Photo Coverage: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Cast Take First Preview Bows on Broadway
By: Walter McBride Oct. 09, 2016
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The cast of Les Liaisons Dangereuses took their first preview bows on Broadway last night, and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the excitement. Check out the photos below!
In 1782, Choderlos de Laclos' novel of sex, intrigue and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France scandalized the world. Two hundred years later, in 1985, Christopher Hampton's stage adaptation became an award-winning sensation in London's West End and on Broadway, followed by the Academy Award-winning film Dangerous Liaisons.
Former lovers, La Marquise de Merteuil and Le Vicomte de Valmont compete in games of seduction and revenge. These merciless aristocrats toy with the hearts and reputations of innocents. Merteuil incites Valmont to corrupt the convent-educated Cecile de Volanges before her wedding night but Valmont has other designs. His target is the peerlessly virtuous and happily married Madame de Tourvel. Josie Rourke's acclaimed production transfers to Broadway after a sold-out engagement at London's Donmar Warehouse which ended earlier this year and starred Janet McTeer. The production was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Revival. Tony Award winners Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber return to Broadway in the Donmar Warehouse production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton, directed by the Donmar's Artistic Director Josie Rourke. The production began performances on Saturday, October 8, 2016 and will open on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at the Booth Theatre (222 W 45th St). This is a 15-week only engagement through Sunday, January 22, 2017.
Marquee for First Broadway preview of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" starring Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer at the Booth Theatre on October 8, 2016 in New York City.
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses"
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses"
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses"
Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer
Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer
Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer
Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer
Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer with the cast
Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer
Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses"
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses"
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