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Anton Chekhov's 1904 masterpiece THE CHERRY ORCHARD tells the story of a once-wealthy family whose world of opulence and glamour turns upside-down because they don't recognize the consequences of a changing world.
The Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming revival, featuring a new translation by Tony Award winner Stephen Karam (THE HUMANS) stars Diane Lane as Madame Ranevskaya, the estate owner who thrives in elegance but has no sense for business.
The clash of classic and contemporary is evident in the photo of Lane that graces the production's art work. The same goes for the behind-the-scenes shot below, showing how modern technology is used to create an old-world mood.
The Roundabout Theatre company's production of Anton Chekhov's THE CHERRY ORCHARD, translated by Stephen Karam and directed by Simon Godwin (Associate Director, Royal National Theatre) will star Diane Lane, Tavi Gevinson, John Glover, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Harold Perrineau, Joel Grey and Chuck Cooper.
The cast will also include Tina Benko, Susannah Flood, Maurice Jones, Quinn Mattfeld, Aaron Clifton Moten, Peter Bradbury, Philip Kerr, Lise Bruneau, Jacqueline Jarrold, Ian Lassiter and Carl Hendrick Louis.
The Acting Company has a unique history with Chekhov: Diane Lane made her Broadway debut as a child, in the 1977 revival of The Cherry Orchard and, also in 1977, Joel Grey played Platonov (Chekhov's first play) at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
The creative team includes Scott Pask (Sets), Michael Krass (Costumes), Donald Holder (Lights), Christopher Cronin (Sound), Jonathan Goddard (Movement) and Nico Muhly (Original Music).
The Cherry Orchard will begin preview performances on September 15, 2016, and opens officially on Sunday, October 16, 2016. This is a limited engagement through December 4, 2016 on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street).
The Cherry Orchard is Anton Chekhov's masterpiece about a family on The Edge of ruin-and a country on the brink of revolution. The story of Lyubov Ranevskaya (Lane) and her family's return to their fabled orchard to forestall its foreclosure, the play captures a people-and a world-in transition, and presents us with a picture of humanity in all its glorious folly. By turns tragic and funny, The Cherry Orchard still stands as one of the great plays of the modern era. First produced in Moscow in 1904, Roundabout's new adaptation promises to breathe fresh life into this towering tale.
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