Arts & Entertainment
World Premiere Comedy "When Playwrights Kill" Announced
This strictly limited engagement will be performed July 26 through August 7, 2022 at The Bushnell's Belding Theatre in Hartford.
TONY AWARD NOMINEE JEREMY JORDAN, TONY AWARD WINNER HARRIET HARRIS, & TONY AWARD WINNER ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS WILL STAR IN THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
NEW MATTHEW LOMBARDO COMEDY
WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL
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DIRECTED BY NOAH HIMMELSTEIN
STRICTLY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT - TWO WEEKS ONLY!
JULY 26 – AUGUST 7, 2022
THE BUSHNELL, BELDING THEATRE
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
HARTFORD – Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan, Tony Award winner Harriet Harris and Tony Award winner André De Shields will star in the world premiere of Matthew Lombardo’s new backstage comedy WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL. Directed by Noah Himmelstein, this strictly limited engagement will be performed July 26 through August 7, 2022 at The Bushnell’s Belding Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut.
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This hysterical new play stars Jeremy Jordan as “Jack Hawkins,” an aspiring playwright on the verge of making his Broadway debut. But after being forced to hire the notoriously difficult actress “Brooke Remington” (Harriet Harris), his play’s out of town tryout in Boston proves disastrous. Desperately not wanting to bring the production to New York and being unable to convince the producer to fire her, there is only one thing left he can do to save his play and career: Brooke Remington must be stopped.
André De Shields plays seasoned director “Maurice Khalan Walker,” who frantically attempts to keep his playwright and actress from killing each other. Literally.
WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL is being produced by Nathan Gehan, Jamison Scott, Laura Z. Barket in association with ShowTown Productions. Further casting and creative team will be announced soon.
A native of Wethersfield, CT, Lombardo’s plays have been sell-out hits on Connecticut stages including the world premiere of High at TheaterWorks Hartford and the world premiere of Tea at Five at Hartford Stage. When Playwrights Kill marks his third production to play the Bushnell.
Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased in person at The Bushnell Box Office (166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06109), by calling 860-987-5900 or online at www.bushnell.org.
