Tony Award-winner Maggie Smith will headline the cast of Edward Albee's The Lady from Dubuque, which will begin previews at a London theatre to be announced in February, according to the New York Times.
Tony Award-winner Anthony Page, who last directed the hit revival of
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, will helm the show, in which Smith will star as Elizabeth. The play concerns "three young couples at a party and the odd pair that visits."
Robert Fox and
Elizabeth I. McCann will produce
The Lady from Dubuque in London.
The Lady from Dubuque is considered one of Albee's less well-known plays. It opened at the Morosco Theatre on January 31st, 1980 for a run of 8 previews and 12 performances. The show starred Irene Worth as Elizabeth, as well as
Frances Conroy,
Earle Hyman,
Celia Weston and more.
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Maggie Smith is a Tony Award-winner for her work in
Lettice and Lovage, and was also nominated for her performances in
Night and Day and
Private Lives. She was also seen on Broadway in
New Faces of 1956, and has starred in numerous shows in London. She is a two-time Oscar winner for
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and
California Suite. She has also been nominated for her work in
Gosford Park, A Room with a View, Travels with My Aunt and
Othello. Other credits include the
Harry Potter and
Sister Act films.
More casting has yet to be announced.
