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A celebration of the first lady of television, An Evening
with Lucille Ball: “Thank You for Asking,” is
a touching, funny and uplifting one-woman play performed by
actress and renowned impressionist, Suzanne LaRusch, and
written by Suzanne LaRusch & Lucie Arnaz. Crafted in the
spirit of the amusing lectures Lucy enjoyed
giving throughout her career, the evening recreates the
comic genius and the magic behind the “Queen of Comedy.”
Arnaz also directs the piece with her award winning
knowledge of the theatre and of her mother!
Lucy guides us through the lifetime of personal memories
inspiring her timeless sketches on “I Love Lucy,” her
30-year television career and never-before heard personal
recollections about her tempestuous and complicated marriage
to Cuban bandleader turned impresario, Desi Arnaz. It’s the
Lucy the whole world loved – from "Ricardo" to "Mame" – but,
more importantly, it’s an evening with the REAL Lucy, as
you’ve never seen her before.
AN EVENING
WITH LUCILLE BALL; "Thank You For Asking!", evolved
from two other shows Suzanne wrote and performed as the
famous Redhead, LUCY THROUGH THE YEARS and THANK
YOU FOR ASKING. This incarnation is based on a
series of lectures, Q & A and television interviews done by
the late, great Lucille Ball. Suzanne had difficulty
finding a director who knew "Lucy" AND knew theater, (a
combination not so easy to find believe it or not).
Friends with the Arnaz family for many years; Suzanne asked
Lucie Arnaz, (award winning producer and Broadway actress),
MIGHT she consider being "my dream director"? After
seeing an early version of the show; Lucie not only offered
to direct but co-author a new script and produce the show
with her husband, Laurence Luckinbill. Much of the
material in this show was gathered firsthand from stories
told to Suzanne by Lucille Ball's personal staff, friends,
family and from information contained in "A BOOK", by Desi
Arnaz (Wiliam Morrow) and "LOVE, LUCY", by Lucille Ball
(Putnam).

Link to
SuzanneLaRusch.com
© Sunshine Entertainment 2009
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