(Detroit – April 17) – Ernie, Mitch Albom’s smash hit play dedicated to Ernie Harwell, returns for its second season May 3rd at the City Theatre in Detroit, one block from Comerica Park, offering fans another season to remember “The Voice of Summer”. Will Young, who stars as the iconic Harwell, TJ Corbett, who plays the role of The Boy, Playwright Mitch Albom, and Director Tony Caselli, will all be present, and available for one-on-one interviews.
Says Will in reprising the lead role, “I am honored to be representing Ernie Harwell, whom I admired and listened to faithfully for many years as ‘The Voice of Tigers baseball’”.
Ernie is set on Ernie Harwell’s last night at Comerica, when the Hall of Fame broadcaster is about to give a moving thank you to a grateful city. Just before he walks onto the grassy field, he encounters an unusual boy who is eager to know all about him, coaxing Harwell to give one final broadcast- the “broadcast of his life”.
Having called Ernie a friend for 25 years, playwright Albom, the hugely successful author and playwright of Tuesdays with Morrie, says,
“Ernie’s story transcends sports. It’s a story of 20th century Americana and a love affair with baseball and a childhood sweetheart. Ernie went through the depression, World War II, the segregation of sports- he also called some of the grandest moments ever witnessed on a ball field. It’s an honor to bring such a rich character to the stage- especially for so many fans who loved him.”
Ernie premiered April 28, 2011, and over 30,000 people saw the play in its inaugural season.
