BIRTHDAY CANDLES
|
American Airlines Theatre
Opened on Broadway: April 10, 2022 Closing: May 29, 2022 Director: Vivienne Benesch Runtime: 1hr. 30min. (no intermission) Opening Night/Current Cast: Debra Messing as Ernestine Ashworth John Earl Jelks as Matt/William Erico Colantoni as Kenneth Crystal Finn as Joan/Alex/Beth Susannah Flood as Alice/Madeline/Ernie Christopher Livingston as Billy/John Understudies: For Ernestine: Kate Hampton For Matt/William: Thomas Silcott For Kenneth: Stephen Barker Turner For Joan/Alex/Beth: Arielle Yoder For Alice/Madeline/Ernie: Arielle Yoder For Billy/John: Brandon J. Pierce |
Synopsis:
Birthday Candles is about Ernestine Ashworth, who spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, dozens of goldfish, an infinity of dreams, one cake baked over a century. What makes a lifetime…into a life?
Birthday Candles is about Ernestine Ashworth, who spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, dozens of goldfish, an infinity of dreams, one cake baked over a century. What makes a lifetime…into a life?