Gretchen Cryer Will Headline West Coast Premiere of I'm Still Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road

This revival/sequel has us thinking we need to get our acts together and take ourselves on the road to see it! Gretchen Cryer and Rex Smith will lead the west coast premiere of I'm Still Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road. With direction and lyrics by Cryer and music by Nancy Ford, the limited engagement will begin performances on October 7 and run through November 1. Opening night is scheduled for October 10 at the Laguna Playhouse.

The original production of I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road debuted in 1978 at the Public Theater, starring Cryer in the role of Heather. Betty Buckley, Carol Hall and Phyllis Newman later took over the role during its long off-Broadway run. In 2013, the show was seen at Encores! In this upcoming incarnation, Act One will be comprised of the original musical, introducing Heather, a 39 year-old divorced song-writer attempting a comeback by ditching the romantic songs of her past for a more personal collection. Act Two visits Heather and her band 30 years later. Cryer will be reprising the role of Heather in Act Two.

The cast will also include Omar D. Brancato, Daniel Filippi, Erica Hanrahan-Ball, Jesse Johnson, Erika Schindele, Jennifer Leigh Warren and Matthew Wrather.

I'm Still Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road will feature set design by Jim Prodger, lighting design by D Martyn Bookwalter, costume design by Kate Bergh and sound design by Juan Sanson.