KV at 4/1 "talk back" in NYC

Vonnegut Appears at April 1 Performance of New York Staging of His
Play Wanda June

Playbill News
By Robert Simonson
29 Mar 2004


Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the noted author of the novels "Slaughterhouse
Five" and "Slapstick," will participate in a talk back at the April
1 opening of a New York City production of his play Happy Birthday,
Wanda June.

Wanda June is being produced by Jeffrey Schulman Productions at the
tiny Access Theatre (380 Broadway, fourth Floor, two blocks south of
Canal Street). It will run April 1-18. The seldom seem work is
Vonnegut's Broadway credit. It ran for 96 performances during the
1970-71 season. The production starred Marsha Mason, William Hickey
and Kevin McCarthy.

The story is about a war hero's return home after the Vietnam War.
The cast includes Daniel Deferrari, Jill Frutkin, Brian Hasthert,
Andrew Kahrl, Liz Parker, Shannon Riley, James M. Saidy, Jake Thomas
and Charlie Wilson.

Tickets $15. Call SmartTix (212) 868-4444 or buy online at
www.SmartTix.com.

news item online at: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/85217.html

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 > Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the noted author of the novels "Slaughterhouse
 > Five" and "Slapstick," will participate in a talk back at the April
 > 1 opening of a New York City production of his play Happy Birthday,
 > Wanda June.

A brief article with quotes on this finally turned up...

"Kurt Vonnegut Speaks at Access Theatre"
By David Finkle
TheaterMania.com [web site]
2 April 2004
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