Photo Coverage: Lisa Kron's Well Opens on Broadway
By: Ben Strothmann Apr. 02, 2006
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Well,
a new comedy written by Lisa Kron and directed by Leigh Silverman, began performances on March 10th and opened on March 30th at the
Longacre Theatre (220 West 48 Street). Kron, as well as the show's cast members and the creative team, celebrated at the Hard Rock Cafe.
Obie Award-winners Lisa Kron and Jayne
Houdyshell reprise the roles they created at The Public Theater
last year. They are joined by Daniel Breaker, Saidah Arrika
Ekulona, John Hoffman, and Christina Kirk. Well is produced by Elizabeth I. McCann and Scott Rudin, Boyett Ostar, Roger Berlind, and True Love Productions. Well "opens
with Lisa Kron's mother sitting on a La-Z-Boy recliner in the middle of
the stage. As the play goes on to deal with Kron's personal experiences
of healing, a comedic coup d'état breaks out. The actors critique the
script, her memories conflict with her flashbacks, her mother
interrupts with her own opinions, and Kron finds herself in danger of
losing control. The result is a hilarious and brazen piece that
questions our thoughts on the conventions of both theatre and
wellness," according to press notes.Visit www.wellonbroadway.com for more information.
Tony Walton (scenic designer)
Marian Seldes and Roger Berlind
Joan Allen
Joan Allen
Cherry Jones
Claudia Shear
Daniel Breaker
Christina Kirk
Laurie Williams
Saidah Arrika Ekulona
John Hoffman
Lisa Kron
Lisa Kron
Lisa Kron and Leigh Silverman
Jane Houdyshell
Molly Shannon
Jane Houdyshell and Molly Shannon
Larry Hirschhorn
Miranda Hoffman (costume design)
Jeanne Donovan Fisher and Laurie Williams
Lisa Kron and Jane Houdyshell
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