'CURIOUS INCIDENT' Sets 2016-17 North American Tour Route: Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle & More!

The National Theatre production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is the Tony Award-winning new play by Simon Stephens, adapted from Mark Haddon's best-selling novel. Directed by Marianne Elliott (Tony winner for War Horse and Curious Incident), the critically acclaimed production will launch at Rochester's Auditorium Theater September 27 - October 2, 2016, and will play 30 engagements this season as part of a North American Tour, including stops in Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Complete touring schedule is below. Casting for the First National Tour will be announced at a later time.

Fifteen-year old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor's dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever.

The production is designed by Tony Award-winner Bunny Christie and Tony Award-winning video designer Finn Ross, with lighting by Tony Award-winner Paule Constable, choreography by Scott Graham and Olivier Award-winner Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, music by Adrian Sutton (War Horse), sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph, and hair and wig design by David Brian Brown. Casting is by Daniel Swee and Cindy Tolan.

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME on Broadway is the recipient of five Tony Awards including Best Play, six Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Play, five Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding New Broadway Play, and the Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play. The production was named among the Top 10 productions of 2014 by more than 20 publications. The Broadway production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME will close on Sunday, September 4, 2016. It will have played 23 previews and 800 regular performances (including 1 Actors Fund performance). The production opened on October 5, 2014 (previews began September 10, 2014) at the Barrymore Theatre. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is the longest running play on Broadway in more than 10 years.

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME transferred to London's West End, following a sold-out run at the National's Cottesloe Theatre in 2012. The production received seven 2013 Olivier Awards including Best New Play and continues to play to sold-out houses at the Gielgud Theatre in London, and begins a second tour of the UK in January, 2017.

The play is produced on Broadway by Stuart Thompson, Tim Levy for NT America, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures Inc., Nick Starr and Chris Harper for NT Productions, Bob Boyett, Roger Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Roy Furman, Glass Half Full Productions, Ruth Hendel, Jon B. Platt, Prime Number Group, Scott Rudin, Triple Play Broadway and The Shubert Organization.

Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was published in 2003. It was the winner of more than 17 literary awards, including prizes in the US, Japan, Holland and Italy as well as the Whitbread Book of the Year Award in the UK in 2004, and has been translated into 44 languages.

North American Touring engagements, 2016-17 season

ROCHESTER, NY: SEPT. 27 -OCTOBER 2, 2016 AUDITORIUM THEATER

WASHINGTON DC: OCTOBER 5-23 KENNEDY CENTER OPERA HOUSE

GREENVILLE, SC: OCTOBER 25-30 PEACE CENTER

ORLANDO, FL: NOVEMBER 1-6 DR PHILLIPS CENTER

TAMPA, FL: NOVEMBER 8-13 STRAZ CENTER

WEST PALM BEACH, FL: NOVEMBER 15-20 KRAVIS CENTER

SCHENECTADY, NY: NOVEMBER 23-27 PROCTORS

MINNEAPOLIS, MN: NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 4 THE ORPHEUM THEATER

CHICAGO, IL: DECEMBER 6-24 THE ORIENTAL THEATER

HARTFORD, CT: DECEMBER 27-JANUARY 1, 2017 BUSHNELL THEATER

PITTSBURGH, PA: JANUARY 3-8, 2017 HEINZ HALL

DALLAS, TX: JANUARY 11-22, 2017 AT&T PAC

HOUSTON, TX: JANUARY 24-29, 2017 HOBBY CENTER

PROVIDENCE, RI: FEBRUARY 7-12, 2017 PPAC

CHARLOTTE, NC: FEBRUARY 14-19 BELK THEATER

DURHAM, NC: FEBRUARY 21-26 DURHAM PAC

PHILADELPHIA, PA: FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 5 ACADEMY OF MUSIC

BOSTON, MA: MARCH 7-19 BOSTON OPERA HOUSE

CLEVELAND, OH: MARCH 21 - APRIL 9 CONNOR PALACE

EAST LANSING, MI: APRIL 11-16 WHARTON CENTER

FAYETTEVILLE, AR: APRIL 18-23 WALTON ARTS CENTER

NASHVILLE, TN: APRIL 25-30 TPAC

DETROIT, MI: MAY 2-14 FISHER THEATER

DES MOINES, IA: MAY 16-21 DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER

DENVER, CO: MAY 30 - JUNE 18 THE ELLIE CAULKINS

TEMPE, AZ: JUNE 20-25 ASU GAMMAGE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA: JUNE 27 - JULY 23 THE GOLDEN GATE

SEATTLE, WA: JULY 25-30 PARAMOUNT

LOS ANGELES, CA: AUGUST 2 - SEPTEMBER 10 CTG AHMANSON

COSTA MESA, CA: SEPTEMBER 12-17 ORANGE COUNTY PAC

Additional cities to be announced at a later time