{"id":2012198,"date":"2025-09-10T18:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2012198"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:46:11","slug":"the-love-boat-cast-reunites-for-ted-langes-off-broadway-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-love-boat-cast-reunites-for-ted-langes-off-broadway-play\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Love Boat&#8217; cast reunites for Ted Lange&#8217;s Off-Broadway play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F09%2F111097595.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It was a Pacific Princess party.<\/p>\n<p>The cast of \u201cThe Love Boat\u201d reunited to celebrate the opening night of Ted Lange\u2019s new Off-Broadway play, \u201cLady Patriot,\u201d in New York City on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Lange, 77, was joined by former co-stars Fred Grandy, 77, Bernie Kopell, 92, and Jill Whelan, 58, for the special event at\u00a0Theatre Row.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Love Boat\u201d stars Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, Ted Koppel and Jill Whelan reuniting at Theatre Row in NYC on Sept. 9, 2025.  <span class=\"credit\">Stephen Lovekin\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ted Lange, Lauren Tewes, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Gavin MacLeod and Jill Whelan on the set of \u201cThe Love Boat\u201d in 1986. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Besides writing and directing the Civil War-era play, Lange cast former \u201cLove Boat\u201d colleagues Grandy and Whelan in the production.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Lady Patriot,\u2019\u00a0which is based on a true story,\u00a0reveals an intimate look into the prejudices and patriotism of three ladies who lived during the Civil War: Varina Davis, Elizabeth Van Lew, and Mary Bowser,\u201d reads a press release about the show, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/article\/love-boat-stars-fred-grandy-ted-lange-jill-whelan-to-reunite-off-broadway-for-lady-patriot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playbill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the play, the inner sanctum of Confederate President Jefferson Davis has been breached. Information is leaking to the enemy, but who is the spy? No one is privy to this information except Jefferson\u2019s advisors, and they are beyond repute.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The cast of \u201cLady Patriot\u201d at the show\u2019s opening night on Sept. 9, 2025.  <span class=\"credit\">Stephen Lovekin\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ted Lange at the opening night of \u201cLady Patriot\u201d on Sept. 9, 2025.  <span class=\"credit\">Stephen Lovekin\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Running for a limited, 12-performance engagement from September 6 to 20, the \u201cLady Patriot\u201d cast is rounded out by Josie DiVincenzo,\u00a0Gordon Goodman, Chrystee Pharris, Derek Powell and\u00a0Count Stovall.<\/p>\n<p>Lange <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/article\/love-boat-stars-fred-grandy-ted-lange-jill-whelan-to-reunite-off-broadway-for-lady-patriot\">opened up about the production<\/a> and his decision to tackle a Civil War-era story when \u201cLady Patriot\u201d was first announced in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReading a book on the life of Elizabeth Van Lew, I happened upon the contribution of black slave, Mary Bowser, as a Union spy,\u201d he explained at the time. \u201cI added into the mix the plight of the Confederate first lady, Varina Davis. I soon realized I had a story about the patriotism of three different schools of thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ted Lange, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes,<br \/>\nGavin MacLeod and Fred Grandy in a promo shot for \u201cThe Love Boat.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, Gavin Macleod, Bernie Kopell and Lauren Tewes in \u201cThe Love Boat.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Aaron Spelling\/Love Boat\/Kobal \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former sitcom star, meanwhile, gushed about reconnecting with his former co-stars for the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI delight in working with my\u00a0\u2018Love Boat\u2019\u00a0cast mates Jill and Fred,\u201d Lange said. \u201cWe have artistic chemistry, and it is fun to see our love of theatre blossom on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Love Boat\u201d aired on ABC for an impressive nine seasons from September 1977 to May 1986.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ted Lange, Lauren Tewes, Jill Whelan, Gavin MacLeod, Fred Grandy and Bernie Kopell on the set of \u201cThe Love Boat\u201d in 1977. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Aaron Spelling Prods\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ted Lange as Isaac Washington on \u201cThe Love Boat\u201d in 1979. <span class=\"credit\">THA \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes, the romantic comedy-drama centered on Captain Merrill Stubing (Gavin MacLeod) and his crew <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2002\/10\/28\/tvs-love-boat-makes-its-last-cruise\/\">aboard the MS\u00a0Pacific Princess<\/a> cruise ship. MacLeod, who also appeared in \u201cThe Mary Tyler Moore Show,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/29\/the-love-boat-captain-gavin-macleod-dies-at-90\/\">passed away in May 2021<\/a> at the age of 90.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Lange as bartender Isaac Washington, Grandy as purser Burl \u201cGopher\u201d Smith, Kopell as doctor Adam \u201cDoc\u201d Bricker and Whelan as Vicki Stubing, the beloved sitcom went on to be nominated for several Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The cast of \u201cThe Love Boat\u201d receiving their plaque on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 10, 2018. <span class=\"credit\">Mike Nelson\/EPA-EFE \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ted Lange, Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Gavin MacLeod, Lauren Tewes and Jill Whelan on the set of \u201cThe Love Boat.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other cast regulars included Lauren Tewes (cruise director Julie McCoy), Ted McGinley (photographer Ashley \u201cAce\u201d Covington Evans) and Patricia Klous (Judy McCoy). Guest actors regularly appeared as passengers traveling on board the Pacific Princess.<\/p>\n<p>Following the final \u201cLady Patriot\u201d performance at Theatre Row on Sept. 20, the \u201cLove Boat\u201d cast will reunite once again for Princess Cruises\u2019\u00a0Love Boat\u00a0Celebration at Sea later this year, per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/lauren-tewes-and-charo-will-join-2025-love-boat-cruise-exclusive-11745593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lange, Grandy, Kopell and Whelan will be joined by Tewes for the seven-night sailing event, as well as recurring guest star\u00a0Charo, when the cruise departs from Galveston, Texas, on Nov. 16.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a Pacific Princess party. The cast of \u201cThe Love Boat\u201d reunited to celebrate the opening night of Ted Lange\u2019s new Off-Broadway play, \u201cLady Patriot,\u201d in New York City on Tuesday. Lange, 77, was joined by former co-stars Fred Grandy, 77, Bernie Kopell, 92, and Jill Whelan, 58, for the special event at\u00a0Theatre Row. 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