Fisher taking one-woman show to Broadway

NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- Carrie Fisher is set to take her one-woman show "Wishful Drinking" to Broadway this fall, the Roundabout Theatre Company announced Thursday.

Fisher created and will perform the show, which will be directed by Tony Taccone. Alexander V. Nichols will provide scenic, lighting and projection design.

Previews begin Sept. 22, with an official opening night scheduled for Oct. 4 on Broadway at Studio 54.

"In 'Wishful Drinking,' Carrie Fisher recounts the true and intoxicating tale of her life as a Hollywood legend, told with the same wry wit she poured into bestsellers like 'Postcards from the Edge,'" the Roundabout said in a news release. "The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher became a cultural icon when she starred as Princess Leia in the first 'Star Wars' trilogy at 19 years old. Forever changed, Carrie's life did not stay picture perfect. Fisher is the life of the party in this uproarious and sobering look at her Hollywood hangover."

"Wishful Drinking" premiered in November 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles and enjoyed an extended engagement there through January 2007.

Since then, the show has also completed successful runs at a number of not-for-profit theater organizations around the United States.