Up Close and Personal With "The King"
Playhouse 22's Black Box series continues this weekend.
The King is gone, but he’s not forgotten. At least not at Playhouse 22. Opening on Friday, March 11, and running through Sunday, March 20, Playhouse 22 presents “All the Kings Women” by New Jersey playwright Luigi Jannuzzi. The play, which will be performed Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m., is a series of vignettes, monologues, and short scenes about women moving in to, out of, and around the life of the King of Rock and Roll himself, Elvis Presley. Walter Placzek, the show’s director, felt the piece would be a perfect part of Playhouse 22’s “On the Edge” Black Box series, which presents lesser-known shows in a intimate fashion. “It’s a fast moving show,” said Placzek moments before Tuesday’s tech rehearsal. “I came …
