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Chris Lemmon is Jack Lemmon in TWIST OF LEMMON
Chris Lemmon's tribute to father Jack Lemmon and Golden Age Hollywood in multimedia performance
Live on On Stage, in Words and Music…
CHRIS LEMMON IS JACK LEMMON in
TWIST OF LEMMON
A True Father/Son Story From the Golden Age of Hollywood
Thursday, July 28th at 7:00 pm
$38 Members | $46 Public
Tickets available online HERE
Includes Post-Show Q&A and Reception with Live Jazz Guitar by Mike Soloway
“Chris Lemmon’s bittersweet revelations hold the audience spellbound.” - TheatreWorld, London
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“A must for any fan of Jack Lemmon or the golden age of Hollywood.” - LondonTheatre1.com
"A wonderfully moving night at the theatre.” - BritishTheatre.com
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Just back from his triumphant London West End debut, Chris Lemmon becomes Jack Lemmon in his acclaimed multimedia play with live piano performance, providing an irresistible re-creation of his legendary father and their complex but loving relationship, all couched in the lore of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Marshalling the formidable skills of his own multifaceted career, son Chris Lemmon becomes the legendary screen actor Jack Lemmon in Twist of Lemmon - his poignant, artfully scripted multimedia play, based on his acclaimed memoir. Chris “channels” his beloved father in a manner critics have called uncanny. “Jack” regales us with stories of his life, work and creative process, re-enacting numerous scenes from his greatest films, while recreating many of the legendary stars with whom he acted, including Gregory Peck, George Cukor, Marilyn Monroe and best friend Walter Matthau. Simultaneously, “Jack” explores his complex relationship with Chris, telling a father/son story torn apart only to find one another again. Accomplished pianists both, their shared love of music unites them through thick and thin, as “Jack/Chris” perform many great standards and their own original songs. The result is a tour de force - pungent, hilarious and heartfelt - with an irresistibly wry re-creation of the public Jack Lemmon we love, and a revealing exploration of the private Jack Lemmon by the man who knew him best. (Directed by Hugh Wooldbridge.)
Chris Lemmon is an actor, writer, director, composer and producer who has starred in Blake Edward’s That’s Life!, Knots Landing (CBS), Brothers and Sisters (NBC) and Duet (Fox). He has appeared in numerous stage productions, including the west coast tour of Barefoot in the Park. He writes and produces feature films and television, and is currently planning an Off-Broadway production of Twist of Lemmon.
Director Hugh Wooldbrigde has recently specialised in devising, directing and producing large-scale events around the world including the Richard Rodgers Award celebrating Andrew Lloyd Webber in Pittsburgh, An Evening with Hal Prince in Munich, Sondheim Tonight in New York, and Who Could Ask For Anything More? – the centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin at the Royal Albert Hall.
Curated by Dr. Jud Newborn
Sponsor: Special thanks to our sponsor, Steinway & Sons, Long Island. This production features a demonstration of the new Steinway SPIRIO, the world’s finest high resolution player piano.
