WILL FERRELL made his Broadway debut in this show directed by ADAM McKAY, Ferrell’s longtime collaborator, and director of the comedy classics Anchorman, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and Step Brothers.

It’s time for a change in America, but not without a few parting words from the 43rd President of the United States. Don’t miss your chance to discover the man behind the myth, the truth behind the lies, and the logic behind the illogical in this limited Broadway event.

 “You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush” was produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and Steve Traxler the producing team behind the current August: Osage County and Speed-The-Plow, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions with Executive Producer Jessica Elbaum, and Brian Swibel, Ken Davenport, Ronald Frankel, Dede Harris, Ergo Entertainment,Tara Smith, James Stern, The Weinstein Company, and Barry Weisbord.   

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Category: Special, Comedy, Solo, Original, Broadway
1^st Preview Performance: January 20, 2009
Opening Night Performance: February 5, 2009
Final Performance: March 15, 2009
Total # of Performances: 46

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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Phillip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)

Produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Steve Traxler and Home Box Office, Inc.; Produced in association with Gary Sanchez Productions, Bat-Barry Productions, Ken Davenport, Ergo Entertainment, Ronald Frankel, Jon B. Platt, James D. Stern, The Weinstein Company, Tara Smith, B. Swibel, Dede Harris, Sharon Karmazin and Arny Granat; Associate Producer: Michael Filerman and Seth Traxler

Written by Will Ferrell

Directed by Adam McKay; Choreographed by Matt Williams

Scenic Design by Eugene Lee; Costume Design by Tom Broecker; Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt; Sound Design by Peter Fitzgerald; Video Design by Lisa Podgur Cuscuna and Chris Cronin; Wig Design by Bettie Rogers; Associate Scenic Design: Nick Francone; Associate Costume Design: Eric Justian; Associate Lighting Design: Jennifer Schriever

Executive Producer: Jessica Elbaum; General Manager: Stuart Thompson Productions and David Turner; Company Manager: Cassidy J. Briggs

Technical Supervisor: Hudson Theatrical Associates; Production Stage Manager: Charles Means; Stage Manager: Elizabeth Moloney

Flying Effects: Flying by Foy

General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates, Irene Gandy and Alana Karpoff; Casting: Telsey + Company; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Robert J. Saferstein

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WILL FERRELL (George W. Bush/writer) has come a long way since his days on Saturday Night Live, crossing over from television icon to motion picture star. Most recently, Ferrell reunited with John C. Reilly and longtime friend and collaborator, writer/director Adam McKay, to co-write and star in the comedy Step Brothers. His previous collaborations with McKay include Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, with co-stars John C. Reilly and Sacha Baron Cohen in 2006, and 2004’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. In 2006, Ferrell earned his second Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of IRS agent Harold Crick in Stranger Than Fiction for director Marc Forster. His other film credits include Zoolander, Elf, Melinda andMelinda, Blades of Glory, Bewitched, Old School, and the screen adaptation of The Producers, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He recently wrapped production on his next feature film, Land of the Lost, set to be released this June. Ferrell completed his seventh and final season on the legendary NBC late-night hit Saturday Night Live in 2002, having received two Emmy nominations in 2001 (Outstanding Individual Performance and Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program).  In 2007, Ferrell and McKay founded the video website Funnyordie.com, a comedy video website featuring exclusive material from a number of famous contributors, and its “Funny or Die Team”, which creates original material for the site.  Following their website success, Ferrell and2 McKay teamed together to open their own production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, which has supported the 2006 Sundance hit The Foot Fist Way, and iscurrently in production with a new dark comedy HBO series titled East Bound and Down. Raised in Irvine, California, Ferrell graduated from USC  with a degree in Sports Information. Soon after, he enrolled in acting classes and stand-up comedy workshops at a nearby community college before being asked to join the esteemed comedy/improv group “The Groundlings” after just one year of training.  It was at The Groundlings that Ferrell was discovered for Saturday Night Live, where he and McKay met and started on the same day.

MICHAEL DELANEY (Dr. Scott Blumeth) is a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, where he has directed, written and performed in countless shows including The Swarm, ASSSCAT, Gravid Water, The Stepfathers and Delaney & Dave’s Marooned and The Cadillac Of Nightmares. He has written for The Onion News Network, and is a regular performer on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. 

PATRICK FERRELL (Secret Service Operative) attended the University of Southern California, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of Cinema-Television. He has appeared in several feature films including Elf,as “security guard number one” in the Empire State Building, and A Night At The Roxbury, as “waiter number two” in the last club scene. Theater includes: Klondike and Snow, directed by Stephanie Mnookin, and RALPH, created by Mark Malkoff. He has also been a featured background player on Saturday Night Live.

PIA GLENN (Condoleezza Rice) is experiencing déjà vu returning to the Cort, having made her Broadway debut here as the leading lady in Kat and the Kings a decade ago. She’s also revisiting Condoleezza-land following her role in the web series Fun With War Crimes. Favorite credits: The Frogs (Virilla the Amazon), Man of LaMancha (Aldonza), Hair, ballroom show Burn the Floor, and Spamalot (original 1^st National Lady of the Lake). TV: Hannah Montana, Ally McBeal, Girls' Club, Strong Medicine, and Presidio Med.

ADAM MCKAY is a writer, director, and producer who has done the movies Anchorman, Talladega Nights and most recently, Step Brothers, which he co-wrote with Will Ferrell.  He is a former head writer of SNL and one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade. Other past credits include writing for Michael Moore's show “The Awful Truth.” Most recently he co-founded the comedy website Funny or Die and just finished producing the movie The Goods: The Don Ready Story. He is currently in production on a comedy show for HBO through his production company with Will Ferrell, Gary Sanchez Productions.

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