“Heaven” must wait
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- May
- 6
“Pure Heaven: A Party with Kay Thompson,” the spring mainstage production at Mamaroneck’s Emelin Theater, has been through the theatrical equivalent of pure hell — and has been postponed till next fall, a representative for the theater said today.
According to publicist Brian Shimkovitz of Manhattan’s Sacks & Co. — which represents the theater — playwright and actress Ruth Williamson did two preview performances last week but then suffered nerve damage to her vocal chords that forced the postponing of last weekend’s performances.
illiamson had hoped to rally for tomorrow night’s gala opening, but a second medical opinion ordered the actress into six weeks of voice rest. Director Michael Bush, who is the theater’s artistic director, remains committed to the project, Shimkovitz said, and plans to present it in the fall.
“Pure Heaven” was to run through May 18 at the theater on Library Lane. It tells the story of Kay Thompson, the singer, actress and composer who is best known as the creator of the “Eloise” books.
Shimkovitz said the “box office is calling anyone who bought tickets and offering a refund and letting them know they will honor their tickets in the fall.”
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