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War Paint
Book by Doug Wright
Music by Scott Frankel
Lyrics by Michael Korie
Directed by Michael Greif
Starts June 28, 2016 in the Albert Theatre
Two-time Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole star in a World Premiere musical about two business titans—and their infamous rivalry.
Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden defined beauty standards for the first half of the 20th Century. Brilliant innovators with humble roots, both were masters of self-invention who sacrificed everything to become the country’s first major female entrepreneurs. They were also fierce competitors, whose 50-year tug-of-war would give birth to an industry. From Fifth Avenue society to the halls of Congress, their remarkable rivalry was ruthless, relentless and legendary—pushing both women to build international empires in a world dominated by men. Patti LuPone (Evita, Gypsy) and Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens, 42nd Street go head-to-head in this World Premiere musical about two legendary ladies who forever changed the business of beauty from the acclaimed Broadway team of librettist Doug Wright (Grey Gardens, I Am My Own Wife, The Little Mermaid); composer Scott Frankel and lyricist Michael Korie (Grey Gardens, Far From Heaven); and director Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal, If/Then and Grey Gardens).
PRESS RELEASES
August 11, 2016 | War Paint is the Most Successful Musical in Goodman Theatre’s History
July 18, 2016 | War Paint Opens Tonight at Goodman Theatre
June 28, 2016 | Second and Final Extension Announced for War Paint
May 26, 2016 | Casting is Complete for War Paint
April 14, 2016 | John Dossett and Douglas Sills Join the Cast of War Paint
February 19, 2016 | Tony Award Winner Christopher Gattelli to Choreograph War Paint
November 12, 2015 | Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole to Star in World Premiere Musical
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Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole
Patti LuPone
Christine Ebersole
Scott Frankel
Christopher Gattelli
Doug Wright
John Dossett and Douglas Sills