You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush, which casts former 'Saturday Night Live' star Will Ferrell as the 43rd President of the United States, officially opens tonight at Broadway's Cort Theatre Feb.The production, which began previews Jan. 20, is currently scheduled to run through March 15.
Ferrell is joined onstage by Michael Delaney as Dr. Scott Blumeth, Patrick Ferrell as a Secret Service Operative, Pia Glenn as Condoleezza Rice and Adam Mucci as the Pilot. Mindy Haywood is the understudy for the role of Condoleezza Rice.
You're Welcome America is directed by Adam McKay, Ferrell's longtime collaborator. These two have collaborated on numerous projects including some really irritating Ferrell pictures of the past few years, so let's hope they do Broadway well.
The production features scenic design by Eugene Lee, costume design by Tom Broecker, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt, sound design by Peter Fitzgerald and video design by Lisa Cuscuna/Chris Cronin with choreography by Matt Williams and flying effects (!!!) by Flying by Foy. Charles Means is the production stage manager.
HBO will air a live telecast of You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush on March 14, and will be directed by Marty Callner.
If you are in Manhattan or visiting in the next few months and want to check this out, go to:
http://www.telecharge.com/behindTheCurtain.aspx
(Will Ferrell as George W
photo by Mary Ellen Matthews)
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