Drury Lane Theatre Presents: BOEING BOEING

June 13,
2013 through August 4, 2013

 


OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.—Drury Lane Theatre,
100 Drury Lane, presents
the Tony Award-winning 2008 Broadway revival version of the hit comedy BOEING-BOEING, previewing June 13, opening Thursday,
June 20 at 8 p.m., and running through August 4, 2013.  BOEING-BOEING stars
Saturday Night Live alum Nora Dunn as
“Berthe” (Dunn was Meryl Streep’s co-star in the Nancy Meyers film It’s Complicated;
her TV credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Private Practice,
Psych and Franklin & Bash; and she recently starred in Nora
Ephron and Delia Ephron’s play Love, Loss
and What I Wore at the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago). The cast also features Jeff Award winner
Stef Tovar as “Bernard” (Ragtime and Sugar at Drury Lane Theatre, South Pacific at Marriott Theatre, A Twist of Water at Mercury Theater
Chicago, and the Steven Soderbergh film Contagion); Daniel Cantor as “Robert” (National Tour of Picasso at the Lapin
Agile, Fish Men and Rabbit Hole at Goodman Theatre, and The
Comedy of Errors at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Jeff Award nominee Dina
DiCostanzo as “Gabriella” (Hairspray at Drury Lane
Theatre and My One and Only at Marriott Theatre); Jeff Award nominee Katherine
Keberlein as “Gretchen” (Fifty Words
at Profiles Theatre) and Kara Zediker as “Gloria” (A Summer Remembered at Steppenwolf Theater, the Steven Soderbergh
film Contagion, and the John Hughes
film Uncle Buck).  Dennis Zacek (former Artistic Director at
Victory Gardens Theater and recipient of the 2001 Tony Award for Outstanding
Regional Theatre) will direct the production.

BOEING-BOEING was hailed as “Pure pleasure and unconditional
bliss!” by The New York Times; named one of “The
funniest plays to hit Broadway in ages!” by The Wall Street Journal and called “The
funniest show on the London stage!” by The Daily Telegraph. The production, written
by French playwright Marc Camoletti and adapted by Beverley Cross, originally opened in
London in 1962, followed by the Broadway premiere in 1965. In 1991, BOEING-BOEING
was included in the Guinness Book of
World Records as the most performed French play throughout the world.  There has since been a
London revival in 2007, a successful seven-year run in the West End, and a Tony
Award-winning Broadway revival in 2008, which was adapted by Francis Evans.

Set in Paris in the 1960’s, this comedy follows
the the flighty tale of Bernard, a jet-setting architect who is juggling
three flight attendant fiancées with the help of his reluctant
housekeeper. When his old pal, Robert, arrives at his swanky bachelor pad,
Bernard proudly unveils his ingenious scheme. Despite his clever arrangement,
Bernard’s life starts to unravel when a new turbo-charged Boeing is introduced.
In a hysterical whirlwind of mayhem, Bernard finds out that one woman is all he
can handle.

The
lavish set, featuring an opulent Parisian ballroom, is designed by Sam Ball
(Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University whose credits include the Broadway premiere of Ride the Winds; more than 100
productions at venues including the Lyric Opera, The Seattle Repertory Theatre
and The Orlando Shakespeare Festival; and the American premiere of Sir Michael
Tippet’s opera, The Knot Garden).  The City of Light
is brought to vibrant life by Jeff Award-winning Lighting Designer Jesse Klug (Gypsy, The
Sound of Music, Sweeney Todd and Spamalot at Drury
Lane Theatre and The Screwtape Letters National Tour).  Chic
retro costumes are by Christine Pascual (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
at Victory Gardens Theater).  Sound Design is by Lindsay Jones (Drama Desk
nomination for Wild With Happy at the
Public Theatre).  Props Design is by Nick
Heggestad, Resident Properties Designer at Drury Lane Productions.

 

The performance schedule for BOEING-BOEING is as follows: Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m.
($35), Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. ($35) and 8 p.m. ($45), Fridays at 8 p.m. ($49),
Saturdays at 5 p.m. ($49), and 8:30 p.m. ($49), and Sundays at 2 p.m. ($49),
and 6 p.m. ($45). Lunch and dinner theatre packages range from $50 to $74
depending on the day of the week. Student group tickets start as low as $30 and
Senior Citizens start at $32 for matinees and $47 for a matinee luncheon
package. For reservations call the Drury Lane Theatre box office at 630.530.0111, call TicketMaster at 800.745.3000 or visit www.drurylane.com.

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