Ripcord, Starring Holland Taylor & Marylouise Burke, Delays First Performance Off-Broadway

The off-Broadway production of Ripcord, starring Holland Taylor, Marylouise Burke and more, has pushed back its first preview date to allow additional technical rehearsals. Directed by David Hyde Pierce, the new comedy by David Lindsay-Abaire will now begin performances on October 1 instead of September 29. Opening night remains scheduled for October 20 at Manhattan Theatre Club's New York City Center—Stage I.

A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Assisted Living Facility so when the cantankerous Abby (Taylor) is forced to share her quarters with new-arrival Marilyn (Burke), she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman by any means necessary. A seemingly harmless bet between the old women quickly escalates into a dangerous game of one-upmanship that reveals not just the tenacity of these worthy opponents, but also deeper truths that each would rather remain hidden.

The cast will also include Rachel Dratch, Glenn Fitzgerald, Holland Taylor, Daoud Heidami and Nate Miller.

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