Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in association with
David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Cineworld has announced the full Broadway company for Kneehigh Theatre's production of Noël Coward's Brief Encounter, adapted and directed by Emma Rice.
The cast will include Joseph Alessi (Albert/Fred), Dorothy Atkinson (Beryl), Damon Daunno (Bill/Bobbie), Gabriel Ebert (Stanley), Edward Jay (Musician), Annette McLaughlin (Myrtle), Adam Pleeth (Musician), Tristan Sturrock (Alec), Hannah Yelland (Laura).
Brief Encounter will begin previews on Friday, September 10th, 2010 and open officially Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street).
This will be a limited engagement through December 5, 2010.
Brief Encounter is an imaginative new work that combines elements of Noël Coward's beloved screenplay, and the one act play on which it was based, with song, dance and Technicolor displays of emotion.
This breakout hit from London's Kneehigh Theatre played a sold out run at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY and has also played critically acclaimed engagements at ACT and the Guthrie Theater.
The design team includes Neil Murray (Sets & Costumes), Malcolm Rippeth (Lights), Simon Baker (Sound) and Gemma Carrington & Jon Driscoll (Projection).
Roundabout's history with Noël Coward includes the production of Present Laughter (2010) with Victor Garber and Design for Living (2001) with Alan Cumming, Jennifer Ehle and Dominic West.
Beginning Monday, July 19th, tickets will be available exclusively to American Express® Cardmembers at www.roundabouttheatre.org, by phone at (212) 719-1300, or at the Studio 54 Box Office (254 West 54th Street).
Public on-sale begins Friday, July 30th by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the Studio 54 Box Office (254 West 54th Street). To become a Roundabout subscriber visit www.roundabouttheatre.org or call Roundabout Ticket Services (212)719-1300. Ticket prices range from $37.00-127.00.
Brief Encounter will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.
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JOSEPH ALESSI (Albert/Fred). Joe has worked extensively in theatre since leaving LAMDA in 1990. Recent credits include: Assassins (Union Theatre, London), Kneehigh's Brief Encounter (UK/USA tour), Tartuffe (Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse and Rose Theatre, Kingston), Privates On Parade (West Yorkshire Playhouse & Birmingham Rep), Dick Whittington & His Cat (Salisbury Playhouse), The Tempest, Anthony & Cleopatra & Julius Caesar (RSC & Novello Theatre, London), The Drowsy Chaperone (Novello Theatre, London), The Postman Always Rings Twice featuring Val Kilmer (Playhouse Theatre, London), The Play What I Wrote (UK tour), The Io Passion (Almeida Theatre, London and The Aldeburgh Festival), Light (Complicite, tour and Almeida Theatre, London), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Regents Park, London), The Colour of Justice (Tricycle Theatre, London), Animal Crackers (Royal Exchange and UK tour), Laughter On The 23rd Floor featuring Gene Wilder (Queens Theatre, London). Joe was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of Chico Marx in Animal Crackers.
