Off-Broadway’s ‘The Last Smoker in America” Offers Special Patriotic Ticket Offer of $17.76
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
CALLING ALL PATRIOTS!
OFF-BROADWAY’S
“T H E L A S T S M O K E R I N A M E R I C A”
HONORS THE 4TH OF JULY WITH
SPECIAL PATRIOTIC TICKET OFFER OF $17.76
ON SALE JULY 1ST – 8TH ONLY!
New York, NY (June 29, 2012) – The producers of the raucous, irreverent, and unfiltered new Off-Broadway musical comedy The Last Smoker in America, in honor of the 4th of July, today announced a Special Patriotic Ticket Offer of $17.76 for preview performances July 11 – 14 upstairs at the Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street). This Special Patriotic Ticket offer is available online by using the special code (LS4JULY) at Telecharge.com, or by calling 212-239-6200, or at the Westside Theatre Box Office. The special offer on sale from July 1st – July 8th only!
The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award® Nominee Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao), is under the direction of Tony Award-winning producer and director Andy Sandberg (Hair; Gore Vidal’s The Best Man), with choreography by Tony Award® nominee AC Ciulla (Footloose) and music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Fred Lassen (The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess). The four member cast will feature Drama Desk Nominee Farah Alvin (The Marvelous Wonderettes) as Pam, Natalie Venetia Belcon (Avenue Q) as Phyllis, John Bolton (A Christmas Story, “Gossip Girl”) as Ernie, and Jake Boyd (MCC’s Carrie) as Jimmy.
Performances begin Wednesday, July 11, 2012 upstairs at the Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street), with an official Opening Night set for Thursday, August 2, 2012.
In a world where smoking has recently been outlawed and the penalties are growing stricter by the minute, Pam is having an impossible time trying to quit. Her husband Ernie dreams of being a rock star and relentlessly practices his guitar in the basement, while their videogame-addicted son Jimmy listens to so much rap music he thinks he's black. As if Pam isn't pushed to the edge of reason already, her nosy, anti-smoking zealot neighbor Phyllis is on a mission to catch transgressors mid-puff. Will Pam kick the habit or fight for her right to light up? The Last Smoker in America delivers explosive satire and smoking wit, along with a thrilling rock score that will leave you craving for more.
The musical received a developmental workshop production at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in the fall of 2009, where it extended and played to sold-out audiences. In the fall of 2010, The Last Smoker in America received its world premiere at CATCO (Columbus, Ohio), where additional performances were added due to popular demand.
The creative team includes Charles Corcoran (sets), Michael McDonald (costumes), 2012 Tony Award-winner Jeff Croiter & Grant Yeager (lights), Bart Fasbender (sound), and Jay Binder (casting). Roger Alan Gindi is the General Manager and Pamela Edington is the Production Stage Manager.
The producers for the New York run of The Last Smoker in America include Andy Sandberg, Whitney Hoagland Edwards, Michael Palitz, and Stephanie Rosenberg.
The Last Smoker in America will play the following performance schedule: Mondays at 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., Thursdays & Fridays at 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Now on sale, regularly priced tickets are $85.00 and are available through Telecharge.com, or by calling 212-239-6200, at the Westside Theatre Box Office. For more information about the show, visit www.LastSmoker.com.
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