So Help Me God! Revival 2009

Opened: December 7, 2009
Closing: December 20, 2009

So Help Me God! - 2009 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Lucille Lortel Theatre
121 Christopher St (between Hudson & Bleeker Sts) New York, NY 10014

So Help Me God! is an uproarious backstage farce brimming with biting satire and delicious characters.



Kristen Johnston, two-time Emmy Award winner for her performance in Third Rock from the Sun will perform the role of Lily in So Help Me God, a fabulous dramatic diva who must fend off a challenge from her ambitious but naïve understudy. Maurine Dallas Watkins's play was written 20 years before All About Eve. So Help Me God! will be directed by Martin Platt.


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So Help Me God! - 2009 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress in a Play Kristen Johnston
2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design Clint Ramos
2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director of a Play Jonathan Bank
2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival of a Play (tie) So Help Me God!

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