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Shows for Days, Starring Patti LuPone and Michael Urie, Opens at Lincoln Center Theater

Douglas Carter Beane’s new play is directed by Jerry Zaks.

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Michael Urie and Patti LuPone star in Shows For Days at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Michael Urie and Patti LuPone star in Shows for Days at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
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Lincoln Center Theater's world premiere production of Shows for Days, a new play by Douglas Carter Beane, celebrated its opening night on June 29.

Patti LuPone, Zoë Winters, and Dale Soules star in Douglas Carter Beane's new comedy at Lincoln Center Theater.
Patti LuPone, Zoë Winters, and Dale Soules take on prominent roles in Douglas Carter Beane's new comedy Shows for Days at Lincoln Center Theater.
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The backstage comedy began performances June 6 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater under the direction of Jerry Zaks.

Lance Coadie Williams, Dale Soules, and Jordan Dean appear in the new comedy under the direction of Jerry Zaks.
Lance Coadie Williams, Dale Soules, and Jordan Dean appear in Shows for Days under the direction of Jerry Zaks.
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Shows for Days follows Car (Michael Urie), a 14-year-old native of Reading, Pennsylvania, introduced to the world of theater at his local community theater, the Prometheus, an organization led by Irene (Patti LuPone), a force of nature who directs, designs, and stars in every play. The show is described as author Douglas Carter Beane’s "fond remembrance of his immersion into a life in the theater." The cast also includes Dale Soules, Jordan Dean, Lance Coadie Williams, and Zoë Winters.

The Shows For Days family: cast members Dale Soules, Zoë Winters, and Michael Urie, director Jerry Zaks, playwright Douglas Carter Beane, and cast members Patti LuPone, Jordan Dean, and Lance Coadie Williams.
The Shows for Days family: cast members Dale Soules, Zoë Winters, and Michael Urie; director Jerry Zaks; playwright Douglas Carter Beane; and cast members Patti LuPone, Jordan Dean, and Lance Coadie Williams.
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Shows for Days features sets by John Lee Beatty, costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Natasha Katz, and sound by Leon Rothenberg.

Patti LuPone and Jerry Zaks bond over the Lincoln Center Theater poster of Anything Goes, which marked their first theatrical collaboration nearly 30 years ago.
Patti LuPone and Jerry Zaks bond over the Lincoln Center Theater poster of Anything Goes, which marked their first theatrical collaboration nearly 30 years ago.
(© David Gordon)

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