CULT OF LOVE Previews

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/19/24 at 12:00am

The holidays are getting a little more fractious in Times Square.

Cult of Love starts up at the Helen Hayes Theatre tomorrow night (November 20) before a December 12 official opening. The new play, which marks Leslye Headland’s debut as a playwright, stars Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, and Barbie Ferreira, along with Molly Bernard, Roberta Colindrez, Rebecca Henderson, Christopher Lowell, Mare Winningham, David Rasche, and Christopher Sears. Cult of Love, directed by Trip Cullman, runs through February 2.

“It’s the holiday season for the Dahl family! The four adult children return to their childhood home with partners in tow. The Dahl traditions include singing carols in harmony at the drop of a hat, but the gathering is anything but harmonious. Old conflicts resurface, new issues battled, and dinner is taking absolutely forever to be served. Will the love the Dahls have for each other be enough to get them through, or will this be their last Christmas together?”

Who’s heading over for the gathering?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 5:04pm

Anyone here going to tonight’s first preview?

And does anyone know what the running time is yet?

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 5:10pm

Looks like it was 1:40 with no intermission at Berkeley Rep, so I'd guess something similar

https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/cult-of-love/

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 9:58pm

Any first thoughts?

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 10:29pm

I’ll be there on Friday!

[Sauja]

Posted: 11/20/24 at 10:57pm

I haven’t seen this production, but I did catch the show at Berkeley Rep and loved it. Fingers crossed the new cast finds the same magic. It has some commonalities with Appropriate and The Hills of California, but with a much lighter tone throughout.