A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE's Liev Scheiber and Scarlett Johansson Chat Rehearsals with Time Out New York; New Photo Gallery Revealed

Tony Award-winner Liev Schreiber and Golden Globe nominee Scarlett Johansson of Broadway's upcoming A View From The Bridge, continue to prep for the opening of the revival of Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge.  After meeting the theatrical press last week, the pair sat down with Time Out New York to discuss the rehearsal process and their relationship.  

In an excerpt from the interview the pair reveal:

Does your director, Gregory Mosher, get you warmed up in rehearsal with goofy games?
Schreiber: We haven't had any of those silly actor games yet, except the other day when we went in the theater.

Did you have to, like, pretend to be a toaster?
Johansson: Not that silly. We had to say the alphabet in a very silly way. I loved those games as a kid. The whole idea is that you get uncomfortable and then you explore that discomfort and then you let go of it. Eventually.

Scarlett, are you dealing with discomfort being on Broadway for the first time?
Schreiber: I'm stunned by the level of security she seems to have. I really expected her to be a lot more scared. I mean, we've both been flipping out. Or at least I have.

Johansson: That's only my ignorant bliss. [Laughs] See, you guys know what's to come. I'm that idiot that you lead into the room, being like, "What's going on? What are you all so nervous about?"
Schreiber: I thought it had to be that. Or else that you'd been drinking. But you didn't smell like you'd been drinking.

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To access the complete photo gallery from their Time Out New York photo shoot, click here.

In A View From the Bridge, Arthur Miller's most passionate drama, Schreiber will play Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman obsessed with his 17-year-old niece Catherine, played by Scarlett Johansson in her Broadway debut. When Catherine falls in love with a newly arrived immigrant, Eddie's jealousy erupts in a rage that consumes him, his family, and his world.

Recently seen in Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Michael Cristofer will play the role of ‘Alfieri.' Recently seen in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, Santino Fontana and Jessica Hecht will play the roles of ‘Rodolfo' and ‘Beatrice,' respectively. Drama Desk nominee Corey Stoll (Intimate Apparel) will play the role of ‘Marco.' The production is directed by Gregory Mosher.

The creative team for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE will include John Lee Beatty (Scenic Design), Jane Greenwood (Costume Design), Peter Kaczorowski (Lighting Design), and Scott Lehrer (Sound Design).

A View From The Bridge is produced by Stuart Thompson and The Araca Group. Additional producers include Jeffrey Finn, Sonia Friedman, The Weinstein Company and Olympus Theatricals.

Performances begin Monday, December 28, 2009 at the Court Theatre, with an official opening on Sunday, January 24, 2010. The limited engagement will run for 14 weeks only.

For tickets and more information visit, www.AViewFromTheBridgeOnBroadway.com.