3-Time Tony Award Nominee To Star In Two River Theater Production

RED BANK, NJ — A three-time Tony Award nominee is set to perform in Two River Theater’s one-week-only production of “The Good Thief.”

Set to run from Feb. 4 to Feb. 7 in the Victoria J. Mastrobuono Library, Christopher Fitzgerald will take the stage in the play’s title role, as audiences follow the gripping confession of a small-time Irish gangster on the run.

The play is directed by Artistic Director Justin Waldman, who will be making his Two River directorial debut, and written by Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson, who The New York Times has praised as “the finest playwright of his generation.”

“Opportunities like this are exceedingly rare,” Waldman said. “A renowned performer, a tour-de-force role, a singular, unfiltered setting – this is Theater bliss!"

"To see Broadway and Two River-favorite Christopher Fitzgerald spin a tale of botched crime traversing the rainy Irish countryside, mere feet away from the audience…?" Waldman continued. "You’ve got to catch this!”

In addition to being a three-time Tony Award nominee, Fitzgerald is also a five-time Drama Desk Award nominee, with two wins.

He last appeared at Two River Theater in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”(2015), directed by his wife, Jessica Stone, and most recently starred in the Encores! production of “Urinetown” and the Broadway revival of “Spamalot.”

Fitzgerald earned a Tony Award nomination and won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for his performance as Ogie in "Waitress" and was previously Tony Award-nominated for “Young Frankenstein” and “Finian’s Rainbow,” also earning a Drama Desk Award.

On Broadway, Fitzgerald originated the role of Boq in “Wicked” and appeared in “An Act of God, The Merchant of Venice” opposite Al Pacino, “Amour” (Drama Desk nomination), and the revivals of “Company” and “Chicago.”

Fitzgerald’s Off-Broadway and regional credits include “Saturday Night” (The Second Stage Theater), “The Cripple of Inishmaan” (The Public Theater), “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), “Minsky’s” (Ahmanson Theatre), and “Barnum” (Chichester Festival Theatre).

He also spent fifteen seasons with Williamstown Theatre Festival, appearing in “June Moon,” “Where’s Charley,” and “Dead End,” among others.

In film and TV, Fitzgerald can be seen in “Girl Most Likely,” “Let Them All Talk,” “Happy!,” “Godless,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and “Elsbeth.”

Tickets for “The Good Thief” are on sale now, with only 35 seats per performance. To learn more or purchase tickets, you can click here.