Connecticut's Sharon Playhouse will present a one-night-only staged reading of Charles Busch’s Die Mommie Die! September 12 at 7 PM in The Bobbie Olsen Theater. 

The cast of the comedic melodrama will feature playwright Busch, Richard Kind (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife), Tony nominee Kristine Nielsen (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike), Tony winner Celia Keenan-Bolger (To Kill a Mockingbird), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies), and Claybourne Elder (Company).

The evening marks the latest collaboration between Sharon Playhouse Artistic Director Carl Andress and Busch, who will reprise his role as Angela Arden, the glamorous yet troubled ’60s songstress at the heart of this homage to the great film thrillers of the era. 

Andress will direct the upcoming reading, which will also feature music by Lewis Flinn, whose score for the 2007 Off-Broadway production has been adapted for this event.

Set against a backdrop of scheming heirs, suspicious lovers, and a tastefully decorated Beverly Hills mansion, Die Mommie Die! premiered in 1999.

“We are thrilled to bring together such an extraordinary group of artists for this benefit performance,” said Andress in a statement. “It’s going to be an unforgettable night of laughter, glamour, and pure theatrical fun—and all in support of the Playhouse’s mission to produce high-quality, live professional theater right here in Northwest Connecticut.”

Proceeds will benefit Sharon Playhouse’s productions and educational programs.

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