Eddie Izzard Brings Surreal Humor to Philadelphia at Academy of Music,
March 11, 2008
Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard, adored by fans and critics alike for his lightening quick wit and surreal humor, starts the largest comedy tour of his career with a stop in Philadelphia at the Academy of Music May 5-7, 2008.
Tickets go on sale beginning Sunday, March 16, 2008 and are priced at $45-$65. Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-731-3333, online at kimmelcenter.org/broadway, at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Streets (open daily 10am to 6pm) or at the Academy of Music box office, Broad & Locust Streets (during performances only).
Performances include: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings (May 5-7) at 8 pm.
Eddie Izzard’s new one man show, fittingly titled Stripped, will hit North America this spring with performances in 34 cities. Critics have described Izzard as everything from the "funniest man in pretty much all of the known universe," to "a human search engine," to "a surrealist maestro of historical and scientific trivia," and "a one-man Monty Python crew."
Izzard won acclaim in the U.S. with his first one man show, Dress to Kill, which debuted on HBO and won two Emmy Awards. His last record breaking tour, Sexie, sold out in 15 cities, including a week at New York’s City Center and a week at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. Between tours, Izzard has earned rave reviews for his acting talent, as seen on television in the hit FX series "The Riches"; on the big screen in Steven Soderbergh’s "Oceans 13"; and on Broadway, where he starred in the acclaimed revival of A Day In the Death of Joe Egg, for which he received a Tony® nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance.
"Eddie Izzard is undoubtedly seductive, but his brand of seduction aims directly at the head, not below the belt….And unlike most comedians Izzard attacks neither the audience nor himself, instead he creates the illusion that he is letting you eavesdrop on an infinite internal dialogue, and when the show ends, you can’t quite accept that the conversation is over. He is miraculous, deliriously, dizzyingly, exhaustingly, catch your breath funny!" –New York Times
The 2007-08 Cadillac Broadway Series marks the first full season of cooperation between Kimmel Center, Inc. and Shubert Organization, Inc., where theatrical presentations in Philadelphia will be presented at the Academy of Music and the Forrest Theatre.
In addition to Eddie Izzard, the 2007-08 season includes: Annie (March 21-23); Hairspray (May 2-4); Gypsy (May 9-11); David Copperfield: An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion (May 16-17); Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple (June 17-July 13); Mamma Mia! (July 15-27); and Monty Python’s SPAMALOT (August 14-31).
All performances of the Cadillac Broadway Series are supported by Cadillac, CITI, Target, WPVI-TV 6, The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Cadillac Broadway Series.
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