Thomas Kail-Helmed MAGIC/BIRD to Begin Previews on Broadway Feb. 27
Producers Fran Kirmser and Tony Ponturo Lombardi will next present MAGICBIRD on Broadway, reuniting with Tony-nominated director Thomas Kail Lombardi, In The Heights and Lombardi playwright and Oscar winner and Emmy Nominee Eric Simonson. The new play chronicles the intertwined life stories of two of the most influential figures in sports and pop culture of the past 25 years, basketball Hall of Famers Larry Bird and …