FERNDALE –
What happens when a has-been playwright's protege comes up with a new play that's good enough to kill for? Find out when Who Wants Cake? presents Ira Levin's classic comedic-thriller "Deathtrap." Opening Jan. 9 and playing for an exclusive four-week engagement ending on Feb. 2, "Deathtrap" will kick off the new year at Ferndale's popular Ringwald Theatre.
Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell that has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break occurs when he receives a script from a student – a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. "Deathtrap" is a devilishly funny game of cat and mouse, where everyone wants to be a success and no one is willing to take no for an answer.
They try everything from psychics to Houdini's handcuffs in order to come out on top, with the perfect play in their greedy, bloodstained hands. Murder has never been so much fun! Ira Levin wrote his first novel, "A Kiss Before Dying," when he was 22 years old. Levin's crowning achievement as a playwright, however, is the comedy-thriller "Deathtrap," which is still the longest-running mystery ever to play on Broadway. The play was awarded an "Edgar" by the Mystery Writers of America.
Levin is also well-known for his novels: "Rosemary's Baby," "The Stepford Wives" and "The Boys From Brazil." All of these novels, as well as "Deathtrap," were turned into successful movies.
In 1982, "Deathtrap" was made into a film starring Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve. Who Wants Cake? opened the doors to their resident home, The Ringwald, in May 2007 with "Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy." Quickly, The Ringwald became a mainstay of Detroit's theater community. Their first season offered up slice after slice of successful shows including "Southern Baptist Sissies," "Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical," "Bug" and "The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode." Who Wants Cake? was named the 2008 Best Theatre Group in Channel 4's Vote 4 The Best contest.
Tickets for "Deathtrap" are $20 for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances, $15 for 3 p.m. Sunday matinees and 8 p.m. Monday performances are half-off normal ticket price at $10 a ticket. The first Sunday performance at 3 p.m. Jan. 11 will be "pay-what-you-can." Reservations may be made by phone at 248-545-5545 or online at http://www.WhoWantsCakeTheatre.com. The box-office opens 45 minutes before performances.
A dangerous game at The Ringwald
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