THE ACTORS FUND ANNOUNCES REUNION CONCERT OF “THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG” WITH B'WAY ORIGINALS

9/26/2018 6:39pm


The Actors Fund has announced a 40th Anniversary reunion benefit concert of the 1979 Broadway production of "They’re Playing Our Song." The concert will be held on Mon Feb 11th at 7:30 PM at the Music Box (239 West 45th St) and will star the Broadway cast members Lucie Arnaz as “Sonia Walsk” and Robert Klein as “Vernon Gersch”. Featuring a book by Neil Simon and a score by  Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager, the musical played for over 1000 performances the Imperial before touring the country and the rest of the world. The concert will take place 40 years to the day of the original Broadway opening. The concert—directed by director/choreographer Chet Walker and featuring a full orchestra under the musical direction of Larry Blank—will be a benefit for The Actors Fund. The concert will be produced in association with Robert Greenblatt. Neil Simon wrote "They’re Playing Our Song" based on the real-life relationship between his collaborators Hamlisch and Sager. Vernon Gersh is a successful wisecracking composer who teams up with quirky Lyricist Sonia Walsk. This mismatched pair go through a variety of hurdles, personal and professional, before falling in love. For more information, please visit www.actorsfund.org/PlayingOurSong. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...