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BAM presents acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of in its US premiere, Jan 7—Feb 9, featuring and directed by Angus Jackson

Bloomberg is the BAM 2014 Winter/Spring Season sponsor

King Lear By Chichester Festival Theatre Directed by Angus Jackson

Set design by Robert Innes Hopkins Lighting design by Peter Mumford Music composed by Isobel Waller-Bridge Sound design by Fergus O’Hare

BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St) Jan 7–12; 14–18, 21–25; 28–31; Feb 1; Feb 4–8 at 7:30pm Jan 12, 19, 26; Feb 2 & 9 at 3pm Jan 18 & 25; Feb 1 & 8 at 2pm (press previews Jan 12, 14, and 15) Tickets start at $25 (weekdays), $35 (weekends)

BAM Theater Gala Feb 6 at 5:30pm (7:30pm performance) Chair: Gary G. Lynch, Bank of American Merrill Lynch Leadership Gala support: Bank of America For tickets and information contact BAM Patron Services, 718.636.4182

Talk: King Lear - A look into the BAM Hamm Archives with James Shapiro and Sharon Lehner Jan 30 at 6pm BAM Fisher (Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Pl) Tickets: $15 ($7.50 for Friends of BAM) Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro and BAM archivist Sharon Lehner explore the vast history of King Lear at BAM, from an 1862 performance featuring Edwin Forrest to this season’s production with Frank Langella and Chichester Festival Theatre.

King Lear: Behind the Scenes with Neil Kutner and Elizabeth Moreau Feb 1, 9am—6pm Tickets: $80 (includes pre-performance class, ticket to the 2pm performance, and post- performance wrap-up) Actors, directors, arts administrators, and theater enthusiasts get an inside look at how a play gets mounted at BAM, from budgeting to design to production management, and more. BAM’s Director of Production Neil Kutner and Production Supervisor Elizabeth Moreau focus specifically on this season’s production of King Lear, featuring Frank Langella. This class is for ages 18 and up.

Three-time Tony Award-winning, Oscar-nominated Broadway and film star Frank Langella plays the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear from Chichester Festival Theatre. Directed by Angus Jackson with set design by Robert Innes Hopkins, the production comes to the BAM Harvey Theater for a month-long, US premiere engagement following a month of performances at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre from October 31 to November 30.

Langella is joined by Sebastian Armesto (Edgar), (Edmund), Denis Conway (Gloucester), Isabella Laughland (Cordelia), Catherine McCormack (Goneril), Harry Melling (the Fool), Lauren O’Neil (Regan), and Steven Pacey (Kent). The cast also includes Rob Heaps (France/Knight/Guard), Tom Mothersdale (Oswald), Chu Omambala (Albany), Michael Sheldon (French Commander/Servant), Parth Thakerar (Servant/Herald Messenger), Tim Treloar (Cornwall), and Alan Vicary (the Doctor).

Frank Langella earned one of his three for his performance as in the acclaimed production Frost/Nixon (, West End, and Broadway). He was also the recipient of an Olivier Award nomination and an Oscar nomination for the same role in the film version. His additional Tonys were for roles in and Fortune’s Fool, as well as three more nominations for , , and Match. His more than four decades on Broadway and close to two dozen productions also include, among others, The Father, , , and .

In 2013/2014 Langella will star in six films including Grace of Monaco opposite Nicole Kidman, Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight opposite , directed by , and opposite Kevin Costner. Among his 65 films, recent screen credits include the critically acclaimed Robot and Frank, Starting Out in the Evening, Good Night and Good Luck, , and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

Chichester Associate Angus Jackson directed the 2013 Olivier Award-winning production Goodnight Mister Tom, and two Festival 2013 productions, If Only and Neville’s Island. Jackson’s other Chichester credits include The Browning Version (also West End), Bingo (also ), Wallenstein and Funny Girl. He has also directed Elmina’s Kitchen, Fix Up, Rocket to the Moon and The Power of Yes for the National Theatre.

For press information contact Sandy Sawotka, 718.636.4190 or [email protected]

Credits Bloomberg is the BAM 2014 Winter/Spring Season sponsor. Bank of America is the proud sponsor of BAM 2014 Theater. Programming in the BAM Harvey Theater is endowed by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Leadership support for King Lear provided by Betsy and Ed Cohen/Areté Foundation and Frederick Iseman. Major support for King Lear provided by The Corinthian Fund. Additional support for King Lear provided by BAM’s Young Producers. Major support for theater at BAM provided by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation; The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; Donald R. Mullen Jr.; The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund; The SHS Foundation; and The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

BAM 2014 Winter/Spring Season supporters: Bank of America; Brooklyn Community Foundation; Con Edison; Aashish & Dinyar Devitre; The Irene Diamond Fund; Ford Foundation; The Howard Gilman Foundation; Frederick Iseman; Suzie & Bruce Kovner; Leon Levy Foundation; Toby Devan Lewis; McKinsey & Company, Inc.; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Mikhail Prokhorov Fund; Stavros Niarchos Foundation; The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation; Martha A. & Robert S. Rubin; The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation; The SHS Foundation; The Shubert Foundation, Inc.; The Skirball Foundation; Robert L. Turner; Time Warner Inc.; Viacom; The Wall Street Journal; The Winston Foundation, Inc.

In The Raw is the Zero Calorie Sweetener of BAM. Pepsi is the official beverage of BAM. Yamaha is the official piano for BAM.

Your tax dollars make BAM programs possible through funding from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. The BAM facilities are owned by the City of New York and benefit from public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the New York City Council, including the Brooklyn Delegation of the Council; and the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President.

BAM would like to thank the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Assembly, Joseph R. Lentol, Delegation Leader; and New York Senate, Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Delegation Leader.

General Information

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas, and BAMcafé are located in the Peter Jay Sharp building at 30 Lafayette Avenue (between St Felix Street and Ashland Place) in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. BAM Harvey Theater is located two blocks from the main building at 651 Fulton Street (between Ashland and Rockwell Places). Both locations house Greenlight Bookstore at BAM kiosks. BAM Fisher, located at 321 Ashland Place, is the newest addition to the BAM campus and houses the Judith and Alan Fishman Space and Rita K. Hillman Studio. BAM Rose Cinemas is Brooklyn’s only movie house dedicated to first-run independent and foreign film and repertory programming. BAMcafé, operated by Great Performances, offers a bar menu and dinner entrées prior to BAM Howard Gilman Opera House evening performances. BAMcafé also features an eclectic mix of spoken word and live music for BAMcafé Live on Friday and Saturday nights with a bar menu available starting at 6pm.

Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, B to Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center (2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St for Harvey Theater) D, N, R to Pacific Street; G to Fulton Street; C to Lafayette Avenue Train: Long Island Railroad to Atlantic Terminal – Barclays Center Bus: B25, B26, B41, B45, B52, B63, B67 all stop within three blocks of BAM Car: Commercial parking lots are located adjacent to BAM

For ticket information, call BAM Ticket Services at 718.636.4100, or visit BAM.org.

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