Ami Brabson and André Braugher. Photo by Lia Chang
In the New York premiere of the late, award-winning playwright Oni Faida Lampley’s play Tough Titty, Ami Brabson stars as Angela, a Brooklyn mother whose breast cancer diagnosis propels her on a journey of self-discovery… When Angela’s routine cannot keep breast cancer at bay, she must learn to face the disease, her family and her community with equal doses of tenacity and humor.
The play, a richly emotional, boisterous exploration of one woman’s willful search for grace, premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and made Lampley a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award. The New York production is being presented by actress/producer Ami Brabson (“Homicide: Life on the Street,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Damages”) and her husband, Emmy and Obie Award-winning actor André Braugher (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “Law & Order,” “Glory,” “City of Angels”), April 23 – May 11 at the Paradise Factory in the East Village (64 East 4th Street) in New York. Awoye Timpo directs.
Ami Brabson, André Braugher and Awoye Timpo. Photo by Lia Chang
The cast also features Broadway veterans Christine Toy Johnson (The Music Man and Grease), Antoinette LaVecchia (A View from the Bridge) and Richard Topol (The Normal Heart, The Merchant of Venice), Victor Williams (“The King of Queens”), Nikkole Salter (Inked Baby at Playwrights Horizons) and Elizabeth Van Dyke (Flyin’ West).
The cast of Tough Titty (L-R) Antoinette LaVecchia, Christine Toy Johnson, Elizabeth Van Dyke, Ami Brabson, Victor Williams, Nikkole Salter, Richard Topol. Photo by Lia Chang
The creative team also includes Brooke Cohen (Costume Design), Aaron Porter (Lighting Design), Jason Sherwood (Set Design), Beth Lake (Sound Design), Alanna Maniscalco (Props Master), Allison Bressi (Line Producer), Aneesha Kudatarkar (Assistant Director), Jenney Shamash (Assistant Producer), Michelle Heller (Production Stage Manager), Kryssa Bowman (Assistant Stage Manager), Jeff Englander (Lighting Programmer), Abigail Rose Solomon (Marketing) and Eric Emch (Show Artwork).
Tough Titty runs from April 23-May 11 at the Paradise Factory in the East Village (64 East 4th Street) with performances Wed.-Sat. at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm, there is also a show on Monday, 5/5 at 8pm. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased online at www.SmartTix.com or by phone at 212-868-4444.
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