Photo Coverage: Cast of RED Meets the Press

The critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of RED began performances on Thursday, March 11 at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), for a limited 15-week engagement. RED opens on Broadway on Thursday, April 1.

RED, a new American play by John Logan about the twentieth century master of abstract expressionism Mark Rothko, stars Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne, who created their roles in the world premiere this winter at the Donmar. RED is directed by Donmar artistic director Michael Grandage and marks playwright Logan's Broadway debut.

"Following the wonderful response to Hamlet earlier this season, I am delighted the Donmar will be returning to Broadway to present John Logan's brilliant new play," commented director Grandage. "With two outstanding performances from Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne, this thrilling 90-minute piece about the great New York artist Mark Rothko now has an opportunity to engage with a wider audience."

"I am so honored to continue a wonderful partnership with the Donmar, under Michael Grandage's brilliant leadership," said producer Arielle Tepper Madover. "This is the fourth Donmar production I've moved to Broadway, following Frost/Nixon, Mary Stuart and Hamlet, but it's a special thrill to be presenting the Donmar's electrifying production of this great new American play on Broadway."

As part of the Donmar's commitment to greater accessibility, producer Arielle Tepper Madover has announced that more than 60 tickets priced at $25 will be available at every performance through Telecharge.com and the Golden Theatre box office.

RED is set in 1958 as New York artist Mark Rothko (Alfred Molina) has received the art world's largest commission to create a series of murals for The Four Seasons restaurant in the new Seagram building on Park Avenue. Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, Ken (Eddie Redmayne) and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Rothko faces his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. RED is a moving and compelling account of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century, whose struggle to accept his growing riches and praise became his ultimate undoing.

RED opened December 8, 2009 at the Donmar to raves for John Logan's script, the performances of acclaimed stage and screen star Alfred Molina and newcomer Eddie Redmayne and Michael Grandage's production. "Intense, bitchily witty. A brilliantly acted production. Molina plays Rothko splendidly. Redmayne is thrilling to watch," wrote Paul Taylor, The Independent. "Michael Grandage's production is riveting. Audiences will find themselves engrossed and held rapt. Molina and Redmayne's individual strengths are remarkable, but it's the quality of their listening to each other that makes them mesmerizing," cheered David Benedict, Variety. "It's a measure of the play's success that it makes you want to rush out and renew acquaintance with Rothko's work. Michael Grandage's beautiful production is, as always, actor-driven," raved Michael Billington, The Guardian. "John Logan's stunning new play is the most compelling drama I've seen all year," hailed Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune. "Sizzling, intellectually thrilling. Michael Grandage's production is superb."

Tickets ($116.50-$25) are available through Telecharge.com by phone at 212-239-6200 or online at www.telecharge.com. Performances are Tuesday - Saturday at 8:00 PM with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00, Sunday at 3:00 PM. Beginning the week of April 12, Tuesday performances at 7:00 PM.

For more information, visit www.RedOnBroadway.com

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Michael Grandage (Director)

Michael Grandage (Director)

Michael Grandage (Director) & Eddie Redmayne

Alfred Molina & Eddie Redmayne

Alfred Molina & Eddie Redmayne

Alfred Molina & Eddie Redmayne

Alfred Molina & Eddie Redmayne

Alfred Molina & Eddie Redmayne

Alfred Molina, Michael Grandage & Eddie Redmayne

Alfred Molina, Michael Grandage & Eddie Redmayne

Alfred Molina, Michael Grandage & Eddie Redmayne