Jake Gyllenhaal is currently making his musical Broadway debut in the acclaimed revival of Sunday in the Park with George. The production is currently playing its limited 10-week engagement at the newly restored Hudson Theatre and is scheduled to close on Sunday, April 23rd.
According to today's
New York Post however, after strong reviews and a healthy box office return, producers are hoping to extend the show's run by a few extra weeks. Unfortunately, as previously announced,
Scott Rudin's '1984', starring
Olivia Wilde and
Tom Sturridge, is set to begin previews at the Hudson on May 18th.
A
source tells the Post, "They have been trying to persuade Scott to take his show to a different house." However,
another source reveals that the
George Orwell adaptation is not able to accommodate their wishes. "They have a contract," says the source. "'1984' has been booked and designed and is in rehearsal, all with [the] Hudson in mind. It's too late to make changes."
Adam Speers, a producer of
Sunday in the Park with George for Ambassador Theatre Group, owner of the Hudson Theatre, commented, "We are thrilled with the run 'Sunday' has had on Broadway and that it opened the historic Hudson Theatre. We know that the next show will have as good a time there as we have, and '1984' will be nothing less than a sensation."
Directed by
Sarna Lapine,
Sunday in the Park with George began performances on February 11 and officially opened on February 23rd. Academy Award nominee
Jake Gyllenhaal (in his Broadway musical debut) and Tony Award winner
Annaleigh Ashford will be joined by Tony Award nominee
Brooks Ashmanskas,
Jenni Barber, Tony Award nominee
Phillip Boykin,
Mattea Marie Conforti,
Erin Davie,
Claybourne Elder, Tony Award nominee
Penny Fuller,
Jordan Gelber, Tony Award winner
Robert Sean Leonard,
Liz McCartney, Tony Award winner
Ruthie Ann Miles,
Ashley Park,
Jennifer Sanchez,
David Turner,
Max Chernin,
MaryAnn Hu, Tony Award nominee
Michael McElroy,
Jaime Rosenstein,
Julie Foldesi, and
Andrew Kober.
Sondheim and Lapine's masterpiece follows painter
Georges Seurat (
Jake Gyllenhaal) in the months leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Consumed by his need to "finish the hat," Seurat alienates the French bourgeoisie, spurns his fellow artists, and neglects his lover Dot (
Annaleigh Ashford), not realizing that his actions will reverberate over the next 100 years.
Photo Credit:
Matthew Murphy
