Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington stars in the first Broadway revival of FENCES, the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson. The production also stars Tony Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Viola Davis. FENCES, directed by Kenny Leon, opens tonight, Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre. The strictly limited 13-week engagement began previews on April 14.
In addition to
Denzel Washington as Troy Maxson and
Viola Davis as Rose Maxson, the cast features
Chris Chalk as Cory,
Stephen McKinley Henderson as Jim Bono,
Russell Hornsby as Lyons,
Mykelti Williamson as Gabriel, and with Eden Duncan-Smith and SaCha Stewart-Coleman alternating in the role of Raynell.
FENCES is produced by
Carole Shorenstein Hays (who produced the original Broadway production) and
Scott Rudin.
The original Broadway production of FENCES opened on March 26, 1987 at the 46th Street Theatre (now the
Richard Rodgers Theatre). FENCES was one of the most critically acclaimed and successful plays of the 1980s, winning four Tony Awards including Best Play, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Drama Desk Awards, including Best Play and the NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play.
Two-time Academy Award® winner
Denzel Washington returns to Broadway, alongside Academy Award nominee and Tony Award® winner
Viola Davis, in
August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Both a monumental drama and an intimate family portrait, FENCES tells the story of Troy Maxson, a man torn between the glory of his past and the uncertainty of his future. Emboldened by pride and embittered by sacrifice, Troy is determined to make life better for future generations, even as he struggles to embrace the dreams of his own son.
The production team includes Branford Marsalis (Original Music),
Santo Loquasto (Set Design),
Constanza Romero (Costume Design),
Brian MacDevitt (Lighting Design),
ACME Sound Partners (Sound Design).
Tickets for FENCES are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at
Telecharge.com or in person at the Cort Theatre box office (138 West 48th Street). Box office hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For tickets and more information, visit
www.fencesbroadway.com.
Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
Viola Davis and Denzel Washington
Viola Davis, Chris Chalk and Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington and Stephen McKinley Henderson
Viola Davis
