Primary Stages Off-Broadway Holds Godfather IV Benefit Reading

Written by Best of Off-Broadway
Published 2010-04-21

Off-Broadway Theatre Company Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) concludes its celebratory 25th Anniversary Season with a special celebrity benefit stage reading performance of Godfather IV written by Emmy Award-winner Tom Fontana (“St. Elsewhere,” “OZ”), with original music by Stephen Elkins. The reading is a collaborative effort between Primary Stages and the Writers Guild of America, East Foundation, for which Fontana is Foundation president. Proceeds from the reading will benefit both organizations.

The celebrity cast features Christopher Meloni (“Law & Order SVU,” “OZ”), Lee Tergesen (HBO’s “Generation Kill,” “OZ”, “Desperate Housewives”), and Dean Winters (“Life on Mars,” “30 Rock,” “Rescue Me,” “OZ”). Directed by Linda Laundra, the celebrity ensemble will feature Mike Doyle, Zeljko Ivanek, Terry Kinney, David Laundra, Kristin Rohde, Eamonn Walker, and Catherine Wolf, with a special appearance by Mr. Fontana (all subject to continuing availability).

The special two performance fundraising event is set for Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters Off-Broadway (59 East 59th Street).

Godfather IV finds three actors from the HBO Series “OZ” sitting in a diner, talking about their careers and the works of various screen immortals. When one of the trio (Chris Meloni) attacks the plausibility of the Jack Woltz scene in the movie The Godfather, the other two (Lee Tergesen, Dean Winters) decide to “re-enact” the scene by sneaking a horse’s head into Meloni’s bed. Unexpected complications arise.

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