Television and radio legends' love story unfolds at Garde

Tony-Nominated Play Pays Tribute to Comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2007
Media Contact:
Amy Moum, 860-444-4406;
amy@gardearts.org

(New London) SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE: The Life, Love and Laughter of George Burns and Gracie Allen comes to the Garde Arts Center on Friday, September 28, 2007 at 8:00 pm to tell the tender and funny love story of America’s most famous radio couple.

Sep 14, 2007 1:25 PM - Say Goodnight, Gracie is a personal guided tour through an American century told through the eyes of George Burns during a hilarious, heart-warming evening in the uplifting company of the world’s funniest centenarian. Say Goodnight, Gracie is a multimedia presentation featuring evocative music and moving images from George’s long life and career which the New Yorker calls, “A showcase for an era.” From the pen of Tony and Emmy Award-winning playwright Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Remember WENN) Say Goodnight, Gracie won the 2003-04 National Broadway Theatre Award for Best Play and was nominated for a 2003 Tony Award. Don McCart - whose career spans more than fifty years of television, film, Broadway and, most recently, the Palm Dinner Theatre in Boca Raton, FL - stars as George Burns in a tour de force solo performance of monologue and song. Didi Conn, best known as Frenchie in Paramount Pictures’ 1978 mega-hit Grease, lends her talents as the voice of Gracie Allen.

Tickets for Say Goodnight, Gracie are $38, $46, and $33 and are now on sale to the general public at the Garde Box Office, 325 State Street; by phone at (860) 444-7373; and, online at www.gardearts.org.

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MEDIA INFO
For photos and interviews, please contact Amy Moum at the Garde Arts Center.
www.saygoodnightgracie.net

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What: SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE: The Life, Love, and Laughter of George Burns and Gracie Allen
Direct from a sell-out Broadway run, this new play is a guided tour through an American century told through the eyes of George Burns. The New York Times says, "You’ll be in Heaven!"

When: Friday, September 28, 2007

Where: Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London, CT

Ticket Prices: Orchestra $38, Loge $46, Balcony $33. Group discounts available.

Online Ticket Sales: www.gardearts.org

Box Office Phone: (860) 444-7373 ext. 1

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Now in its 81st season, the Garde Arts Center is southeastern Connecticut’s non-profit center for the performing arts. The Garde owns and operates the historic Garde Theatre where it presents musicals, opera, orchestras, contemporary music, dance, and family events. The Garde produces the annual New London Film Festival, and provides after-school programs and matinee performances to more than 10,000 young people. Under the leadership of Steve Sigel, Executive Director, since 1988, the Garde has become a major catalyst for the cultural and economic revitalization of New London.

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