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Posted: 6/5/10 at 3:07am
Roundabout Theatre Company will present Kneehigh Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Noël Coward's Brief Encounter — adapted and directed by Emma Rice, who infused the staging with music, dance and film projections — on Broadway. A casting notice revealed the plan.
A mix of romance, musical comedy, meta-theatricality and melodrama, the production was popular in the U.K. and was embraced in engagements around the U.S. in 2009-10, including an extended run at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn. There have been rumblings about a Broadway transfer of the project since 2009.
An existing British ensemble is expected to launch the production at a Roundabout venue to be announced. Previews are expected to start in early September. Roundabout has not officially announced the production.
A mix of romance, musical comedy, meta-theatricality and melodrama, the production was popular in the U.K. and was embraced in engagements around the U.S. in 2009-10, including an extended run at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn. There have been rumblings about a Broadway transfer of the project since 2009.
An existing British ensemble is expected to launch the production at a Roundabout venue to be announced. Previews are expected to start in early September. Roundabout has not officially announced the production.
