Joe Sikora has joined the cast of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial in the
role of Lt. Stephen Maryk. The revival of the Herman Wouk play will begin
performances on Friday, April 14th and open on Broadway on
Sunday, May 7th at 7pm at The Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45th St.).
The role was previously portrayed on film by Van Johnson
and on stage by John Hodiak in the original production. Sikora joins previously-announced cast members
David Schwimmer ("Friends"), in his
Broadway debut, as Lt. Barney Greenwald, Tony Award-nominee Ivanek (The Pillowman, Two Shakespearean Actors) as Lt. Com. Philip Francis Queeg, Terry
Beaver (Democracy, Twentieth Century, Henry IV) as Captain Blakely, Murphy Guyer (The Graduate, Swimming in the Shallows) as Captain Southard, Brian Reddy (Dinner at Eight, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, A Little Hotel on the Side) as Dr. Forrest Lundeen and Ben Fox (Our Town, Three Seconds in the Key) as Lt. Willis Keith. The show will be directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks (La Cage aux Folles, Guys and Dolls).Sikora has become a well-known actor in his hometown of
Chicago,
appearing in such productions as
Zoot Suit and the U.S. premiere of
House and Garden at The Goodman;
Race and
Hard Times at The
Lookingglass; and the U.S. premiere of
Real Classy Affair with
Shattered Globe, of which he is a company member. Most recently he was
on stage in the Los Angeles premiere of
Killer Joe (Ovation Awards:
Best Production, Best Ensemble). Sikora's numerous television
credits include "NYPD Blue," "Greys Anatomy," "Criminal Minds" and "Prison
Break." Some film credits include HBOs
Normal and the upcoming thriller
Night Skies. The play will mark his Broadway debut.
Originally published as a novel in 1951, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is
the story of a naval lieutenant on trial for mutiny in wartime. The
novel won Wouk the Pulitzer Prize, selling millions of copies and
becoming a classic story of American history.
In addition to The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Herman Wouk's work includes The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, Marjorie Morningstar, Youngblood Hawke, The Hope, The Glory, A Hole in Texas, as well as the non-fiction books This Is My God and The Will to Live On. Wouk himself served aboard two destroyer-minesweepers, the U.S.S. Zane and the U.S.S. Southhard, from 1942 to 1946.
Produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Debra Black and Roger Berlind, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will feature a set designed by John Lee Beatty, costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Paul Gallo, and sound design by Peter Fitzgerald.
