The revival of
Clifford Odets's THE COUNTRY GIRL opened on April 27th, at the
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre directed by
Mike Nichols and starring
Morgan Freeman,
Frances McDormand and
Peter Gallagher.
The cast also features
Chip Zien (Into the Woods),
Remy Auberjonois (Frost/Nixon),
Anna Camp
(The Scene at
Second Stage), and
Lucas Caleb Rooney (Henry IV at
Lincoln Center). Additional casting will be announced shortly.
The
creative team is composed of Tony Award winner
Tim Hatley (scenic
design), Academy Award nominee
Albert Wolsky (costume design), Tony
Award winner
Natasha Katz (lighting design)
ACME Sound Partners (sound design) and
David BrIan Brown (hair design).
Tickets will be available via Telecharge on the internet at
www.telecharge.com or by phone at (212) 239-6200. Ticket prices range from $76.50 - $100.
"The first major New York production in more than thirty years,
The Country Girl is a classic backstage story. The title character, Georgie (
Frances McDormand), is married to actor Frank Elgin (
Morgan Freeman), once a great theatre star, now down on his luck. When Frank is offered a major role by hotshot director Bernie Dodd (
Peter Gallagher), he has the chance to make a major comeback," explain press notes.
Morgan Freeman last appeared on Broadway in The Gospel at Colonus in 1988, and
Frances McDormand last appeared on Broadway the same season in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Peter Gallagher was last seen on Broadway in Noises Off in 2001.
Director
Mike Nichols, Academy Award-winner and eight-time Tony Award-winner, most recently for the smash hit musical
Monty Python's Spamalot, recently directed Charlie Wilson's War with
Tom Hanks,
Philip Seymour Hoffman and
Julia Roberts.
One of
Clifford Odets's last plays,
The Country Girl premiered to great acclaim and box office success on Broadway in 1950. A movie version of
The Country Girl was released in 1954 and received two Academy Awards.
The Country Girl will be produced on Broadway by
Ostar Productions and
Bob Boyett.
Photos By Walter McBride/ Retna

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Celia Weston and Ellen Barkin

Celia Weston and Ellen Barkin

Celia Weston

Rachel Dratch

Rachel Dratch

Rachel Dratch

David Hyde Pierce

Lily Rabe

Lily Rabe

Lily Rabe

Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Marsha Mason

Jack O'Brien

Jack O'Brien and Marsha Mason

Heather Harlan Randall

Heather Harlan Randall

Remy Auberjonois

Remy Auberjonois

Lucas Caleb Rooney

Lucas Caleb Rooney

Lucas Caleb Rooney, Anna Camp, and Remy Auberjonois

Joe Roland

Joe Roland and Anna Camp

Anna Camp

Anna Camp

Anna Camp

Morgan Freeman and wife

Morgan Freeman and wife

Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer

Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer

Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer

Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer

Mike Nichols and Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

Diane Sawyer

Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Chip Zien

Chip Zien and Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Francis McDormand

Morgan Freeman, Francis McDormand, and Peter Gallagher

Morgan Freeman, Francis McDormand, and Peter Gallagher

Morgan Freeman, Francis McDormand, and Peter Gallagher

Morgan Freeman, Francis McDormand, and Peter Gallagher

Francis McDormand

Francis McDormand

Francis McDormand

Francis McDormand

Francis McDormand

Morgan Freeman and Francis McDormand