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Metropolitan Playhouse
The American Legacy 220 East Fourth Street ~ New
York, New York 10009
Administration: (212) 995 8410 ~ Tickets: (800) 838 3006 connect@metropolitanplayhouse.org |
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Don’t miss it!" Brenda Repland, Eyes on World Cultures "Wonderfully entertaining...warms the heart" Harry Forbes, Forbes on Film and Footlights "The Metropolitan Playhouse has it all" Robert Massimi, Geek |
"You are in for a treat" Howard Miller, Talkin Broadway "The type of full-tilt compassion that we still desperately need today" Joseph Pisano, Theaterscene.net "This historical period piece comes alive." Joe Lombardi, Theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com |
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 Eric Emil Oleson*, Luke Hofmaier*, Jo Vetter*, Benjamin Russell* Jon Lonoff*, Tess Frazer*, SJ Hannah*, Teresa Kelsey* photo: Emily Hewitt Running Time: 2:15 (including intermission) |
The Poor of
New York
by Dion Boucicault April 19 - May 19, 2019 I am penniless, broken-- but I never felt my poverty 'til now. A financial crash, a government shut-down, and a banker grows rich off another man's fortune, while that man's family sinks deeper and deeper into debt. Their lives are all intertwined with a young aristocrat, an immigrant family, and a whimsical, opportunistic thief, all struggling with newfound poverty. But in the melodramatic universe, deliverance comes from unexpected places. A genre-defining melodrama from one of the 19th century's masters with quite a lot to tell us today, of course. |
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Cast: Starring Tess Frazer* SJ Hannah* Luke Hofmaier* Teresa Kelsey* John Long* Jon Lonoff* Bob Mackasek* Alexandra O'Daly* Erik Emil Oleson* David Logan Rankin* Benjamin Russell* Jo Vetter* Crew: DIRECTION and DESIGN Alex Roe CHORAL DIRECTION Trevor St. John-Gilbert STAGE MANAGER Deborah Linehan COSTUME DESIGN Sidney Fortner LIGHTING DESIGN Christopher Weston DIRECTOR OF MAGIC Roger Hanna FIGHT DIRECTION John Long ASSISTANT AND INTERIM STAGE MANAGER Dayvis Ferreras *These actors appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association. The Poor of New York is an AEA approved showcase. |
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