One-man show to star actor Ed Asner
‘FDR’ coming to Rose State theater

BY SUSAN CLARK Comments 0

Published: October 27, 2009

EDMOND — Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner stars in the solo performance of "FDR,” at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 6 at the Rose State Performing Arts Theater.

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• For tickets, call the Civic Center box office at 297-2264.

• For a schedule of Broadway Tonight’s performances, go to www.uco.edu/broadway.

Asner’s portrayal of America’s 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is part of the University of Central Oklahoma’s Broadway Tonight series.

The show is based on Dore Schary’s "Sunrise at Campobello,” originally a Tony Award-winning Broadway production that opened in 1958 starring actor Ralph Bellamy.

"The show is a classic among Broadway dramas, did very well in New York, and is a show that is totally different from the type of Broadway shows we normally bring in,” said Broadway Tonight director Jon Finch.

The one-man show takes audiences through Roosevelt’s four terms in the White House, which include the Great Depression, the steps leading up to World War II, and the war years.

Best known for his character Lou Grant, who was first introduced on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in 1970, Asner has starred in a multitude of memorable acting roles on television, stage and film.

The show features Roosevelt’s fireside chats; his personal life with Eleanor; his courage to break the Neutrality Act; his handling of Congress to get the draft; and the Pearl Harbor controversy.

Susan Clark works with Broadway Tonight at UCO.

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