The iconic American president springs to life through the multiple Emmy-winning star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, and Roots.The marvelous, iconic American actor Ed Asner, whose celebrated career has been honored with seven Emmy Awards and five Golden Globes, returns to the stage in a solo performance as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the oft-beloved, oft-controversial leader many consider one of our greatest presidents.
Inspired by playwright Dory Schary’s Broadway hit Sunrise at Campobello – winner of four Tony Awards – FDR features a bravura performance by Asner as “that man in the White House” scorned by many and admired by most. Travel along with one of our most cherished actors as he takes you on a captivating journey through FDR’s White House years from the depths of the Great Depression through the president’s fabled “fireside chats,” Pearl Harbor, and World War II.