WELL Opens on Broadway Tonight, March 30

WELL, a new comedy, will open on Broadway tonight, March 30. WELL began previews on March 10th at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48 Street). Obie Award winners Lisa Kron and Jayne Houdyshell reprise the roles they created at The Public Theater last year. Daniel Breaker, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, John Hoffman and Christina Kirk join them.

Among those expected at the opening night are Molly Shannon, Parker Posey, Cherry Jones, Marian Seldes, Edward Albee, Frankie Faison (HBO's The Wire), Mamie Gummer, Sidney Lumet - and Ann Kron, mother of playwright and star Lisa Kron. This is noteworthy because much of the play centers on Lisa's relationship with her mother - AND the character of her mother, played by Jayne Houdyshell, spends most of the show on stage in a La-Z-Boy chair.

WELL is produced by Elizabeth I. McCann and Scott Rudin, Boyett Ostar, Roger Berlind, Terry Allen Kramer, Carole Shorenstein Hays, 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.

WELL made its world premiere at the Public Theater in the spring of 2004, a production that was on the "Best of 2004" lists of The New York Times, The Associated Press, and The Star-Ledger. The production garnered Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle nominations and an OBIE award for Jayne Houdyshell's heartfelt, yet humorous portrayal of Kron's mother.