into a mid-life crisis of Medea-like proportions. She’s shaken out of her lethargy by the reappearance of a fascinating and somewhat mysterious childhood friend.
“The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife” first opened at Manhattan Theatre Club in February 2000. The production moved to Broadway, opening in November that same year, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where it ran for 777 performances. Click here for tickets.
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