Photo Coverage: ROMANTIC POETRY Celebrates Opening Night

The limited engagement of ROMANTIC POETRY celebrated opening night on Tuesday, October 28. Performances began September 30th 2008 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

The show stars Jeb Brown (Grease, Ring of Fire), Jerry Dixon (tick, tick... BOOM!; Once On This Island), Ivan Hernandez (Zhivago, The Fantasticks), Mark Linn-Baker (Almost An Evening, "Perfect Strangers"), Patina Renea Miller (Hair, "All My Children"), andEmily Swallow (High Fidelity, The Black Eyed).

ROMANTIC POETRY features book and lyrics by John Patrick Shanley (Doubt, Moonstruck), music by Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls), and direction by Shanley.

Connie of Woodmere has just married Fred of Newark, but her exes are back in the picture and not sure they approve of the union. Mary of Greenpoint climbs Frankie of Little Italy's fire escape with amorous erotic intent - but things go awry as she reaches for her dream.

They are all mad and they are all sane and they are all creating ROMANTIC POETRY. Genuine emotion and the excitement of living an ideal crisscross like a night of shooting stars. When you have the Academy Award-winning author of Moonstruck writing the book and lyrics, and the two-time Grammy-winning composer of Dreamgirls collaborating, you know something delicious is coming from the kitchen.

The creative team for ROMANTIC POETRY includes: David Korins (scenic design), Laura Bauer (costume design), Donald Holder (lighting design), Brian Ronan (sound design),Devanand Janki (musical staging), Sam Davis (music director / vocal arrangements),August Eriksmoen (orchestrations), Howard Joines (Music Coordinator), and David Caparelliotis (casting).

For more information including ticket purchase and performance schedule please visitwww.mtc-nyc.org.     

Mario Cantone and Kim Cattrall

Mario Cantone and Kim Cattrall

Mario Cantone and Kim Cattrall

Mario Cantone and Kim Cattrall

David Korins and Carolyn Cantor

Jerry Dixon

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

Sam Davis and Henry Krieger

Henry Krieger

Henry Krieger

Ivan Hernandez and his wife

Ivan Hernandez and his wife

Patina Renea Miller

Patina Renea Miller

Emily Swallow

Emily Swallow

Jeb Brown

Robert Joy and Henry Krieger