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Falcon Theatre presents

The Value of Names

Written by Jeffrey Sweet
Original Direction by
James Glossman
Falcon Staging by Dan Lauria

May 31 - June 24, 2007
Thu.-Sat. 8pm, Sun. 4pm

Tickets $25 - $37.50
$25 Tickets for Falcon Subscribers!

"CRITIC'S CHOICE" -Los Angeles Times

The Falcon Theatre presents a limited engagement of Jeffrey Sweet's poignant drama, The Value of Names, starring Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Jack Klugman (The Odd Couple, Quincy, M.E.), Tony-nominated Liz Larsen (Law & Order, Hairspray on Broadway) and Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years, JAG).

Benny Silverman (Jack Klugman) was an up-and-coming comedian before getting blacklisted at the height of the Red Scare when his name was given up by his best friend, Leo Gershen (Dan Lauria). Now, fifty years later, he must come to terms with his daughter Norma (Liz Larsen), an actress who wants to give up his name and, even worse, act in a play directed by his nemesis, Leo.

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"You may never see a finer cast…Liz Larsen is wonderful…Dan Lauria gives the performance of a lifetime!" -Upstage Magazine From left, Jack Klugman, Liz Larsen and Dan Lauria deadlocked in debate. Photo by Wesley Horton.
"The real value of names can be found in the person of Jack Klugman, who stars as an irascible retired comedian…" -VARIETY "Name calling" between Dan Lauria and Jack Klugman. Photo by Wesley Horton.
"Lauria is a commanding presence…Larsen nicely downplays her character…Yet it is Klugman who dominates the evening…an easeful and authoritative performer whose keen sense of timing is undiminished by time, Klugman is an abiding talent seen here at the heartening peak of craft." -Los Angeles Times "Name calling" between Dan Lauria and Jack Klugman. Photo by Wesley Horton.
"Jack Klugman is a joy to watch…Liz Larsen is engaging and delivers a wonderfully realized performance." -Trenton Times Liz Larsen and Jack Klugman share a tender moment gazing at the Pacific Ocean in The Value of Names. Photo by Wesley Horton.
"Klugman demonstrates that he still has his stage chops with his powerful turn as a victim of the Hollywood blacklist...the veteran actor wins over the audience with his gruff but utterly endearing presence" -Hollywood Reporter *"Names* remains searingly topical, a frank, funny treatment of ethical equivocation, moral relativism, and the dangers of untrammeled rationalization."** -Los Angeles Times Dan Lauria, Jack Klugman and Liz Larsen of The Value of Names. Photo by Wesley Horton.
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