Rehearsals have begun for the acclaimed new production of Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA, directed by five-time Tony Award nominee David Leveaux. The production will start previews Friday, February 25 and open Thursday, March 17 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street).
The complete Broadway cast will feature: Margaret Colin, Billy Crudup, Raúl Esparza, Glenn Fleshler, Grace Gummer, Edward James Hyland, Byron Jennings, Bel Powley, Tom Riley, Noah Robbins, David Turner and Lia Williams.
The creative team for ARCADIA includes:
Hildegard Bechtler (set),
Gregory Gale (costumes),
Donald Holder (lighting),
David Van Tieghem (sound),
Corin Buckeridge (music), and
Jodi Moccia (choreography).
Tom Stoppard's "dazzling masterpiece, a piece of theatrical heaven" (The Daily Telegraph), will return to New York this spring for a limited engagement on Broadway from the West End where this production became an instant sold out hit in 2009 and was deemed "Stoppard's most brilliant play" (The Observer), "one of the most exquisite plays of the 20th century" (The Independent), and "sexy, sophisticated, and killingly funny." (The Evening Standard).
ARCADIA is produced on Broadway by
Sonia Friedman Productions,
Roger Berlind,
Stephanie P. McClelland,
Scott M. Delman, Disney Theatrical Group,
Robert G. Bartner,
Olympus Theatricals and
Doug Smith.
Bel Powley,
Tom Riley, and
Lia Williams are appearing with the support of
Actors' Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge
Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.
ARCADIA premiered in London in 1993 and was instantly proclaimed a modern masterpiece. Writing about the play for the 1995 Broadway premiere
Vincent Canby wrote in The New York Times, "There's no doubt about it. ARCADIA is
Tom Stoppard's richest, most ravishing comedy to date, a play of wit, intellect, language, brio and, new for him, emotion. It's like a dream of levitation: you're instantaneously aloft, soaring, banking, doing loop-the-loops and then, when you think you're about to plummet to earth, swooping to a gentle touchdown of not easily described sweetness and sorrow."
The many awards ARCADIA has received include the Olivier Award and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play.
ARCADIA performance schedule: Monday through Saturday at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday 2pm through March 20, 2011. Beginning the week of March 21, performances are Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday at 2pm & 8pm, Thursday at 7pm, Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm and Sunday at 3pm.
Tickets are on sale now online at Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. Tickets for the limited engagement are on sale through Sunday, June 19.
For more information, visit
www.arcadiabroadway.com.
Photo Credit: Pat Cerassaro
