The Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Producing Artistic Director André Bishop) production of Act One, a play written and directed by James Lapine from the autobiography by Moss Hart, is currently in previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The cast features Bob Ari, Bill Army, Will Brill, Laurel Casillo, Chuck Cooper, Santino Fontana, Steven Kaplan, Will LeBow, Mimi Lieber, Charlotte Maier, Noah Marlowe, Andrea Martin, Greg McFadden, Deborah Offner, Lance Roberts, Matthew Saldivar, Matthew Schechter, Tony Shalhoub, Jonathan Spivey, Wendy Rich Stetson, Bob Stillman and Amy Warren. Act One will open on Thursday, April 17. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below!
ACT ONE,
James Lapine's new play from the classic autobiography by
Moss Hart, deemed one of the finest books about 20th -century American theater, eloquently chronicles the playwright/director's impoverished childhood and his determined struggle to escape poverty and forge a career in the theater. A path which led to his collaboration with
George S. Kaufman and their first great success, Once In a Lifetime. he company of twenty-two actors will play multiple roles with
Tony Shalhoub,
Santino Fontana and
Matthew Schechter playing
Moss Hart at different stages of his life.
ACT ONE has sets by
Beowulf Boritt, costumes by
Jane Greenwood, lighting by
Ken Billington, sound by
Dan Moses Schreier and original music by
Louis Rosen.