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Webb Communications Hosts "An Evening
With The Playwrights" Featuring Broadway Playwrights Mario
Fratti and Rupert Holmes
New York, NY -- October 20, 2003 -- Webb Communications
recently hosted a very unique "Evening With The Playwrights."
The landmark theater district restaurant Trattoria Dopo Teatro was
the scene of this delightful and entertaining night on October 20th
as Broadway playwrights Mario Fratti and Rupert Holmes took the
stage, charming an audience of 100+ actors, writers, business executives,
and fans. The two veteran playwrights shared anecdotes about their
diverse careers on Broadway and beyond.
Notes: (1) Click photos for larger view; (2) Photo Credits: StevenBollman,
photo@Stevenbollman.com
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| 1. Rupert Holmes
and Mario Fratti. |
| 2. Rupert Holmes
addressing the invited guests at Trattoria Dopo Teatro. |
| 3. Mario Fratti speaks
about his career as a playwright, sharing one of his secrets:
"Always write the ending first." |
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4. Rupert Holmes
chats with the cast of "The Mystery of Edwin
Drood" (The Gallery Players of Park Slope,
Brooklyn).
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| 5. Mario Fratti with
his daughter, theater director Valentina Fratti. |
| 6. The "after-party"
in Trattoria Dopo Teatro's Secret Garden. |
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| 7. Rupert Holmes
and Mario Fratti applaud their audience. |
8. The audience of
100+ guests were delighted by the jokes, anecdotes, songs, and
stories told by two of the distinguished Playwrights.
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| 9. A standing ovation. |
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10. Steven Collins
of Webb Communications greets theater director Valentina Fratti,
daughter of Mario Fratti.
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11. The two playwrights
with Emilio Barletta, the owner of Trattoria Dopo Teatro, Zanzibar,
and Cascina Ristorante.
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| 12. Mario Fratti
with Joe and Suzanne Aquino. |
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| 13-15 Mario Fratti
signs copies of the Playbill for his Broadway hit "Nine"
and chats with guests at the after-party. |
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16. Rupert Holmes
entertains the crowd by playing the piano while recounting how
he developed the lyrics for "Escape--The Piña
Colada Song."
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17. Rupert Holmes
signing copies of his recently published novel "Where
The Truth Lies."
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| 18. Rupert Holmes
recalls his serendipitons meeting with theater icon Joseph Papp
and how he pictured his unique idea for "The
Mystery of Edwin Drood" to Papp and his wife
Gail Merrifield. |
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