Laughing With Marlo Thomas

“Laughing with Marlo Thomas”  - April 6, 2013, 5:30PM

This one night only event, hosted by GSP Artistic Director David Saint will include the actress’ reminiscences about her incredible life and career, as well as her unique take on everyday life and current events.  The delightful evening promises backstage stories and anecdotes sure to be touching, unforgettable – and funny.

For the first time at George Street Playhouse, patrons will be able to purchase beer, wine or other beverages and enjoy them in the theatre for this special “Happy Hour” event.

Proceeds benefit the Playhouse’s mainstage and educational programming.

Tickets are available in two tiers: $100 includes admission to VIP reception with Ms. Thomas, and $60 for the event only.

Marlo Thomas has appeared on Broadway in The Shadow Box, Social Security, Thieves and, this season, Relatively Speaking, written by Woody Allen, Ethan Coen and Elaine May. Off-Broadway: The Vagina Monologues, The Guys and The  Exonerated (which she also performed in Chicago and Boston). National Tour: Six Degrees of Separation. Regional theatre: Paper Doll, Pittsburgh Public Theater; Woman in Mind, Berkshire Theatre Festival; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Hartford Stage; The Effect Of Gamma Rays, Cleveland Playhouse. London West End: Barefoot in the Park. Ms. Thomas has appeared in more than a dozen distinguished television movies, including Nobody's Child, for which she won the Emmy for Best Dramatic Actress. Numerous TV guest appearances including The New Normal, Ugly Betty, Friends and Law & Order. Films include: Playing Mona Lisa, The Real Blonde, Dust and Stardust, In the Spirit, Thieves and Jenny. This summer, she can be seen in L.O.L., co-starring Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore. Ms. Thomas created the Free to Be…You and Me TV specials, books and records, as well as the bestselling books, The Right Words at the Right Time, Volumes 1 and 2, and Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny. She starred in and produced the groundbreaking, That Girl, television's first comedy series about a single, independent woman. She has been honored with four Emmys, nine Emmy nominations, the Peabody, the Golden Globe and the Grammy, and has been inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Ms. Thomas has performed at the George Street Playhouse in Elaine May’s Roger Is Dead and Arthur Laurents’ New Year’s Eve.

Tickets may be ordered online through the George Street Playhouse website or by calling the box office at (732) 246-7717.