Spread Eagle

Commerce and heroism clash when a titan of American business orchestrates a U.S. invasion of Mexico. This long-lost 1927 Broadway melodrama by George S. Brooks and Walter Lister combines the crackling dialogue and riveting storytelling of The Front Page with the cynicism of Wag the Dog.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Edward Asner as Martin Henderson Kate Asner as Lois Henderson Raye Birk as Mike Riordan Sharon Gless as Rosalie Kent Colette Kilroy as Grace Rod McLachlan as Bill David Paul Murphy as Sentry/Father Estrella Mark Adair Rios as Peter/Manuel Fred Savage as Charles Parkman Luis Saguar as Ramon Angel de Castro/General Wagner Jamey Sheridan as Joe Cobb

Directed by James Glossman. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 1999.

© 2009 L.A. Theatre Works (Audiobook): 9781580816717

Release date

Audiobook: November 26, 2009