Daddy Long Legs
The timeless fairy tale known as “Daddy Long Legs” enjoys a long and illustrious history in the annals of popular culture. Finding its origins as a 1912 novel by Jean Webster, this is the story of a wealthy American who becomes the mysterious benefactor of a vivacious young French woman, thus inspiring a correspondence that evolves into romance. The story has been realized in fanciful incarnations such as a classic, Oscar-nominated 1955 Cinemascope musical film starring Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron, Tony-nominated Broadway and off-Broadway productions, and other filmed adaptations–the first of which, starring Mary Pickford, premiered in 1919. On Sept 6-8, 13-15, 2024, Live Oak Theatre will present an exceptional production of a much-beloved classic featuring four Live Oak stars who will offer an original, one-of-a-kind interpretation of “Daddy Long Legs.”
Ben Staley and Adelle Rogers will perform “Daddy Long Legs” at Live Oak on Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m., and 7, 2:30 p.m., Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m., and 14, 7:30 p.m., Kaiden Rossiter and Gwyneth Mitten, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m., 8, 2:30 p.m., 14, 2:30 p.m., 15, 2:30 p.m.
