Jake Gyllenhaal Returning to Broadway in Lanford Wilson's BURN THIS?

Will Jake Gyllenhaal be returning to Broadway to star in Lanford Wilson's 1987 play BURN THIS? According to Page Six of the New York Post, the CONSTELLATIONS star will take on the lead role in the drama, to be helmed by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH director Michael Mayer.

BURN THIS premiered Off-Broadway in 1987, at Theatre 890. Directed by Marshall W. Mason, the cast featured Jonathan Hogan, Joan Allen, John Malkovich, and Lou Liberatore. The play transferred to Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre later that same year. The cast reprised their roles for the Broadway production. Allen won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, and Liberatore was nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Drama Desk Award nominations went to Liberatore and Malkovich.

The Signature Theatre Company revival, directed by James Houghton, opened in 2002 at the Union Square Theatre. The cast featured Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Ty Burrell, and Dallas Roberts. Norton won an Obie Award and both he and the production received Lucille Lortel Award nominations.

Jake Gyllenhaal made his Broadway debut in 2015's CONSTELLATIONS, the acclaimed new play by Nick Payne, directed by Michael Longhurst and co-starring Ruth Wilson. The limited engagement played at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

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