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(or download MS WORD version) Contact: Steve Moyer, Judi Davidson, 323-951-7510 ARTHUR MILLER'S FIRST BROADWAY PLAY, "THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK" AT THE IVY SUBSTATION IN CULVER CITY, CA IS EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE 18, 2000 Been Seen in America in 55 Years ...well, it 's a madhouse." David Beeves in The Man Who Had All The Luck Los Angeles, CA - Dan Fields, Artistic Director of the New York-based Finesilver Shows and Dakin Matthews, Managing Director of the Los Angeles-based The Antaeus Company have announced that their co-production of Arthur Miller's first Broadway play, The Man Who Had All The Luck, presently receiving its first American Revival in 55 years at the Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Boulevard (one block west of Robertson Boulevard at Culver Boulevard), Culver City, CA will be extended through June 18, 2000. The show will continue its previously announced run through May 21, 2000, with a hiatus on Memorial Day Weekend. Performances will recommence June 1 - 18, 2000. Regarding the extension of his play, The Man Who Had All The Luck, Mr. Miller said via telephone from his home in Connecticut, "I am happy to hear this news! The play still seems to be relevant to audiences." Over the course of time, the playwright has, on occasion, reworked some of his plays. Mr. Miller mentioned that with regard to his first commercially produced Broadway play, The Man Who Had All The Luck, he has no plans of rewriting anything. "It is as good as I can make it." Critically this production has been extremely well-received and hailed as: "...a bona-fide buried treasure" (Backstage West); "...the kind of evening that makes critics go soft and gooey inside, proof positive that there is a divine reason for theater existing in Los Angeles" (LA Weekly); "...cast… meticulously with an exceptional group of savvy actors" (The Hollywood Reporter). Director Dan Fields said, "I'm thrilled that audiences are so taken with this wonderful play. I feel very lucky that Arthur entrusted us with his early work. It looks like luck is shining on this production." Dakin Matthews said, "We've been extremely pleased - even overwhelmed - by both the critical and audience support for our production. We're happy to have helped rediscover this fascinating play for American audiences, and we think we owe it to the public and to Mr. Miller to continue to make it accessible." The play is a lyrical, powerful and humorous fable about a young man named David Beeves who has the unlucky fortune of getting everything his heart desires. Everything always goes his way, while the fortunes of his friends and family rise and fall like those of ordinary people. The pressure of when he too might fall pushes him to the edge of sanity as he struggles with his fate. The Man Who Had All The Luck received its World Premiere on Broadway at the Forrest Theatre in New York City on Thursday, November 23, 1944. The play was not well received and closed after only four performances. Three years later in 1947 the Arthur Miller garnered world fame when his play All My Sons debuted on Broadway. The cast includes: Arthur Miller (Playwright) is critically considered one of the most brilliant playwrights of our time. His canon of plays includes Death of a Salesman, All My Sons, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, Mr. Peter's Connection, A View From the Bridge, The Crucible, After The Fall, Incident At Vichy, The Price, The Creation of the World and Other Business, The Archbishop's Ceiling, Up From Paradise, The American Clock, Danger: Memory!, The Last Yankee and Broken Glass, among others. Dan Fields (Director/Producer) was the Resident Director of Disney's Broadway production of The Lion King, where he assisted director Julie Taymor on the project from its inception. As Resident Director at the Annex Theatre in Seattle he directed the World Premières of A Little Heap of Beckett, The 20th Century, This End Up and Betty in Bondage. He assistant directed the original productions of Conversations With My Father (Seattle Repertory Theatre, directed by Dan Sullivan) Randy Newman's Faust (La Jolla Playhouse and the Goodman Theater, directed by Michael Greif), as well as other productions at Intiman Theater and The Empty Space Theater. At the Williamstown Theatre Festival he was Assistant Director for a production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull featuring Christopher Walken, Gwyneth Paltrow and Blythe Danner. Fields has been a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab since 1996 and is a "Usual Suspect" at the New York Theater Workshop. He is founding Artistic Director of Finesilver Shows, a New York-based theatrical production company. He adapted and directed Finesilver Shows' inaugural production of Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, four short stories written by Roald Dahl. Besides Dan Fields, other members of the creative team include: - Producer: Chistopher Lore (Mark Taper
Forum's New Work Festival, Taper Too, Cannes Film Festival) Finesilver Shows is a New York-based
theatre company founded in 1999 by Dan Fields. Last year's successful
World Première of Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unxpected
was the company's first production. This American Revival of
The Man Who Had All The Luck is the company's second production. Low price preview performances of this 140 minute play will be given at the Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Boulevard (one block west of Robertson Boulevard), Culver City, CA, Friday and Saturday, April 7 - 8 at 8:00 p.m., Sunday April 9 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday and Friday, April 13 - 14 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for all preview performances are $18.00 each. The limited run of the American Revival of The Man Who Had All The Luck will be presented on Thursdays - Sundays, April 15 - May 21. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances will be at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday performances will be at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $20.00 for Thursday and Sunday performances and $24.00 for Friday and Saturday performances. Student Rush Tickets at $12.00 each will be available at the theatre 15 minutes prior to each show time. For further information and to purchase tickets, call the Antaeus Ticket Reservation Line at 818-506-VINA (818-506-8462). To learn more about The Man Who Had All The Luck, visit the production's website at www.Antaeus.org. # # # |
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(or download MS WORD version) Contact: Steve Moyer, Judi Davidson, 323-951-7510 "THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK" RECEIVES FIRST AMERICAN REVIVAL IN 55 YEARS Opens at Ivy Substation in Los Angeles on April 15 Limited Run: April 15 - May 21, 2000 "If one way or another a man
don't receive according to what he deserves inside…well,
it's a madhouse." Los Angeles, CA -- Arthur Miller's first Broadway play, The Man Who Had All The Luck,will receive its first American Revival in 55 years at the Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Boulevard (one block west of Robertson Boulevard), Culver City, CA with previews on Friday - Sunday, April 7 - 9 and Thursday and Friday, April 13 - 14, with a limited run slated for Thursdays - Sundays, April 15 - May 21. A co-production of New York-based Finesilver Shows and the Los Angeles-based The Antaeus Company, the play is under the direction of Dan Fields, former Resident Director of Disney's Broadway blockbuster musical, The Lion King. The Man Who Had All The Luck received its World Première on Broadway at the Forrest Theatre in New York City on Thursday, November 23, 1944. The play was not well received and closed after only four performances. Three years later in 1947 the playwright garnered world fame when his play All My Sons debuted on Broadway. The Man Who Had All The Luck has not been seen on an American stage in 55 years. A London revival of the play was presented at the Bristol Old Vic in 1986, which later transferred to the Theatre Royal in May of 1990. The play is a lyrical, powerful and humorous fable about a young man named David Beeves who has the unlucky fortune of getting everything his heart desires. Everything always goes his way, while the fortunes of his friends and family rise and fall like those of ordinary people. The pressure of when he too might fall pushes him to the edge of sanity as he struggles with his fate. Miller said he gave director Dan Fields permission to mount the American Revival of The Man Who Had All The Luck because he seemed so passionate about doing it. "He seemed to know what the play was meant to accomplish. Enthusiasm deserves reward. He understood the fable connection. Because of his passion, I felt it was a good idea to give Dan the go ahead on a limited production which possibly may have a future of some sort." Dan Fields discovered the script while working at the Seattle Repertory Theatre almost 10 years ago, and has worked to bring it back to the stage ever since. "I didn't want to direct it before I had the right resources on hand, so that this play could be seen for the outstanding piece of theatre it is. The power of Miller's young voice astounded me." Fields continued, "The play's central question is: Do man's actions have any influence on his fortune in life, or is fate beyond one's control? This question has reverberated through my own life as an artist and producer of artists. It was a question pondered in the Bible and by early Greek dramatists." Dakin Matthews, Managing Director of The Antaeus Company said, "When Dan (Fields) and Paul (Gutrecht) brought us this play we couldn't have been more excited. It fit perfectly into out mission - which is maintaining a trained company to perform the classics. First of all, it is a classic, and - like many of our earlier projects - a nearly forgotten one. Second, it's as far as can be from our recent project The Liar - another nearly forgotten classic from the 17th century; so we have a chance to test and demonstrate our range. Third, it's such a style show and an ensemble show at the same time - set in the thirties and requiring actors of all ages and types. And finally, it offers us an opportunity to practice the kind of double casting necessary in Los Angeles and to invite a number of talented guests to join us for the run." The cast will include: Arthur Miller (Playwright) is critically considered one of the most brilliant playwrights of our time. His canon of plays includes Death of a Salesman, All My Sons, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, Mr. Peter's Connection, A View From the Bridge, The Crucible, After The Fall, Incident At Vichy, The Price, The Creation of the World and Other Business, The Archbishop's Ceiling, Up From Paradise, The American Clock, Danger: Memory!, The Last Yankee and Broken Glass, among others. Dan Fields (Director/Producer) was the Resident Director of Disney's Broadway production of The Lion King, where he assisted director Julie Taymor on the project from its inception. As Resident Director at the Annex Theatre in Seattle he directed the World Premières of A Little Heap of Beckett, The 20th Century, This End Up and Betty in Bondage. He assistant directed the original productions of Conversations With My Father (Seattle Repertory Theatre, directed by Dan Sullivan) Randy Newman's Faust (La Jolla Playhouse and the Goodman Theater, directed by Michael Greif), as well as other productions at Intiman Theater and The Empty Space Theater. At the Williamstown Theatre Festival he was Assistant Director for a production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull featuring Christopher Walken, Gwyneth Paltrow and Blythe Danner. Fields has been a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab since 1996 and is a "Usual Suspect" at the New York Theater Workshop. He is founding Artistic Director of Finesilver Shows, a New York-based theatrical production company. He adapted and directed Finesilver Shows' inaugural production of Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, four short stories written by Roald Dahl. Besides Dan Fields, other members of
the creative team include: Finesilver Shows is a New York-based theatre company founded in 1999 by Dan Fields. Last year's successful World Première of Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unxpected was the company's first production. This American Revival of The Man Who Had All The Luck is the company's second production. The Antaeus Company is a classical ensemble founded in 1990 at the Mark Taper Forum by Dakin Matthews and Lillian Garrett-Groag. The Company premièred at the Taper with its acclaimed production of The Wood Demon, and has since grown into an independent collective of 70 classical theatre artists, which now makes its home in North Hollywood, CA. Low price preview performances of this 140 minute play will be given at the Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Boulevard (one block west of Robertson Boulevard), Culver City, CA, Friday and Saturday, April 7 - 8 at 8:00 p.m., Sunday April 9 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday and Friday, April 13 - 14 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for all preview performances are $18.00 each. The limited run of the American Revival of The Man Who Had All The Luck will be presented on Thursdays - Sundays, April 15 - May 21. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances will be at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday performances will be at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $20.00 for Thursday and Sunday performances and $24.00 for Friday and Saturday performances. Student Rush Tickets at $12.00 each will be available at the theatre 15 minutes prior to each show time. For further information and to purchase tickets, call the Antaeus Ticket Reservation Line at 818-506-VINA (818-506-8462). To learn more about The Man Who Had All The Luck, visit the production's website at www.Antaeus.org. # # # |
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(or download MS WORD version) THE AMERICAN REVIVAL of ARTHUR MILLER'S THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK WHO: A co-production presented by Finesilver
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(or download MS WORD version) THE AMERICAN REVIVAL The Cast: The Creative Team: About the Production: - This co-production of the New York-based Finesilver Shows and Los Angeles-based The Anteaus Company marks the first American Revival of The Man Who Had All The Luck since its Broadway debut 55 years ago. - The play will be presented at the Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Boulevard (one block west of Robertson Boulevard), Culver City, CA. The Ivy Substation is a Mission Revival industrial building built in 1907 to provide electrical power to the streetcar line running from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. The facility is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated a Los Angeles Cultural-Historical Monument. It received a two million dollar renovation in 1993 from the City of Los Angeles and the Culver City Redevelopment Agency. - Previews: April 7 - 9 and April 13 - 14, 2000; Limited Run: April 15 - May 21, 2000 - For further information and to purchase
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(or download MS WORD version) The Man Who Had All The Luck was playwright Arthur Miller's first Broadway play. This production at the Ivy Substation in Culver City, CA marks the first American Revival of the play in 55 years. Co-produced by the New York-based Finesilver Shows and the Los Angeles-based The Antaeus Company, under the direction of Dan Fields, The Man Who Had All The Luck is a lyrical, powerful and humorous fable about a young man named David Beeves who has the unlucky fortune of getting everything his heart desires. Everything goes his way, while the fortunes of his friends and family rise and fall like those of ordinary people. The pressure of when he too might fall pushes him to the edge of sanity as he struggles with his fate.
Miller mentions in his autobiography, Timebends: A Life, "By 1941 when I began writing it, despite every outward sign of failure my secret fate was full of promise. The Hopwood Awards (writing awards Miller won while a student at the University of Michigan) were still my encouragement, along with the far more important imprimatur of the Bureau of New Plays Prize, $1,250 given by the prestigious Theatre Guild in New York after a nationwide collegiate competition." The other winner of that year was a playwright from St. Louis named Tennessee Williams. Miller continues, "The Man Who Had All The Luck, through its endless versions, was to move me to inch toward my first open awareness of father-son and brother-brother conflict. It was through the evolving versions of this story that I began to find myself as a playwright, and perhaps even as a person." The idea for his play came to Miller from his first wife's Aunt Helen, whose husband had recently hanged himself, and from his cousin Jean, whose young good-looking husband died unexpectedly one afternoon while he was swimming at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, New York. Originally conceived as a novel, the play's pre-Broadway run was in Wilmington, Delaware. The play was initially published in a wartime collection, which has long since been out of print and in a collection of new American writing entitled Cross Section, edited by Edwin Seaver, prior to its Broadway debut. In 1989, The Man Who Had All The Luck was published in Great Britain by Methuen London and later in 1994, again in Great Britain, by Meuthen Drama in Arthur Miller - Plays: Four. Miller judged the initial failure of the play "as a consequence of a production which never found the style necessary to unlock its peculiar power." With regard to the play's Broadway debut on November 23, 1944, Miller said "…in a different theatrical time this play might well have stuck to the walls instead of oozing down. But Broadway in the forties was in what might be called a 'classical' phase, such as occurs in every art, when there were absolutely definite rules of playwrighting whose nonobservance brought failure. I'd set out to write a kind of myth and…a myth pays most attention to the process of fate, as it works itself out, rather than to realistic character." Miller wrote in Timebends: A Life, "The Man Who Had All The Luck was the result of a split vision, personal and societal, each reinforcing the other. It was an approach which would wait a decade for its fulfillment in Death of a Salesman." In 1994 Miller wrote in the Introduction to Arthur Miller - Plays: Four, "The ulterior question behind the play is how much of our lives we make ourselves and how much is made up for us, a question older than Job and one which of course cannot be resolved. In any case, I was quite young and a fervent materialist, certain, at least when I started this play, that we made our own fates; it was only as I got deeper into the work that the riddle turned into a greased football which kept escaping my grip. Thus there is, as there has to be, an uncertainty about the play's ending, and to tell the truth I have veered for half a century between David committing suicide and the present conclusion, and I am still not sure which is right." When recently asked how he felt about the ultimate fate of his character David Beeves in The Man Who Had All The Luck in the year 2000, Miller responded, "It's right to keep him alive." Regarding the state of theatre in general and a play's potential for success, Miller quips, "The London theatre allows plays to survive and even flourish in a middle range between hit and flop - the only fates available on Broadway. Here," he says, "it has to be the Second Coming or it's nothing." |
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