From Broadway to Hilton Head Island … One Night Only
Tony Lo Bianco in THE LITTLE FLOWER
Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Main Street Youth Theatre
Hilton Head Island, SC (January 10, 2014) – Associate Producer Christopher Schembra has announced a one-night-only performance by veteran Broadway actor Tony Lo Bianco in THE LITTLE FLOWER. Lo Bianco’s award-winning portrayal of Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, three-time Mayor of New York City, is set in 1945 in La Guardia’s office on his final day in office. It offers a dramatic and historic look into the life and career of the beloved and flamboyant statesman.
The one-man, one-act play will be presented Thursday, March 6, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at the Main Street Youth Theatre on Hilton Head Island. All tickets are $50.00 (open seating) and may be purchased online at msyt.org or by calling the Main Street Youth Theatre Box Office at 843.689.6246. All attendees are invited to Meet Tony and Chris at a Champagne Reception following the performance.
Tony Lo Bianco has performed in starred in over 100 movies and plays including the Academy Award-winning film The French Connection opposite Gene Hackman, and the cult classic The Honeymoon Killers. Other film credits including Oliver Stone’s Nixon and 2011’s Kill the Irishman alongside Vincent D’Onofrio, Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken. On Broadway, Lo Bianco’s his memorable performance as Eddie in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge earned him a Tony Award nomination and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor. He won an Obie Award for Best Actor for the Off-Broadway production of Jonathan Reynolds’ Yanks-3, Detroit-0, Top of the 7th, among numerous other accomplishments. Visit tonylobianco.com for more information.
Christopher Schembra, a former islander, realized his interest in theatre with Don Hite and the Performing Arts Department at Hilton Head Preparatory School. He moved to New York City and has been working for the past two-and-a-half years with Lo Bianco and THE LITTLE FLOWER, off- Broadway and on tour in venues throughout the country.
Main Street Youth Theatre is located at 300 Main Street, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
A portion of The Little Flower proceeds will benefit the theatre. For information, contact Carol Schembra at 843.384.4910 or 843.785.2452 or cls3@hargray.com.
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“Tony Lo Bianco shows what made the man who ran the city from 1934-1945 so beloved.
There is no question that Mr. Lo Bianco has the skills to pull off a demanding solo performance. He is at his finest performance. Mr. Lo Bianco, who also directed and
wrote the material, has clout.”
-Anita Gates, the New York Times