Photo Coverage: 'Die Mommie Die!' Opening Night

Charles Busch's acclaimed comedy Die Mommie Die! opened Off-Broadway premiere last night, October 21 at New World Stages (340 W. 50th St.). Produced by Daryl Roth and Bob Boyett, and directed by Carl Andress, Die Mommie Die! runs a limited Off-Broadway engagement through Sunday, February 17, 2008.

"A riotous comedy noir steeped in the glamour of 1960s Hollywood, Die Mommie Die! stars playwright Charles Busch as Angela Arden, a fallen pop diva trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. Desperate to find happiness with her younger lover, out-of-work TV actor Tony Parker, Angela gruesomely murders her husband with the aid of a poisoned suppository," state press materials. "In a plot that reflects Greek tragedy as well as Hollywood kitsch, Angela's manipulative daughter, Edith, convinces her 'emotionally disturbed' brother, Lance, that together they must avenge their father's death . by killing their mother!"

In addition to Busch, Die Mommie Die! stars Bob Ari, Chris Hoch, Ashley Morris, Kristine Nielsen and Van Hansis.

Performance Schedule: Tuesday - Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 7pm & 10pm; Sunday at 3pm & 7pm. Tickets are available at (212) 239-6200 or Telecharge.com�

Photos by Linda Lenzi

Chris Hoch (Tony Parker), Bob Ari (Sol Sussman) and Kristine Nielsen (Bootsie Carp)

Ashley Morris (Edith Sussman), Van Hansis (Lance Sussman) and Chris Hoch

Van Hansis, Charles Busch (Playwright/Angela Arden) and Chris Hoch

Chris Hoch, Charles Busch, Bob Ari and Kristine Nielsen

Chris Hoch, Charles Busch, Bob Ari

Chris Hoch, Charles Busch, Bob Ari and Kristine Nielsen

Charles Busch

Karen Ziemba

Joan Rivers

Carl Andress (Director)

Douglas Carter Beane

Anna Deveare Smith

Marian Seldes

Edward Hibbert and Jim Dale

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew and David Pittu

Van Hansis, Charles Busch and Ashley Morris

Kristine Nielsen�and Charles Busch

Van Hansis, Kristine Nielsen, Charles Busch, Chris Hoch and Ashley Morris

Bob Ari, Van Hansis, Kristine Nielsen, Charles Busch, Chris Hoch and Ashley Morris

Daryl Roth (Producer), Bob Ari, Ashley Morris, Charles Busch,
Van Hansis, Chris Hoch,�Carl�Andress�and�Kristine Nielsen

Daryl Roth, Bob Ari, Ashley Morris, Charles Busch,
Van Hansis, Chris Hoch,�Carl�Andress�and�Kristine Nielsen

Daryl Roth and Steven Roth

Daryl Roth, Charles Busch and Elyse Pasquale (Associate Producer)

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Jake Silberman, Elana Goode, Alexandra�Chando and Marnie Schulenberg

Jake Silberman, Elana Goode, Van Hansis, Alexandra�Chando and Marnie Schulenberg

Alexandra Chando, Jake Silberman and Elana Goode

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