NewsPHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of City Center's Lady, Be Good, Starring Tommy Tune, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, Douglas Sills and Jennifer Laura ThompsonNine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune will return to the New York stage in a special Encores! presentation of the George and Ira Gershwin musical Lady, Be Good.
Lady, Be Good, according to press notes, "tells the story of a penniless brother (Danny Gardner) and sister (Patti Murin) who crash a garden party in hopes of some quick nourishment. They resolve to marry for money, but love gets in the way, as it usually does. Before true love wins out, they encounter Mexican gangsters, crooked lawyers, wealthy socialites, and a song-and-dance man with fascinating rhythm (Tommy Tune)." Here's a look at the Encores! cast:
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Meet the Cast of City Center's Lady, Be Good, Starring Tommy Tune, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, Douglas Sills and Jennifer Laura Thompson
The play comes on the heels of a broader cultural conversation about Dahl's work and the prejudice that was embedded in many of his most beloved stories.