Casting Set for Off-B'way's The Oldest Profession
Set as Ronald Reagan enters the White House, The Oldest Profession centers on five aging practitioners of the oldest profession who are faced with a diminishing clientele, increased competition for their niche market and aching joints.
Burke won a Drama Desk Award for her performance in David Lindsay-Abaire's Fuddy Meers and is generally a fixture in Lindsay-Abaire's plays; she also appeared off-Broadway in his Wonder of the World and Kimberly Akimbo. On Broadway, she has performed in Inherit the Wind and the revival of Into the Woods. Gillette won a 1960 Theatre World for Russell Patterson's Sketchbook and was nominated for a 1978 Tony Award for her work in Chapter Two. Her other Broadway credits include Gypsy, Carnival!, Guys and Dolls, Don't Drink the Water, Cabaret, They're Playing Our Song and Brighton Beach Memoirs. Glynn won a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award for her only Broadway credit, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She recently returned to the New York stage in Tennessee Williams' Spring Storm at the Theatre at St. Clement's. Helmond earned a Tony nomination for her work in The Great God Brown and also appeared on Broadway in Private Lives, Don Juan and Mixed Emotions. A seven-time Emmy nominee, she is best known for her work on the small screen in the series Soap, Who's the Boss and Coach. Van Patten's Broadway credits include Same Time Next Year, I Out to Be in Pictures, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rumors, Jake's Women and Taller Than a Dwarf.
The Oldest Profession will officially open off-Broadway on September 9.