This weekend a treat is in store for those who loved reading Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays With Morrie.” Audiences will be entertained with the on-stage adaptation of Albom’s bestselling book at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta tonight through Sunday.

Harold Gould and Dominic Fumusa arrive in Atlanta in the Jeffrey Hatcher/Mitch Albom dramatization of Albom’s runaway bestseller. The national tour was launched at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in September to critical acclaim, and the show will be the second production of the five-show subscription series of Broadway In Atlanta. Directed by Michael Montel, “Tuesdays With Morrie” is wrapping up a limited one-week engagement.

Albom’s book, “Tuesdays With Morrie,” became a major hit when it was first published in 1997 and was on The New York Times Hardcover Best Seller list 205 weeks. Having since been published in 31 languages in 36 countries, the book remains at number #9 after 139 weeks on The New York Times Paperback Best Seller list.

“Tuesdays With Morrie” is the heartwarming and profoundly moving recounting of the relationship between award-winning sportswriter Mitch Albom and his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz who has been stricken with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). After years without contact, Albom recalled a forgotten promise to stay in touch and, as he once did as a student, reclaimed his visits with Morrie every Tuesday.

In the stage adaptation, the role of the gentle, aging college professor who once loved to dance with the same passion he had for teaching his students, is played by Harold Gould. Gould brings the brilliant craftsmanship which has defined his performances since he first hit New York winning an Obie Award for the Off-Broadway production of “Difficulty Of Concentration.” From that point on, Gould’s career went non-stop making his first film “Two for the Seesaw” in 1962, with such memorable feature follow-ups as “The Sting,” Woody Allen’s “Love and Death,” and Mel Brooks’ “Silent Movie.” Gould has recently been seen on the big screen as Grandpa in Disney’s remake of “Freaky Friday” with Jamie Lee Curtis.

Dominic Fumusa, most recently of Broadway’s “Wait Until Dark” opposite Marisa Tomei and of the Roundabout Theatre’s “A Flea In Her Ear,” will be seen in the role of author/journalist Mitch Albom. An alumnus of the Off-Broadway production of Joe Mantello’s “Take Me Out,” Fumusa will be coming direct from New York’s 42nd Street Theater Row where he has been starring as Vince in “Tape,” a role written for him by Stephen Belber. On television, Fumusa guest starred in “Sex and the City,” “The Sopranos,” “Law and Order,” and “Law and Order: SVU.” The voice of Doberman in the film of the same name, he was also seen in the role of Waldo Hernandez opposite Heather Graham in the film “The Guru.”

The Atlanta engagement of “Tuesdays With Morrie” is presented by arrangement with Broadway In Atlanta. Broadway In Atlanta presents Broadway productions in Atlanta as a member of Broadway Across America under the direction of Live Nation. Tickets to this production range from $14 to $36 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 404-817-8700 or in person at The Fox Theatre box office, 660 Peachtree Street. Tickets are also available through TicketMaster outlets. Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling 404-881-2000.

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