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First Look at the Burlesque-Flavored Airline Highway

Lisa D’Amour’s drama premieres in Chicago before opening on Broadway.

Editorial Staff
Chicago New York City

The first photos of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Lisa D'Amour's Airline Highway have been released. The drama, directed by Joe Mantello, runs through February 8, before opening on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on April 23.

A scene from Lisa D'Amour's Airline Highway at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
A scene from Lisa D'Amour's Airline Highway at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
(© Michael Brosilow)

The company comprises Robert Breuler, Kate Buddeke, K. Todd Freeman, Carolyn Braver, Chris Daley, Stephen Louis Grush, Terry Hamilton, Scott Jaeck, Toni Martin, Caroline Neff, Tim Edward Rhoze, Judith Roberts, Brenann Stacker, Gordon Joseph Weiss, and Jacqueline Williams.

Judith Roberts leads the cast of Airline Highway as Miss Ruby, a burlesque performer who has requested a living funeral.
Judith Roberts leads the cast of Airline Highway as Miss Ruby, a burlesque performer who has requested a living funeral.
(© Michael Brosilow)

Airline Highway follows a ragtag group of strippers, hustlers, and philosophers who have gathered at a once-glamorous New Orleans motel to celebrate the life of Miss Ruby, an iconic burlesque performer who has requested a pre-mortem funeral. The show is described as an "ode to the outcasts that make life a little more interesting."

15 actors make up the production's ensemble cast under Joe Mantello's direction.
Joe Mantello directs the world premiere, which opens on Broadway in 2015.
(© Michael Brosilow)

For more information about the Broadway production, click here.

To purchase tickets for the Steppenwolf production, click here.

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