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LUCK, PLUCK AND VIRTUE Written and directed by James Lapine; inspired by "A Cool Million" by Nathanael West. Music composed by Allen Shawn and played by James Bassi; sets by Derek McLane; costumes by Laura Cunningham and Martin Pakledinaz; lighting by Donald Holder; sound by One Dream; fight choreography by B. H. Barry; special effects by Kelly Gleason; lyrics for "Merry State" and "Salvation" by Ellen Fitzhugh; general manager, David Topchik; production manager, Matthew Silver; production stage manager, Kelley Kirkpatrick. Presented by the Atlantic Theater Company, Neil Pepe, artistic director, and Joshua Lehrer, managing director. At 336 West 20th Street, Chelsea. WITH: Adrianne Krstansky (Show Girl and others), Chris Bauer (Kaplan and others), Steven Goldstein (Hoffman and others), Neil Patrick Harris (Lester Price), Marge Redmond (Mother), MacIntyre Dixon (Nathan Whipple), Elaina Davis (Betty Ferris), Siobhan Fallon (Vendor and others), Geoffrey Owens (Wellington and others) and Stephen Lee Anderson (the Rev. Shaye).