Sexy Laundry, the play starring Paul Ben-Victor and Frances Fisher, extends its highly successful run yet again. The play now runs through April 26, 2008 at The Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles. Shows run from Thursday to Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and some of the shows are completely sold out. To buy tickets visit Brown Paper Tickets.
The critics continue to give the show rave reviews:
“Fisher and Ben-Victor are masterful in their roles, they have us in stitches one minute and teary eyed the next. Blumsack’s dynamic direction allows the characters to live and breathe.”
-LA Weekly
“Played for all it’s worth.”
-LA Times
“Captivating”….. Likened to an intertwining of Martha and George (”Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?”) “Intuitive staging by Gary Blumsack”
-Variety
“The cast is superb.”
-City Beat
“Hilarious…. Moving…. Fisher and Ben-Victor make a dream team”
-LA Scene
Here’s a little video I found giving us a glimpse of Paul in action.
Sexy Laundry, the play starring Paul Ben-Victor and Frances Fisher, has been extended through March 30, 2008 at The Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles. Shows run from Thursday to Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. So if you’re in the area and haven’t had a chance to see it yet, it’s not too late.
It was the most laugh-out-loud funny, touching and moving play I have seen in quite awhile. This dramedy is about a long married couple trying to put the spark back into their marriage on a weekend in a hotel. Both Paul Ben-Victor (Henry) and Frances Fisher (Alice) give outstanding performances.
Paul Ben-Victor, as well as co-star Frances Fisher, have received high praise from Variety for their performances in Sexy Laundry. It’s great to see Paul recognized for his talent! Here are a few excerpts from the article:
Canadian scripter Michele Riml is fortunate to have such accomplished pros as film/stage vets Frances Fisher and Paul Ben-Victor inhabiting the personas of sexually challenged mid-lifers Alice and Henry…
Fortunately, Fisher and Ben-Victor are more than up to the task of realizing all the emotional twists and turns while investing a rollicking humor into the Alice/Henry travails.
It is a tribute to Ben-Victor’s craftsmanship that Henry’s emotional turnaround in the perplexing final scene makes the scripter’s feel-good ending actually seem plausible.
I embedded the video into this blog post, but could only get it to work intermittingly. If it doesn’t work for you, click on the link below to go directly to the video on YouTube.
Paul Ben-Victor and Frances Fisher are now starring in Michael Rimi’s production Sexy Laundry at the Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles. Sexy Laundry is described as a “saucy, hilarious and extremely touching look at making love in middle age.” Here’s a peak at the play’s poster.
Sexy Laundry opens February 8 and runs through March 16. Previews started February 1, but there is still time to catch the last preview tomorrow, February 7. Performances run from Thursday to Saturday at 8:00 p.m. A couple of special performances have been added on Saturday, February 9, at 2:00 p.m. and Wednesday, February 13, at 8:00 p.m.
Venue:
The Hayworth Theatre
2509 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Phone: (213) 389-9860
Email: info@thehayworth.com
