Upcoming Events at First Folio Theatre
Sat Jan 31, 12:00 PM - Tue Feb 10, 12:00 PM
First Folio Theatre
146 Juliet Court, Clarendon Hills, Il 60514
Community: Lakeview
Description
First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) will present Neil Simon's witty modern classic LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR, previewing January 28, opening Saturday, January 31 at 8 p.m. and running through March 1, 2015.
Event Details
First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) will present Neil Simon’s witty modern classic LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR, previewing January 28, opening Saturday, January 31 at 8 p.m. and running through March 1, 2015. The production stars First Folio Artistic Associate René Ruelas (Rough Crossing, The Rainmaker, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Design for Living at First Folio Theatre) as “Max Prince,” First Folio Artistic Associate Kevin McKillip (Jeeves Takes A Bow, The Merchant of Venice, The Turn of the Screw and Unnecessary Farce at First Folio Theatre, Making God Laugh at Theatre at the Center) as “Ira,” Callie Johnson (National Tour of Evil Dead The Musical and Next to Normal at Drury Lane Theatre) as “Helen,” First Folio Artistic Associate Hayley L. Rice (The Rainmaker, The Merchant of Venice, Blithe Spirit, The Castle of Otranto at First Folio Theatre) as “Carol,” and First Folio Artistic Associate Joe Foust (The Merry Wives of Windsor, Unnecessary Farce and the Woman in Black at First Folio Theatre, A Christmas Carol and Measure for Measure at Goodman Theatre) as “Val.” LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR is directed by Jeff Award nominee and First Folio Theatre Co-Founder, Alison C. Vesely (First Folio’s A Moon for the Misbegotten). The production is dedicated to the memory of Molly Glynn.
LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR was called “Undeniably funny!” by The New York Times. Variety exclaimed, “It’s the funniest comedy on Broadway in years!” and The Wall Street Journal raved, “It doesn't just make you laugh—it rips the laughs out of you.” LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR debuted on Broadway in 1993 before becoming a television movie in 2001. Neil Simon has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer. He won multiple Tony Awards, Golden Globes, Emmy Awards, as well as a Drama Desk Award and Pulitzer Prize for Lost in Yonkers. Simon has written over thirty plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, most adapted from his plays.
Simon’s hilarious homage t
LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR was called “Undeniably funny!” by The New York Times. Variety exclaimed, “It’s the funniest comedy on Broadway in years!” and The Wall Street Journal raved, “It doesn't just make you laugh—it rips the laughs out of you.” LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR debuted on Broadway in 1993 before becoming a television movie in 2001. Neil Simon has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer. He won multiple Tony Awards, Golden Globes, Emmy Awards, as well as a Drama Desk Award and Pulitzer Prize for Lost in Yonkers. Simon has written over thirty plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, most adapted from his plays.
Simon’s hilarious homage t
