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Controversial 'Stitching' Extends Off-Broadway; Ventimiglia Joins Cast

Playbill - Fri Jul 18, 2:25 PM ET

Popular demand has prompted a two-week extension of the U.S. premiere of Anthony Neilson's Stitching, the new dark play about a couple who play disturbing games. The Off-Broadway run at The Wild Project will now play to Aug. 2.

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