A New Play in Letters By Victor L. Cahn
Urban Stages Theater
EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 6!

Starring Tony-Award winner
James Naughton (APPREARING THROUGH March 9)
and his daughter Keira Naughton

Together On Stage For The Very First Time!
Victor Slezak (replacing Mr. Naughton March 11-March 25)
Paul Ben Victor (replacing Mr. Slezak March 27-Apr. 6)

Directed by T. L. Reilly
Original music composed by Sergei Dreznin
Production Design by Roman J. Tatarowicz
Stage Manager Mimi Craig
Publicity Brett Singer & Associates

"Cahn, Reilly, and the two Naughton's create beautiful music in Roses in December!!"
…Talkin' Broadway

"Victor L. Cahn is clearly a gifted writer!…James Naughton delivers a pitch-perfect performance. Keira Naughton's performance is a revelation of skilled acting!"
….Culturevulture.net

"It's easy to see Roses In December blossom into many productions! Thanks to the many amusing turns of phrase, T.L. Reilly's smooth direction and Naughton and Naughton's fit-like-a glove interaction the characters evolve into richly nuanced portraits" ... CurtainUp.com

"Roses in December stacks up well against A.R. Gurney's Love Letters… James Naughton gives a solid performance…Keira Naughton gives a winning performance…Roses in December could stay in bloom for quite some time!!"…Broadway.com

More reviews: New York Theatre; American Web

For Russian readers, see Friday, March 7th issue of Novoye Russkoye Slovo

Told entirely in letters that each character writes to the other (not unlike A. R. Gurney's seminal Love Letters), Victor L. Cahn's Roses In December is part mystery, part memoirs and part romance. A young PhD candidate named Carolyn has been assigned the task of recruiting famously reclusive author Joel Gordon to attend Alumni Weekend. Joel repeatedly declines, but Carolyn's tenacity engages them in a series of letters that deepens into a friendship revealing a secret from Gordon's past- it may bring to light who Carolyn's real father is.

The cast for Roses In December will be Tony Award-winning actor James Naughton and his daughter, actress and musicianKeira Naughton.

Mr. Naughton has been a busy man this season, directing Paul Newman in Our Town on Broadway, and appearing at the Café Carlyle later this year. Keira Naughton most recently appeared on Broadway last season in Dance Of Death starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren, among other Broadway and off-Broadway appearances. This will be the first time that the two have appeared on stage together. Mr. Naughton will appear in the play with his daughter until Sunday, March 9th only, at which time he will be replaced by Victor Slezak, who recently appeared on Broadway in The Graduate, as well as long-standing roles on the soap operas "Guiding Light" and "One Life To Live". Keira Naughton will continue on for the remaining two weeks of the run.

Original music written by composer and concert pianist, Sergei Dreznin> , adds a new dimention to the production. Set and lighting design will be by long-time Urban Stages’ collaborator Roman J. Tatarowicz.

Victor L. Cahn is currently teaching literature at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. His plays have been performed in New York and in regional theaters. In January his play Fit to Kill had its' world premiere at Curtain Call Theater in Latham, NY and received excellent reviews.