MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB’S
TOP GIRLS
FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ENGAGEMENT
TO PLAY FINAL PERFORMANCE SUNDAY, JUNE 29
Manhattan Theatre Club’s critically acclaimed production of Caryl Churchill‘s TOP GIRLS, currently playing its extended engagement at MTC’s Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street), was featured in Sunday’s New York Times.
In the “Critic’s Notebook” Charles Isherwood discusses how Churchill’s landmark play and its opening scene depicting women at a dinner party is a notable predecessor to Sex & The City. Isherwood goes on to describe how the all-female cast of TOP GIRLS, although rare, shows how theatre has regularly offered an abundance of meaty roles for women when compared to television and film.
To read the full piece, CLICK HERE.
TOP GIRLS received across the board positive notices and has been recognized by critics and award organizations including a Tony Award® nomination (Best Featured Actress in a Play: Martha Plimpton), Drama League Award nominations (Distinguished Performance: Elizabeth Marvel and Martha Plimpton), and a Drama Desk Award nomination (Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play: Marisa Tomei).
TOP GIRLS features Mary Catherine Garrison (Rabbit Hole, Assassins), three-time Tony Awardâ nominee Mary Beth Hurt (A Delicate Balance, The World According to Garp), Jennifer Ikeda (As You Like It), four-time Obie Award winner Elizabeth Marvel (Seascape and An American Daughter on Broadway), Drama Desk Award winner Martha Plimpton (Shining City at MTC, The Coast of Utopia), Ana Reeder (No Country For Old Men, Sight Unseen), and Academy Award® winner Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny and In the Bedroom, seen on Broadway in Salomé). The play is directed by James Macdonald (Drunk Enough To Say I Love You?, A Number).
TOP GIRLS marks the Broadway debut of Caryl Churchill‘s groundbreaking work. At the Top Girls Employment Agency in London in the early 1980s, Marlene has just been appointed head of the firm. But as this ambitious career woman celebrates her achievements, can we applaud her values? This bold and ingenious work from the singularly talented author of Far Away and Cloud Nine offers one of the theatre’s most honest portraits of what it means to be a woman in the modern world.
The creative team for TOP GIRLS includes Tom Pye (scenic design), Laura Bauer (costume design), Christopher Akerlind (lighting design), Darron L West (sound design), Matthew Herbert (original music), Paul Huntley (hair and wig design) and Elizabeth Smith (dialect consultant).
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets to TOP GIRLS are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at Telecharge.com, and at the Biltmore Theatre box office (261 West 47th Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue). Tickets range in price from $46.50-$91.50. For group ticket information, call (800) 432-7780. Student rush tickets are available the day of the performance at the Biltmore Theatre box office for $26.50.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
- Through Sunday, June 29: Tuesday through Saturday at 8 PM. Matinees Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2 PM.