Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#1Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 8:20am
Just announced. Amy Herzog translation and directed by Jamie Lloyd.
NY Times - A Doll's House
#2Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 8:23am
YES!!!
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#4Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 8:29am
WOW! This came out of nowhere. Wonder what theater this will take?
#5Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 8:32am
ACL2006 said: "WOW! This came out of nowhere. Wonder what theater this will take?"
It was scheduled for the West End with an adaptation by Frank McGuinness, but I guess since it got rescheduled, they opted to play NYC with Amy Herzog’s new adaptation instead.
Very exciting news. She’ll be brilliant.
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#6Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 8:36am
>ACL2006 said: "WOW! This came out of nowhere. Wonder what theater this will take?"<
Ambassador Theatre Group is producing, so I would expect it's the Hudson after Death of a Salesman wraps up.
#7Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 8:54am
Yes!!! Could not be more excited about this!Well, I guess I could, considering I’m not the biggest fan of A Doll’s House, but for Chastain and Lloyd, I’m right as rain. I was disappointed at the prospect of missing this on the West End, and here we are!
With so many theatres seemingly available, I do wonder why they don’t just go ahead and announce their theatre. Unless they’re going into a theatre of a show that has yet to announce closing? (Circle in the Square? Kerr? O’Neill? Maybe the Belasco, since the rumor is Oscar is switching theatres?)
The Hudson is a good theory too, but again I wonder why they don’t just announce. Maybe Friedman is waiting to see if she can get Merrily in there instead?
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#8Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 9:03am
This is a huge "get."
Curious how she will fare onstage, as a lot of people didn't like her in THE HEIRESS. But Jamie Lloyd is a better director than Moises Kaufman, and she's had 10 years to grow as an actress.
ElephantLoveMedley
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/21
#10Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 9:23am
Talk about thrilling and unexpected!
#11Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 9:32am
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "This is a huge "get."
Curious how she will fare onstage, as a lot of people didn't like her in THE HEIRESS. But Jamie Lloyd is a better director than Moises Kaufman, and she's had 10 years to grow as an actress."
She had a handful of stage credits before that, so at least she’s no novice. Although she clearly didn’t make much of an impression on Brantley, who barely mentions her in any of his reviews before The Heiress (I looked them up out of curiosity)
#12Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 9:37am
So excited. I think I had tickets for this a couple years ago and just chalked it up to another theatrical Covid casualty that would never happen.
lachri5
Featured Actor Joined: 1/4/11
Robbie516
Leading Actor Joined: 10/3/22
#14Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 9:55am
I wonder who will be Chastain’s Torvald
#15Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 9:58am
Robbie516 said: "I wonder who will be Chastain’s Torvald"
Let’s get Oscar Isaac when he’s finished at BAM. :)
#16Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 10:00am
TotallyEffed said: "Robbie516 said: "I wonder who will be Chastain’s Torvald"
Let’s get Oscar Isaac when he’s finished at BAM. :)"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#17Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 10:00am
Wow the Tonys for Best Actress in a play just got interesting. Academy award winner vs. Emmy Award Winner vs. Olivier Award winner. It will be a bloodbath.
#18Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 10:04am
Markie27 said: "Wow the Tonys for Best Actress in a play just got interesting. Academy award winner vs. Emmy Award Winner vs. Olivier Award winner. It will be a bloodbath. "
Chastain is on a roll! I can’t keep up with that gorgeous, talented woman! So excited @ this announcement!
#19Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 10:14am
I think Meryl Streep could come in and give the performance of her career in a new play this season and the Tony will still go to Comer.
ElephantLoveMedley
Broadway Star Joined: 10/14/21
#20Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 10:33am
The competition for Best Actress in a Play may be getting pretty intense for this season, but the move to bring in a revival of A Doll's House is pretty smart at the moment, considering there are only three other confirmed play revivals this season: Death of a Salesman, The Piano Lesson, and Topdog/Underdog.
Though I'm admittedly not sure whether Cost of Living, Ohio State Murders, and Between Riverside or Crazy will be considered for Best Play or Revival of a Play, the category remains less dense than Best Play, which has at least 11 confirmed contenders at the moment (Ain't No Mo', A Christmas Carol, The Collaboration, Good Night, Oscar, The Kite Runner, Leopoldstadt, Life of Pi, Pictures From Home, Prima Facie, Summer, 1976, and The Thanksgiving Play).
#21Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 11:03am
A bit odd that a man is directing this revival, but either way I'd put A Doll's House up there with Hamlet as one of the best, most historically significant classics out there. Curious to see Herzog's translation/adaptation. It will be nice to have a high-profile one written by an American for future productions.
BCfitasafiddle
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/20
#22Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 11:28am
Wonderful news!!! I can't wait to see her onstage.
Robbie516
Leading Actor Joined: 10/3/22
#23Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 4:50pm
Is Bryan Cranston too old to play Torvald…he would be fantastic
Updated On: 11/16/22 at 04:50 PM
#24Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 5:00pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "This is a huge "get."
Curious how she will fare onstage, as a lot of people didn't like her in THE HEIRESS. But Jamie Lloyd is a better director than Moises Kaufman, and she's had 10 years to grow as an actress."
Chastain was not good in The Heiress. She disappeared on stage. But she looked smashing in her costume.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#25Jessica Chastain in Doll's House revival
Posted: 11/16/22 at 5:03pm
I would expect a great actor, not a star, for Torvald. Chastain is enough of an event, and it was announced with just her. Another big actor is probably going to be a waste of money. Maybe someone who WILL be a big star someday. But not Oscar Isaac or Bryan Cranston or Adam Driver or anyone like that.
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