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THE WADSWORTH THEATRE AND

GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE CO-PRESENT

THE AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION OF

TOVAH FELDSHUH IN GOLDA’S BALCONY

 

LIMITED ENGAGEMENT RUN

 

February 1-20, 2005

 

 

LOS ANGELES, CA – August 25, 2004 – Tovah Feldshuh will recreate her award-winning performance as Golda Meir in GOLDA’S BALCONY when the show moves to Los Angeles in a co-presentation by the Wadsworth Theatre, operated by Richard Willis and Martin Markinson, and the Geffen Playhouse, led by Producing Director Gilbert Cates. GOLDA’S BALCONY will run for a limited engagement running from February 1, 2005 through February 20, 2005 at the Wadsworth Theatre on the grounds of the Veterans Administration in Brentwood.

 

This new play written by William Gibson and directed by Scott Schwartz is a portrait of the indomitable Meir, the Milwaukee schoolteacher who became Prime Minister of Israel in 1969.  From the pogroms of Russia to the halls of the Knesset, Meir’s life – and the play – encapsulates the dramatic story of the birth of Israel in the wake of the Holocaust, and its subsequent, seemingly endless struggle for peace for much of the 20th Century.  The text, design and direction of GOLDA’S BALCONY will remain unchanged from the Broadway production.

 

Feldshuh’s performance in GOLDA’S BALCONY garnered her both a Tony nomination and rave reviews from the media. Michael Kuchwara with the Associated Press hailed, “Tovah Feldshuh’s marvelous, skillful portrayal of the indomitable Golda Meir will remain in your mind long after the curtain has come down.”

 

GOLDA’S BALCONY will also mark the third play of the Geffen Playhouse’s 2004-2005 season.  Single tickets go on sale September 15, 2004 through Ticketmaster at 213-365-3500, online at Ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets.

 

GOLDA’S BALCONY premiered March 26, 2003 at the Manhattan Ensemble Theater, later moving to Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, where it has been running since October 2003.

 

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