Viagara Falls is a rare treat, a Broadway play with a Broadway cast and crew. This wonderful play about two old friends, a buxom call girl, and the miracle of a little blue pill is playing to sold out houses garnering standing ovations.
Viagara Falls
The show takes place entirely in the apartment of Charley Millhouse. It’s his 77th birthday, and this year he wants to do something special. He’s invited his best friend, Moe Crubbs, over to help celebrate with the help of a few call girls and some black market Viagra.
Your success is our business
Without question, the show is extremely funny, from both unexpected and time-tested jokes. That alone is reason to see it. But there is more to Viagara Falls than mere comedy. The show examines the importance of close friendships, the realization that emotions don’t diminish with age, and the idea that feeling wanted can be the difference between living and just existing. Packaged together, these ideas combine to form a wonderful, life-affirming message that speaks to every generation.
The show stars Lou Cutell as Charley, Bernie Koppell as Moe, and Teresa Ganzel as call girl Jacqueline Tempest. Broadway and television veteran Don Crichton directs, with costumes by the legendary Bob Mackie. All three performers have stage, television and film resumes that could choke a horse, and all are at the top of their game in this production.
About the cast
Lou Cuttell (Playrwright/Charley Milhouse) has been in "the business" since the age of 11 when he played in the off-Broadway production The Corn is Green, Omerta, and The Passion Play. He made his Broadway debut as the lead comic in the musical Young Abe Lincoln, leading to co-starring Broadway roles in the original company of Little Me, and City Center's revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. He penned and starred in the award-winning farce play, The Sicilian Bachelor. Lou is a graduate of UCLA and has appeared in over 76 movies. Some classics are The Wedding Crashers, The Odd Couple II, and Young Frankenstein. On television, Lou has been a guest in over 200 shows. Some you may have seen are Without A Trace, and Barney Miller, and most of you are sure to remember Lou on Seinfeld playing the proctologist Dr. Cooperman, aka The Assman.
Bernie Koppell (Moe Crubbs) is best know to television audiences for his roles Dr. Adam Bricker on The Love Boat, Siegfried on Get Smart, Jerry Bauman on Marlo Thomas' That Girl, Louie Pallucci on The Doris Day Show, and Alan-a-Dale on When Things Were Rotten. He's been starring on Television for over 50 years, his first big break was on The Jack Benny Show. Most recently he has appeared on NBC's My Name is Earl and Scrubs, The Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and USA's Monk. Kopell was seen in the 2008 film adaptation of Get Smart starring Steve Carell and Ann Hathaway. A native of Brooklyn, Bernie attended Erasmus High School and then NYU. When he was a kid Bernie, worked on 42nd Street and 6th Ave in his father's jewelry store. His father was convinced that outside the jewelry business, Bernie could never make a living.
TERESA GANZEL (Jacqueline Tempest) was thrilled to make her New York stage début in Viagara Falls. She is often recognized for her numerous guest appearances and sketch work with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Other favorite credits include Jackie Gleason's wife in The Toy, co-starring with Jim Carey in the TV series The Duck Factory, Bill Paxton's wife in the mini-series Fresno starring Carol Burnett, and opposite Jeff Goldblum in Transylvania 6-5000. She was a series regular in Teachers Only with Lynn Redgrave, Roxie with Andrea Martin, and The Dave Thomas Show. Teresa has guest starred on countless television shows including The Love Boat with Bernie Kopell, and portrayed show girl Shar Donay in the film Expecting Mary. She also enjoys an active voice-over career.
The trouble is Moe doesn’t want to participate ... And one of the call girls has gotten herself arrested ... And Charley has a terrible secret he’d rather not share ... The result is a heartwarming, deliciously entertaining play.
