Elaine Stritch Headed for Paper Mill's Summer Production of The Full Monty

Elaine Stritch has signed on to play Jeanette Burmeister in Paper Mill Playhouse’s forthcoming production of The Full Monty. The musical will run from June 10 to July 12 at the Millburn, NJ, theater, directed by Mark S. Hoebee, musically directed by Tom Helm and choreographed by Denis Jones. Additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks.

Based on the hit film, The Full Monty featured a score by David Yazbek and a book by Terrence McNally. This grin and bare-it-all musical comedy tells the story of a dispirited group of unemployed steel workers in Buffalo, NY, who are desperate to make some quick cash. Jerry, a divorced father behind in his child-support, convinces the gang to become male strippers at a local club. The show opened on Broadway on October 26, 2000, and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, including one for the late Kathleen Freeman’s performance as Jeanette, the men's mentor figure. 

Stritch won a Tony for her one-woman show Elaine Stritch: At Liberty and received Tony nominations for A Delicate Balance, Company, Sail Away and Bus Stop. Her Broadway credits include Show Boat, Love Letters, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Goldilocks, The Sin of Pat Muldoon, On Your Toes, Pal Joey, Call Me Madam, Yes, M’Lord, Angel in the Wings and Loco. Stritch won Emmy Awards for 30 Rock, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty and Law & Order and was nominated for an Emmy for An Inconvenient Woman.