DOUBT 2024 Previews

St. Nicholas Church School is back in session.

Previews for the first Broadway revival of Doubt: A Parable begin tomorrow night (February 2) at the newly renamed Todd Haimes Theatre, led by Tyne Daly as the school principal and Liev Schreiber as a parish priest. Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Zoe Kazan round out the onstage company. Doubt is written by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Scott Ellis; the original 2005 production won four Tonys including best play and spawned an Oscar-nominated film version. Opening night is February 29, and it will run through April 14.

“Sister Aloysius, the exacting principal of a Catholic school in a working-class part of the Bronx, is feared by students and colleagues alike. But when she suspects nefarious relations between the charismatic priest Father Flynn and a student, she’s forced to wrestle with what’s fact, what’s fiction, and how much she’ll risk to expose the difference — all the while wrestling with her own bone-deep doubts.”

Who’s going?

Updated On: 2/1/24 at 12:00 AM

If this had opened during my recent holiday in NY, I would absolutely have gone to it. I love Tyne Daly! Liev isn't too shabby either.

Cherry Jones was phenomenal as Sister Aloysius. She reminded me so much of the nuns I knew back in my Catholic elementary school days. In contrast, I found the casting of the film version (with the exception of Viola Davis) to be disappointing. Going to see this at Roundabout next week. Looking forward to seeing Tyne Daly's take on Sister Aloysius, but she's got some mighty big shoes to fill in order to surpass Ms. Jones's portrayal.

Looking forward to seeing both Prayer for the French Public and Doubt over President's weekend - should be a great (and intense) weekend of drama!

Wonder if Tyne was ever approached to replace Cherry Jones the first time around?

Apparently they canceled the first preview. I wonder what happened.

HoldYourBatBoy2 said: "Apparently they canceled the first preview. I wonder what happened."

Cancelled due to a non-COVID-related illness.

Let’s try this again tomorrow!

Fordham2015 said: "Per the credits on Playbill, both production stage manager Charles Means and Father Flynn understudy Chris McGarry are back for more after filling the same roles in the original production"

I wasn’t aware Isabel Keating was Tyne Dalys standby! I’d love to see her go on!

Who didn’t have their lines down so that it led to a cancellation?

This notice is now on Roundabout's website:

"Tyne Daly will not appear in DOUBT: A PARABLE on Saturday, February 3 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, February 4 at 3:00 PM."

Updated On: 2/3/24 at 02:35 PM

BroadwayNYC2 said: "Have to admit im a bit nervous for this one. Tyne is a little too on the nose for the role, but I’m hoping to be surprised. I’ve been dreaming of a Metcalf lead revival for years but I’ll take what I can get"

This is one of those roles that could be played impeccably by dozens of actresses. It's not hard to do well. That Daly is leading this revival is notable because she's less buzzy than people like Glenn Close or Fran McDormand or Lesley Manville or Jessica Lange or Sally Field or Metcalf.

I've been waiting to see if the prices for tonight go down on the Roundabout website since I'm mostly interested in seeing Schreiber, but they've remained well over $200. But it looks like the show is now available at the TKTS booth (which it wasn't a few hours ago) for 1/2 off if anyone is interested. (If anyone gets a cheap(er) ticket at the box office, please let us know. I'd still be interested in trying tomorrow.)

Updated On: 2/3/24 at 06:02 PM