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Lombardi, a new play by Oscar winner Eric Simonson about the life of Vince Lombardi, will open on Broadway Fall 2010.
The work is based on the best-selling biography When Pride Still Mattered, written by David Maraniss. It will tell the life and times of one of America's most inspirational and mercurial personalities, Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi.
Director, cast, design team, theater and production schedule will be announced at a later date.
Simonson won the 2006 Oscar for Documentary Short for A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin. He is an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and his plays include Carter's Way, Honest, Fake, and The Song of Jacob Zulu. In addition, he co-wrote Nomathemba with Ntozake Shange and Joseph Shabalala.
For more information, visit www.lombardibroadway.com.
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