Undercover Productions LLC presents

IN BED WITH ROY COHN
Written by JOAN BEBER

Featuring

NELSON AVIDON, CHRISTOPHER DAFTSIOS, REBECA FONG, IAN GOULD
ANDY REINHARDT, LEE ROY ROGERS, MARILYN SOKOL, SERGE THONY

Directed by KATRIN HILBE
Choreographer: LISA SHRIVER
Scenic Design: SARAH EDKINS
Costume Design: KAREN ANN LEDGER
Projection & Lighting Design: GERTJAN JOUBEN
Original Music & Sound Design: ANDY EVAN COHEN
Casting: STEPHANIE KLAPPER CASTING
Press Representative: JT PUBLIC RELATIONS
Marketing & Advertising: AMANDA BOHAN MARKETING
Production Manager: BD WHITE
Production Stage Manager: KATIE KAVETT
General Manager: PERRY STREET THEATRICALS
Company Manager: SARAH MELISSA ROTKER

The Lion Theatre
410 West 42nd Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues)
www.Telecharge.com
August 25 – October 3; Opening Night – 09/02/15

Roy Cohn was one of the most despicable, hypocritical, and controversial characters in American history, and why anyone would want to devote a theatrical work to him is beyond me. That being said, Joan Beber’s IN BED WITH ROY COHN is a well-executed play directed by Katrin Helbe with an extremely talented cast. The story is raw and at times unpleasant, as was Cohn’s life. In the last days of his life, Roy (Christopher Daftsios) is visited in a hallucinatory format by people from his past. In addition to an innocent young Roy (Andy Reinhardt) and his domineering mother Dora (Marilyn Sokol), Patron Saint of the Republicans Ronald Reagan (Nelson Avidon), his long-time “beard” Barbara Walters (Lee Roy Rogers), an executed Julius Rosenberg (Ian Gould), and his secret lover (Serge Thony) make appearances. And most delightful of them all is his servant Lisette (Rebeca Fong), the one person who did not desert him at the end.

The end-of-life concept is made palatable by some creative choreography by Lisa Shriver, snappy music numbers (Andy Evan Cohen), and a tongue-in-cheek perspective that is at times amusing. Right-on costumes (Karen Ann Ledger) and innovative scenic design (Sarah Edkins) are the icing on the contentious cake. IN BED WITH ROY COHN is not for the faint of heart. Enter at your own risk.

- Laurie Lawson -