The Sopranos' Robert Funaro in Off Broadway Play -- The Lady Swims Today to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Aug. 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Robert Funaro star of the Off Broadway Play -- THE LADY SWIMS TODAY
 will preside over the closing bell.

 Robert Funaro will lead the cast of THE LADY SWIMS TODAY, a new play
 by H.G. Brown, directed by Stephen Sunderlin.  Off-Broadway
 performances begin Thursday, September 13 at the TADA Theatre, 15
 West 28 Street (between Fifth & Sixth Ave.)  The official opening
 night will be Sunday, September 23.  Featured in the cast are Kelli
 K. Barnett, Vivienne Leheny, Jack Rodgerson, Rob Sheridan, Gordon
 Silva, and Kate Udall.

 THE LADY SWIMS TODAY is set at the Carney Hook Marina Motel in the
 summer of 1984, where three desperate men are tempted to join the
 heist of a lifetime.  Eddie has a plan to steal two million dollars
 off a boat on the Chesapeake Bay and he needs a crew to pull it off.
 When these schemers and dreamers come up against three women with
 plans of their own, the course to a fortune is threatened by more
 than bad weather.  THE LADY SWIMS TODAY is a drama in the tradition
 of "Key Largo" and "The Petrified Forest," with film noir shadows and
 flashes of comedy.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite -- 4 Times Square -- 43rd & Broadway -- Broadcast
 Studio

 When:
 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 4 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Jim Randolph
 212-704-9894
 JIMRBEA@aol.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; 347.219.9539
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8 The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the closing bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.