Join us for a tender, funny, life-affirming love story...a personal guided tour in the company of George Burns, a man who laughingly lived and loved each day for all it had to offer until he finally went "gently into that good night" to be with his beloved Gracie Allen. Broadway and television star Joel Rooks brings the legendary George Burns to life in this multi-media winner of the 2004 National Broadway Theatre Award for Best Play.
Performances
Thursday, January 30 and February 6 at 7:30pm
Thursday, February 13 at 2:00pm
Friday, January 31 February 7 and February 14 at 8:00pm Saturday, February 1, 8 and 15 at 8:00pm
Sunday, February 2, 9 and 16 at 2:00pm
Tickets
Reserved seats are $45 for the General Public, $40 for Senior Citizens, Morris Museum members and Bickford Theatre Guild members, and $20 for Students (18 or under with valid college ID). Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For tickets or more information, please contact the Bickford Theatre Box Office at 973.971.3706 or visit www.morrismuseum.org.
Cast and Creative Team
Joel Rooks (George Burns), New York, NY
Broadway: Say Goodnight Gracie, The Royal Family, Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune, Taller Than a Dwarf; National Tour: The Sisters Rosenweig; NJ Regional: Freud's Last Session (Cape May Stage); National Regional: Once in a Lifetime, The Last Night at Ballyhoo, A Doll's House, A Thousand Clowns, A Streetcar Named Desire; TV: Shake It Up!, The Mentalist, Days of Our Lives, Trauma; Film: My Sister Sam, Indecent Proposal, and Door to Door.
Director: John Tillinger, New York, NY
Set and Prop Designer: Ric McAllister, Union City, NJ
Lighting Designer: Roman Klima, Howell, NJ
Sound Design: John Lacy, New York, NY
Incidental Original Music: Rupert Holmes, New York, NY
Multimedia Design: Howard Werner, New York, NY and Peter Nigrini, New York, NY
Production Stage Manager: Yumi Matsuura, Morristown, NJ
About the Bickford Theatre
The Bickford Theatre is a professional theater that produces and presents year-round entertainment, including a Main Stage Series, two Children's Theatre series, a Jazz Showcase and many other special concerts and performances. Artistic Director Eric Hafen celebrates his thirteenth anniversary this season.
The theatre is a Senior Member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, a not-for-profit organization of 30 professional theatres throughout the state, and works in conjunction with Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). From its beginnings in 1994 to the present, tens of thousands of theater-goers from across the tri-state area have enjoyed the Bickford Theatre's many entertaining and diversified offerings in theatre, music and dance.
The Bickford Theatre is conveniently located within the Morris Museum and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box Office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. Walk-up hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11:00am to 5:00pm.
About the Morris Museum
Celebrating 100 years, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution which serves the public through high caliber exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Museum also offers educational programs, family events, and is home to the Bickford Theatre and its wide range of performing arts offerings. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Citation of Excellence, among other awards. The first museum in New Jersey to be accredited, the Morris Museum was re-accredited in 2013 by the American Alliance of Museums.
The Morris Museum is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, 12:00 to 5:00pm. In addition, the Museum is open evenings from 5:00 to 8:00pm on the second and third Thursday of the month. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for Museum members. Every second and third Thursday of the month between 4:00 and 8:00pm, the Museum offers visitors the opportunity to Pay What You Wish. For more information, call (973) 971-3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.
