Full Gallop
Full Gallop is a one-woman play[1] written by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson.[2] It tells the story of fashion icon Diana Vreeland and her return to New York City following a four-month escape to Paris after her public and scandalous firing from Vogue in 1971. It was first performed in 1993.[2]
Performance history
[edit]The play was first produced as a work in progress at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, New York in 1993 with Mary Louise Wilson as Diana Vreeland.[2] It had its world premiere in 1995 at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, with Wilson again as Vreeland.[2] She continued with the role in two New York City engagements, in 1995 at Manhattan Theatre Club and in 1996 at the Westside Theatre[2] directed by Nicholas Martin. Elizabeth Ashley portrayed Diana Vreeland in a West Coast staging in 1998.
Cherie Gil played Vreeland at the Carolos P. Romulo Theater in 2014.[3] Mercedes Ruehl played the role of Vreeland in 2015 at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.[4]
Patti LuPone will star in the show when it returns to Off-Broadway in January 2027 at Stage II. The first preview is January 8, and regular performances begin January 17.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Fashion Queen Diana Vreeland Lives Again Off-B'way". Playbill. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mark Hampton; Mary Louise Wilson (1997). Full Gallop. New York: Dramatists Play Service. ISBN 9780822215301. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cherie Gil, Our Meryl Streep". Manila Bulletin. 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Hebert, James (October 2, 2015). "Review: Ruehl commands role in 'Full Gallop'". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Paulson, Michael (September 16, 2026). "Patti LuPone Goes Full Diva as Vogue's Fearsome Vreeland". The New York Times.