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Camp, Smith and McCormick Added To 'Equus' Cast

By: Aug. 07, 2008
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The entire cast is now set for Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play EQUUS at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44 Street), it has been announced by the show's producers.

Joining the previously announced Richard Griffiths, Daniel Radcliffe and Kate Mulgrew in EQUUS are Anna Camp, Carolyn McCormick, Lorenzo Pisoni, T. Ryder Smith, Graeme Malcolm and Sandra Shipley, along with Collin Baja, Tyrone Jackson, Spencer Liff, Adesola Osakalumi, and Marc Spaulding.

Richard Griffiths (Tony winner for "The History Boys") and Daniel Radcliffe (star of the "Harry Potter" films) return to EQUUS on Broadway, having starred together in last year's successful production of the play in London's West End.

EQUUS is Mr. Shaffer's play about Alan Strang, a mild-mannered stable boy who blinds six horses in his care. As psychiatrist Martin Dysart unravels the mysteries behind the boy's savage act, Dysart realizes he must confront his own demons.

Richard Griffiths portrays Dysart, Daniel Radcliffe portrays Alan Strang, and Kate Mulgrew plays the compassionate public official who begs Dysart to take on the boy's case.

Directed by Thea Sharrock, the cast of EQUUS on Broadway will also feature:

Anna Camp, who recently made her Broadway debut in "The Country Girl" after appearing Off-Broadway in "The Scene", "columbinus," "God Hates the Irish," and "Flesh and the Desert."

Carolyn McCormick has played Dr. Elizabeth Olivet on "Law & Order" since 1991. She appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon's "The Dinner Party" and her Off-Broadway credits include "Dinner With Friends," "Celebration," "Eve-olution," and "Privilege."

T. Ryder Smith's New York stage credits include "Dead Man's Cell Phone" and "She Stoops to Comedy" at Playwrights Horizons, "Lebensraum," "King Cowboy Rufus Rules the Universe," "The Gods Are Pounding My Head," and "Underneath the Lintel."

Lorenzo Pisoni was in Broadway's "Henry IV," and his Off-Broadway appearances include "The Devil's Disciple," "Election Day," "Last Dance," "As You Like It," "Much Ado About Nothing," and "Troilus and Cressida."

Graeme Malcolm appeared on Broadway in "Translations," "Aida," "The King and I," and "The Real Thing." His numerous Off-Broadway credits include "Waste," "Aristocrats," "Hapgood," and "Prin."

Sandra Shipley appeared on Broadway in "Pygmalion," "Retreat from Moscow," "Vincent in Brixton," "Indiscretions," and Off-Broadway in "Suddenly Last Summer," "Arms and the Man," "The Deep Blue Sea," "Stuff Happens," "Venus," and "Once Around the City."

EQUUS is produced on Broadway by The Shubert Organization, Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Roger Berlind, John Gore, Hirschfeld Productions, Bill Kenwright, Emily Fisher Landau, Arielle Tepper Madover, Chase Mishkin, and Spring Sirkin.

EQUUS begins preview performances on September 5, with the official opening night on Thursday, September 25. EQUUS will play a strictly limited Broadway engagement through February 8, 2009.

Tickets are on sale now for EQUUS at the Broadhurst Theatre box office, or by calling Telecharge at 212-239-6200 or online at www.telecharge.com. 52 onstage seats are on sale for each performance. 







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