2027 Season
Driving Miss Daisy
October 20 - November 7, 2027
Pulitzer Prize Winner
by Alfred Uhry
Directed by Luke Yankee
Previews $49
Thu, Fri, Sat: $61
Sun: $64
Opening Night: $61
Dinner Package: $99
Subscribers Dinner Package: $52
Post-show talkback with the cast October 31!
A winner...gives off a warm glow of humane affirmation.
SUMMARY
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A Pulitzer Prize Winner Explores the unlikely friendship between a rich, sharp-tongued Jewish widow of 72 and her African American chauffeur in the Deep South just prior to the start of the civil rights movement. Unimpressed by his employer’s patronizing tone and what he believes is her latent prejudice, the two, nonetheless, slowly start to learn each other’s truths and build a relationship lasting 25 years. |
Alfred Uhry
Playwright
Alfred Uhry is the only playwright ever to win the Triple Crown: an Oscar, a Tony, and a Pulitzer Prize. He began his career as a lyric writer under contract to the late Frank Loesser. In that capacity he made his Broadway debut in 1968 with HERE'S WHERE I BELONG. He then wrote the book and lyrics for THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM and was nominated for a Tony Award. He followed that with five re-created musicals at the Goodspeed Opera House. In 1987 his first play, DRIVING MISS DAISY, opened at Playwrights Horizons Theatre in New York. It was subsequently moved to the John Houseman Theatre, where it ran for over 1300 performances. The play earned many awards, including the Outer Critics Circle Award and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. For the film version, he won an Academy Award and the film itself was voted Best Picture of the Year. Other films include "Mystic Pizza" and "Rich in Love." Mr. Uhry's second play, LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, which was commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, opened on Broadway in February 1997. It has been chosen Best Play by the American Theatre Critics Association, The Outer Critics Circle, and the Drama League, and the 1997 Tony Award. He worked on PARADE, a musical play about the Leo Frank case, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and directed by Harold Prince. His film projects include a new adaptation of "Dodsworth" for Time Warner, "Cut Flowers" for Miramax, and "Taft," commissioned by Morgan Freeman
Dinner Packages
Don't forget ICT's scrumptious dinner package!
For only $99 per person, you will receive a 3-course prix fixe dinner and a ticket to a production. Dinner and a show - does it get any better than that?
L'Opera Ristorante
Gladstone's Long Beach
Ticketing Policies and Information
Contact the box office
Tickets may be purchased online, but feel free to call or stop by to purchase your tickets too - we're happy to help! Call us at 562.436.4610 or visit the ICT Box Office, available Monday – Friday from 9:00AM through 5:00PM. You can also email us with inquiries at ict@ictlongbeach.org.
Group sales
We offer attractive discounts for groups of 10 or more individuals. Groups get a minimum of $10 off each individual ticket, so prepare to SAVE 20-41% off regular ticket prices. Awesome! (We know.) Student groups save even more! Good seats, personalized service, plus an opportunity to add a dinner package to your fun evening or afternoon on the town. Call or email Denis for more details at (562) 495-4595, extension 106 or denis@ictlongbeach.org
Discounts
Chamber Discount
All Chamber of Commerce members receive $5 off each ticket, limit 2 tickets.**Student and Senior Discounts
Full-time students 24 and under and seniors over the age of 65 get $5 off each ticket.**Please note that all discounts are only available in advance through the ICT Box Office. Discounts are not available in combination with any other offer. Other restrictions may apply. Special Offers do not apply to Season Subscription prices.
Theatre Location and parking
ICT in the Beverly O'Neill Theater
at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
330 East Seaside Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
(at intersection of S. Hart Place)Seating Chart
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