Tony Nominee John Tartaglia is the cast of 'Buyer & Cellar'

George Street Playhouse and Artistic Director David Saint have announced that New Jersey native John Tartaglia, from the original Broadway cast of "Avenue Q," as well as TV's "Sesame Street" and the Emmy Award - nominated "Johnny and the Sprites" will be appearing in New Brunswick as the sole cast member of "Buyer & Cellar," the fourth production of the New Brunswick theatre's current season. Mr. Tartaglia will take the fictional journey to the fictional version of Barbra Streisand's fictional basement beginning March 3 through March 29. Opening night is set for Friday, March 6. Mr. Saint helms the production.

"I am thrilled to welcome John to George Street, in this wonderful comedy by Jonathan Tolins," said Mr. Saint. "He has the perfect combination of comic timing and an innate likability that works so well for this character."

Tickets, starting at $28, are now on sale, as are flexible and affordable admission packages, through the George Street Playhouse Box Office, 732-246-7717 or the Playhouse website: www.GSPonline.org. George Street Playhouse is located at 9 Livingston Avenue, in the heart of New Brunswick's dynamic downtown, steps away from parking and dining for every palate and pocketbook. When planning your visit to George Street, check out GSPonline.org for parking and dining suggestions.

Taking Ms. Streisand's coffee table book "My Passion for Design" as its jumping off point, "Buyer & Cellar" is the fictional tale of an underemployed actor who becomes curator of her vast collection of costumes, dolls, clocks and other ephemera which is arranged as a shopping mall in the basement of her Malibu Beach compound (which is the focus of the book). In the course of his fictional employment, he becomes shopkeeper, confidant and drama coach to the famous actress. As the Associated Press remarked on the New York production: "Streisand won't likely be coming, but you should!"

Creating the world of the play are original Scenic Designer Andrew Boyce; lighting designer Christopher J. Bailey and Projection Designer Alex Koch. Casting is by Mc Corkle Casting, Pat McCorkle, Casting Director, Katja Zarolinski, Associate.

John Tartaglia might best be known as executive producer, creator and star of the 8-time Emmy nominated "Johnny and the Sprites," now airing worldwide. He himself received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Children's Series. He earned a Tony Award nomination for his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning musical, "Avenue Q," in which he originated the roles of Princeton and Rod.

Jonathan Tolins (Playwright) is the author of "Buyer & Cellar," which was named Best Unique Theatrical Experience by the Off-Broadway Alliance when it premiered at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Other plays include The "Twilight of the Golds" (Broadway, Booth Theatre), "If Memory Serves" (Promenade), "The Last Sunday in June" (Rattlestick, Century Center) and "Secrets of the Trade" (Primary Stages). A collection of his plays has been published by Grove/Atlantic.

David Saint is in his 17th season as Artistic Director of George Street Playhouse. In that time, he has directed 33 mainstage productions, most recently "Outside Mullingar," "Clever Little Lies" which is slated for its New York debut in 2015, "Good People," "Twelve Angry Men," "God of Carnage," "Creating Claire" and "Sylvia." His time here has been marked by collaborations with such artists as Keith Carradine, Tyne Daly, Rachel Dratch, Sandy Duncan, Boyd Gaines, A.R. Gurney, Uta Hagen, Jack Klugman, Dan Lauria, Kathleen Marshall, Elaine May, Anne Meara, David Hyde Pierce, Chita Rivera, Paul Rudd, Stephen Sondheim, Marlo Thomas, Eli Wallach and many others, including a remarkable partnership with Arthur Laurents.

"Buyer & Cellar"
By Jonathan Tolins
Directed by David Saint
With John Tartaglia

George Street Playhouse � 9 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
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