'Indecent,' 'Holiday Inn' To Be Shown On PBS
Two shows that had their start at Connecticut theaters and moved to Broadway will be broadcast on PBS this season: the Tony Award-nominated "Indecent" which was developed and premiered at at Yale Repertory Theatre and the musical "Holiday Inn," which began at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.
"Indecent" will be shown Friday, November 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS's "Great Performances.".
Also to be shown are the musical "She Loves Me" and "Present Laughter," which earned Kevin Kline a Tony Award.
The four shows are productions by BroadwayHD in association with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET.
The previously announced showing of the musical "Prince of Broadway" has been postponed until next year. (It will open on Broadway later this month.)
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel, created by Ms. Vogel and Rebecca Taichman, and directed by Ms. Taichman, Indecent is about the love and passion to create theatre, even in the most difficult of circumstances. The play follows a troupe of actors, the cast of Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance, who risked their lives and careers against enormous challenges to perform a work in which they deeply believed, at a time when art, freedom and truth were on trial. It is a story told with compassion and honesty, but also with great theatricality, and joyous songs and dances.
The capture of Indecent was completed just prior to its final Broadway performance in August. Eight high-definition cameras captured every heartbreaking moment of this production at Broadway's Cort Theatre.
Indecent won two 2017 Tony Awards, for Best Direction of a Play (Rebecca Taichman) and Best Lighting Design of a Play (Christopher Akerlind). The production also received the Outer Critics Circle Award and Obie Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (Rebecca Taichman), the Drama Desk for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Christopher Akerlind) and the Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreography (David Dorfman). Paula Vogel has been honored with a Special Citation as playwright and mentor from The New York Drama Critics Circle, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Obie Awards.
Indecent features Katrina Lenk, Mimi Lieber, Max Gordon Moore, Tom Nelis, Steven Rattazzi, Richard Topol and Adina Verson, and musicians Matt Darriau, Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva. The production also features Ben Cherry, Andrea Goss, Eleanor Reissa, Zoë Aqua, Uri Sharlin and Doug Wieselman.
Indecent features music composed by Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva, who play onstage along with cast members throughout the show.