DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | CONSULTANT
Lead Producer
MAYBE BABY, IT'S YOU
by Charlie Shanian and Shari Simpson
SoHo Playhouse, NYC
From Option – Workshop – Equity Showcase – Off Broadway – Dramatist Publishing
Producers: Madeline Austin, Roger Alan Gindi, Bruce Lazarus, Scott Benedict, Dana Matthow, Libby Anne Russler and Allan Sandler
Director: Jeremy Dobrish
Scenic Design: Eric L. Renschler
Costume Design: Bernard Grenier
Lighting Design: Michael Gottlieb
Sound Design: Chris Todd
Publicity: Origlio Public Relations
Ensemble: Charlie Shanian, Shari Simpson
“Maybe Baby, It's You is a comedy about the search for that most elusive of entities, the soul mate, and told in a series of 11 vignettes that cover ground from the first kiss to the not-so-golden years of marriage. We take a raucous ride through male-female relationships with two searchers with a laundry list of must-have qualities for a mate that swiftly dwindles down to “warm and breathing” as the only prerequisite; a mild-mannered Midwesterner whose blind date turns out to be the Greek goddess Medea; a film noir couple who realize that their razor-sharp banter is hiding their fear and vulnerability; a gorgeous, charming brain surgeon who is always “Mr. Wrong” due to his penchant for spastic, arrhythmic club dancing; a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary who realize that marriage may not have ended their search for a soul mate; an elderly divorced couple who entertain the fantasy of a reconciliation at their grandson's soccer game; and other would-be and shouldn't-be couples trying to find each other. Maybe Baby, It's You. Or maybe…it isn't.” ~ Dramatists Publishing
Currican Theatre
SoHo Playhouse
Dramatists Publishing
REVIEWS
CRITIC'S PICK “Don’t miss it….the good ones don’t come around that often.” ~ Time Out NY
“No MAYBE BABY, IT’S A WINNER. Maybe Baby is smart, funny and adorable…These deceptively simple pieces possess a wisdom and good sense that explode gently in the mind afterward.” ~ New York Post
“Maybe Baby, It’s You has an infectious charm. The war between men and women to giggle over! The performers themselves are consistently rewarding. These two comic actors put on an enjoyable show.” ~ New York Times
“…go see ‘Maybe Baby’. I ache to go again, bringing everyone I know.” ~ Theatre Reviews Ltd.
“More than a series of skits-it’s what you instinctively know at thirty but wish you’d learn at twenty.” ~ The New Yorker
“Sometimes cynical, sometimes sentimental, sometimes both at once, the routines are never routine.” ~ Village Voice
“Maybe Baby, It’s You expertly tweaks the tortuous tangos that men and women go through to be together.” ~ Associated Press
“It’s Friends, Fraiser and Seinfeld all rolled into one. The funniest show I’ve seen in years. I laughed ‘til I cried. Buy your tickets now, it’s guaranteed to be the sold-out show of the season.” ~ City Guide Magazine
“Producers for the show are Madeline Austin, who discovered the piece in an acting class, as well as Roger Alan Gindi, Bruce Lazarus, Scott Benedict, Dana Matthow and Libby Anne Russler. Of this group, Gindi, Lazarus and Russler were the producers of last season's Shakespeare’s R & J which started at the Expanded Arts before moving to the John Houseman Theatre, where it ran for a year.” ~ Backstage
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