WellOnBroadway.com Goes Live

The official website for WELL, a new comedy written by Lisa Kron and directed by Leigh Silverman, is now live at www.WellOnBroadway.com. Website content includes ticket information, photos, a video preview, and more. The website features artwork by acclaimed artist Dan Clowes.

WELL will open on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48 Street) on March 30, 2006. Previews will begin on March 10. Obie Award winners Lisa Kron and Jayne Houdyshell will reprise the roles they created at The Public Theater last year. Daniel Breaker, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, John Hoffman and Christina Kirk will join them.

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.

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.