The first Broadway revival of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Wendy Wasserstein play The Heidi Chronicles begins performances tonight, February 23, 2015, with an official opening on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street).
It will star Golden Globe-winner and six-time Emmy Award-nominee
Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men," "Top of the Lake," Speed-the-Plow) in the title role. Moss is joined by Emmy Award-nominee
Jason Biggs ("Orange Is The New Black," American Pie) and Tony Award-nominee
Bryce Pinkham (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Bloody Bloody
Andrew Jackson). In addition,
Ali Ahn will play the role of Susan Johnston,
Leighton Bryan will play the roles of Jill/Debbie/Lisa,
Tracee Chimo (Lips Together, Teeth Apart, "Orange Is The New Black," Bad Jews) will play the roles of Fran/Molly/Betsy/April,
Elise Kibler will play the roles of Becky/Clara/Denise, and
Andy Truschinski will play the roles of Chris Boxer/Mark/Waiter/Ray.
Tony Award-winner
Pam MacKinnon (
Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance,
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Clybourne Park) directs. The creative team includes scenic design by
John Lee Beatty, costume design by
Jessica Pabst, lighting design by
Japhy Weideman, sound design by
Jill BC Du Boff, projection design by
Peter Nigrini, hair and make-up design by
Leah J. Loukas, and casting by
Daniel Swee.
The Heidi Chronicles is the poignant coming-of-age story of three iconic decades of American culture: the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Through Heidi Holland, now a successful art historian,
Wendy Wasserstein looks back on the promises of a generation in the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning work that established her voice in the canon of quintessential theater forever. In its first Broadway revival, a bold reimagining led by Tony Award-winning director
Pam MacKinnon (
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), and Golden Globe-winner
Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men") in the title role,
The Heidi Chronicles charts 19 characters through 13 scenes in 3 decades and 4 cities, as three unlikely friends come to realize that the fight for what you believe in can bring you a long way... maybe.
The Heidi Chronicles is produced by
Jeffrey Richards,
Jerry Frankel, Susan Gallin,
Mary Lu Roffe,
Eagle Productions LLC, Stacy Jacobs, LTPS Productions,
Gabrielle Palitz,
Sally Horchow,
Rebecca Gold,
Ken Greiner, Grimaldi & WSProductions,
Jamie deRoy & friends, Amy Kaissar, Suzanne Friedman, Ed Goldstone,
Jessica Genick, and
Will Trice.
