Surviving Mommie Dearest with Cristina Crawford in New York for a limited Engagement!
CHRISTINA CRAWFORD
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SURVIVING MOMMIE DEAREST
BEST SELLING AUTHOR WHO SHOCKED THE WORLD WITH THE FIRST CELEBRITY
TELL-ALL WILL STAR IN AN INSPIRATIONAL NEW OFF-BROADWAY PRODUCTION
ABOUT SURVIVAL & HER TURBULENT RELATIONSHIP WITH
MOVIE LEGEND MOTHER JOAN CRAWFORD
LIMITED RUN!
MOTHER’S DAY WEEK MAY 8th -12th
AT THE SNAPPLE THEATER CENTER
Mommie Dearest Inc. in association with Producer Jerry Rosenberg have announced dates for the New York premiere of SURVIVING MOMMIE DEAREST an empowering and inspirational new production starring Christina Crawford – actress, activist and author of the 1978 best-selling autobiographical book “Mommie Dearest.”
The show features an award–winning bio-pic documentary covering
100 years of show-biz history and details the turbulent relationship
between Christina and her movie legend mother, Joan Crawford. Complete
with film clips and footage from forgotten 1940’s home movies, SURVIVING MOMMIE DEAREST is
slated for a limited run of 5 performances, during the week of Mother’s
Day and will run off-Broadway at the Snapple Theater Center in
Manhattan.
In addition to the Hollywood glitz and glamour of SURVIVING MOMMIE DEAREST,
Ms. Crawford who wrote and narrates the documentary, recounts the abuse
that she endured in her life, discusses her road to recovery, takes
questions from the audience and closes the 90 minute show with a book
signing.
Christina
Crawford’s memoir, “Mommie Dearest” created a worldwide sensation and
was published in seven foreign languages. Since then, she has written: Black Widow (a novel), Survivor, No Safe Place and Daughters of the Inquisition, in addition to publishing first the 20th Anniversary and then the 30th Anniversary
Editions of “Mommie Dearest”, with updates and some revisions. The film
of the same name was released in 1981 but without her participation in
production or final approval. She has not received any royalty payments
in the 30 years since the film was released.
Born in
Hollywood, California and adopted by film star Joan Crawford, Christina
Crawford was the focus of movie magazine photo shoots, press conference
interviews and studio publicity.
Since 1993, she has lived on over 100 acres in Northern
Idaho where she initially owned a successful country inn, worked seven
years as entertainment manager for the Coeur D’Alene Casino and produced
her own regional weekly TV show that won three Telly Awards. She also
served one term as County Commissioner. Christina is co-owner of the
production “Surviving Mommie Dearest” which she wrote, co-directed and
in which she currently stars.
She
has served as appointed Commissioner on the first Lost Angeles County
Commission for Childrens Services and has been given awards from the
Illinois Governor, the California Attorney General and the United States
Dept. of Children and Family Services for her work on behalf of public
awareness regarding child abuse & family violence prevention.
Performances of SURVIVING MOMMIE DEAREST are on May 8-9th at 8PM, May 10-11th at 5PM and Sunday, May 12th at 12PM.
Tickets for SURVIVNG MOMMIE DEAREST are $40 for premium seats; and $25 and are available at the Snapple Theater Center box office at 212-921-7862.
The Snapple Theater Center is located at 1627 Broadway / 210 W. 50th St. near the corner of 50th Street and Broadway with two entrances, one on Broadway (stairs only) and one around the corner with an elevator.
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