Previews have been delayed due to the need for additional technical rehearsals, according to a statement from the producers. Ticket buyers are advised to contact the point of purchase to reschedule their tickets.
The full cast also includes (Love鈥檚 Labour鈥檚 Lost, "SNL"), Glenn Fitzgerald ("The Sixth Sense"), Daoud Heidami () and Nate Miller (Peter and the Starcatcher).
MTC's staging of Ripcord, helmed by Tony and Emmy winner , is scheduled to officially open Oct. 20 at New York City Center 鈥� Stage I.
Lindsay-Abaire is the award-winning author of , Fuddy Meers and . His newest comedy, Ripcord, is described as both "inappropriate" and "hilarious," as it follows two elderly women in a no-holds-barred battle of wills鈥攖o the death.
"A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Assisted Living Facility," state press notes. "So when the cantankerous Abby (Taylor) is forced to share her quarters with new-arrival Marilyn (Burke), she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman by any means necessary. A seemingly harmless bet between the old women quickly escalates into a dangerous game of one-upmanship that reveals not just the tenacity of these worthy opponents, but also deeper truths that each would rather remain hidden." The creative team includes (scenic design), (lighting design), Jennifer von Mayrhauser (costume design), (original music and sound design) and (fight director)
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