Clifford Odets: The Country Girl
The Country Girl is a play about an alcoholic actor attempting a comeback. Morgan Freeman stars as the down-on-his-luck performer, Frank Elgin, while Frances McDormand play his wife, Georgie. Peter Gallagher plays the role of the hotshot director, Bernie Dodd who offers Frank the chance to make a comeback.
Mike Nichols, director
Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman last appeared on Broadway in The Gospel at Colonus in 1988, and Academy Award-winner Frances McDormand last appeared on Broadway the same season in A Streetcar Named Desire. Peter Gallagher was last seen on Broadway in Noises Off in 2001 and was nominated for a Tony award for Long Day's Journey into Night.
The Country Girl Web Site
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