Randy Quaid to Make Broadway Debut in Lone Star Love

Oscar-nominated actor Randy Quaid will make his Broadway debut in Lone Star Love, a rootin'-tootin' musical take on William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor. The production, which also stars Robert Cuccioli and Dee Hoty, begins previews at Broadway's Belasco Theatre on November 1. Directed and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the musical will open there on December 3.

Lone Star Love transplants The Merry Wives of Windsor to the Wild West shortly after the Civil War. Confederate "Colonel John" Falstaff Quaid works his charms on the wives of two wealthy cattle ranchers, with an eye on their husbands' land and money. Featured on stage are members of The Red Clay Ramblers, who won a Special 1999 Tony Award for Fool Moon.

Quaid is a Golden Globe Award-winning actor that has starred in numerous films including The Last Picture Show, Midnight Express, The Last Detail and the upcoming Real Time, Gary the Tennis Coach and the Milos Forman directed Goya's Ghosts. His previous stage credits include Shakespeare in the Park's The Golem and Sam Shepard's True West and God of Hell.

Tony Award-nominee Cuccioli Jekyll & Hyde and three-time Tony Award nominee Dee Hoty Footloose, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, The Will Rogers Follies will star as Frank Ford and Margaret Anne Page, respectively.

The musical was conceived by John L. Haber, with a book by Haber and Robert Horn and a score by Red Clay Rambler Jack Herrick. John Rando is on board as creative supervisor for the production. The creative team includes Derek McLane sets, Jane Greenwood costumes, Ken Billington and Paul Miller lighting and Tom Morse sound.

An earlier version of the show played off-Broadway as part of the 2004-05 season under Michael Bogdanov's direction.

This new production of Lone Star Love will try out in Seattle with a limited engagement at The 5th Avenue Theatre from September 8-30.