Vince Lombardi Broadway Opening Night 10-21-2010 Cast Gift Whistle & Playbill

Description: Vince Lombardi Broadway Opening Night 10-21-2010 Cast Gift Whistle Opening Night 10-21-2010 Playbill (Included) RARE OPENING NIGHT CAST GIVEAWAY - How many could have been made 50??? Lombardi Lombardi is a play by Eric Simonson, based on the book When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss. Lombardi Original Broadway windowcard Written by Eric Simonson Characters Vince Lombardi Marie Lombardi Michael McCormick Paul Hornung Dave Robinson Jim Taylor Place premiered Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City The play follows Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi through a week in the 1965 NFL season as he attempts to lead his team to the championship. (The Packers won the NFL championship that year, which would be the last season before the introduction of the Super Bowl.) A "Look Magazine" reporter, Michael McCormick, wants to "find out what makes Lombardi win". However, players on the team refuse to be interviewed, wary of giving up information. He goes instead to Lombardi's wife, Marie, for answers. Meanwhile, in a flashback, Lombardi frets over his lack of promotion and contemplates quitting football. His wife reveals that the family had an emotional move to Green Bay, Wisconsin when Lombardi joined the Packers. Lombardi ends up yelling at Michael in front of the team, prompting both to storm off. Linebacker and place kicker Dave Robinson comforts Michael at a local bar, sharing stories about his initial impressions of the coach, the "honor of being barked at" by Lombardi, and the equality established on the team. After more positive insight from running back, option quarterback and kicker Paul Hornung and fullback Jim Taylor, Michael decides to attend the next game. As he narrates what happened at the game, the Packers win. After he writes his news story, Michael reveals to Lombardi that he is quitting "Look Magazine" to form his own publishing company. Lombardi congratulates him on his move to independence and celebrates the win with Michael and Marie. Michael realizes that Lombardi is "the most imperfect, perfect man" he ever met. Original Broadway cast Dan Lauria as Vince Lombardi Judith Light as Marie Lombardi Keith Nobbs as Michael McCormick Bill Dawes as Paul Hornung Robert Christopher Riley as Dave Robinson Chris Sullivan as Jim Taylor History and background The Broadway production of Lombardi was conceived by Fran Kirmser and produced by Kirmser and Tony Ponturo. Kirmser and Ponturo met with David Maraniss to base the play on his book When Pride Still Mattered. Maraniss introduced Kirmser and Ponturo to Eric Simonson who was them contracted to write the original play. Simonson created an earlier version of the play entitled Lombardi: The Only Thing, which was produced in 2007 by the Madison Repertory Theatre at the Overture Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The play then had a successful run at the Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee in 2008. After some interest surfaced in a Lombardi play for Broadway, Simonson "developed an entirely new play leaving only one five-minute scene from the original script." Productions Great Barrington (2010) The production had a pre-Broadway tryout at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, playing from July 22 to July 28, 2010. The production featured Dan Lauria and Judith Light as Vince and Marie Lombardi, respectively. Broadway (2010–2011) Lombardi officially premiered on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre on October 21, 2010, after previews beginning on September 23. The creative team includes direction by Thomas Kail, sets by David Korins, costumes by Paul Tazewell, and lighting by Howell Binkley. This production is being produced by Tony Ponturo and Fran Kirmser. Lombardi closed on May 22, 2011, after 30 previews and 244 performances. Due to the Packers winning Super Bowl XLV in 2011, their fourth Super Bowl but their second since Lombardi was head coach, the show's producers were "hoping for a halo effect at the box office.” Patrick Healy wrote in The New York Times: "The Packers’ victory on Sunday lent "Lombardi" plenty of visibility before and after the Fox broadcast of the game. One FOX commentator, Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long, who had seen the play, talked up the play before kickoff and during the postgame show he said, 'I think Lombardi the play just got an extension on Broadway.' " Healy also wrote that the show had not recouped its $3 million investment, and while producer Tony Ponturo said that the show was scheduled to run until June 19, 2011, it ended its run early. Producers would not comment on whether or not the play had earned back its production budget. The original Broadway cast included Dan Lauria as Vince Lombardi, Judith Light as Marie Lombardi, Keith Nobbs as Michael McCormick, Bill Dawes as Paul Hornung, Robert Christopher Riley as Dave Robinson, and Chris Sullivan as Jim Taylor. Light was nominated for a 2011 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Lombardi. Milwaukee (2011) The regional premiere of Lombardi began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. The production starred Lee E. Ernst as Vince Lombardi and ran from October 11, 2011 to November 13, 2011. Simonson said in a statement, "I grew up in Wisconsin, so [Lombardi] was always a part of the ether. When I started doing a play on him, it was not just to recount a famous man's life story, it was really to find out and unearth the reasons why this man was famous. He's a fully dimensional man, a complicated man, more complex than people realize.” Fish Creek (2012) Lombardi continued its professional run in Wisconsin at Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek (Door County) September 5, 2012, to October 14, 2012. Fish Creek, Wisconsin, is 70 miles north of Green Bay. Vince Lombardi Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Lombardi is considered by many to be among the greatest coaches and leaders in American sports.[1] He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls at the conclusion of the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons. Vince Lombardi Born: June 11, 1913 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died: September 3, 1970 (aged 57) Washington, D.C., U.S. Career information High school: St. Francis Prep College: Fordham Undrafted: 1937 Career history As a player: Wilmington Clippers (1937) Brooklyn Eagles (1938) As a coach: Salesianum School (1937) Assistant St. Cecilia HS (NJ) (1939–1941) Assistant St. Cecilia HS (NJ) (1942–1946) Head coach Fordham (1947–1948) Assistant Army (1949–1953) Assistant New York Giants (1954–1958) Offensive coordinator Green Bay Packers (1959–1967) Head coach & general manager Washington Redskins (1969) Head coach & executive vice president Career highlights and awards 2× Super Bowl champion (I, II) 5× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967) 2× NFL Coach of the Year (1959, 1961) NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team NFF Distinguished American Award (1970) Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Washington Redskins Ring of Fame Career NFL statistics Win–loss record: 96–34–6 Winning percentage: 73.8% Playoff record: 9–1 Overall record: 105–35–6 Coaching stats at PFR Executive profile at PFR Pro Football Hall of Fame Lombardi began his coaching career as an assistant and later as head coach at St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, New Jersey. He was assistant coach at Fordham University where he coached with Jim Lansing. He also coached for the United States Military Academy and the New York Giants before serving as head coach and general manager for the Packers from 1959 to 1967 and the Washington Redskins from 1969 until dying from cancer during the 1970 preseason. Lombardi never had a losing season as head coach in the NFL, compiling a regular-season winning percentage of 73.8% (96–34–6) and 90% (9–1) in the postseason for an overall record of 105 wins, 35 losses and 6 ties in the NFL.[2] He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the NFL Super Bowl trophy was named in his honor.

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