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Karen Ziemba, Allie Trimm, David Bishins, et al. to Star in Old Globe’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound

Karen Ziemba
Karen Ziemba

Complete cast and creative team have been announced for the Old Globe Theatre’s productions of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, to perform in repertory September 14-November 7. Scott Schwartz will direct the productions.

As previously reported, Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba will play Kate Jerome in both plays. In addition, both shows will feature David Bishins as Jack Jerome and Bonnie Black as Blanche Morton.

Brighton Beach Memoirs will feature Sloan Grenz (Stanley Jerome), Austyn Myers (Eugene Jerome), Allie Trimm (Nora Morton), and Julia Vanderweil (Laurie Morton); while Broadway Bound will feature Howard Green (Ben Epstein), Joseph Parks (Stanley Jerome), and Brandon Uranowitz (Eugene Jerome).

The creative team will include Ralph Funicello (sets), Alejo Vietti (costumes), Mattthew McCarthy (lighting), Paul Peterson (sound), and Michael Holland (music composition).

As previously reported, the Old Globe’s 2010-11 season also features Welcome to Arroyo’s (September 25 – October 31), The Winter’s Tale (November 7 – 14), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (November 20 – December 26), Jane Austen’s Emma – A Musical Romantic Comedy (January 15 – February 27), Death of a Salesman (January 22 – February 27), Groundswell (March 12 – April 17), Rafta, Rafta… (March 19 – April 24), Life of Riley (April 30 – June 5), and August: Osage County (May 7 – June 12).

For more information, visit www.TheOldGlobe.org.