Jordan, Harris, and de Shields will lead Lombardo premiere in Hartford

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 4/19/22 at 10:33am

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan, Tony Award winner Harriet Harris and Tony Award winner André De Shields will star in the world premiere of Matthew Lombardo's new backstage comedy WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL. Directed by Noah Himmelstein, this strictly limited engagement will be performed July 26 through August 7, 2022 at The Bushnell's Belding Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jeremy-Jordan-Harriet-Harris-and-Andr-De-Shields-Will-Lead-WHEN-PLAYWRIGHTS-KILL-World-Premiere-in-Connecticut-20220419

Updated On: 4/19/22 at 10:33 AM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 4/19/22 at 11:51am

This smells of a pre-Broadway tryout.

[inception]

Posted: 4/19/22 at 11:53am

Since this is playing the week I'll be in NY, does it make sense to take an overnight trip to Hartford to see this?  What is the drive like, is it scenic or just highways?  Would you take a bus?  

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 4/19/22 at 11:58am

You don’t even have to do an overnight trip. If you go to a matinee, you can just take a train/bus to see it and then just head back to the city afterwards. That’s what I always do. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 4/19/22 at 12:20pm

ACL2006 said: "This smells of a pre-Broadway tryout."

Except none of the actors involved sell tickets to the masses, the producers don't have a great track record, the director hasn't worked on a large scale, and Matthew Lombardo's last two plays ran a combined 40 performances on Broadway. So I will believe this is coming to Broadway when they announce dates and a theatre.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 4/19/22 at 12:45pm

ACL2006 said: "This smells of a pre-Broadway tryout."

 

TEA AT FIVE was also a "pre-Broadway tryout".   Just sayin'. The playwright doesn't have the greatest track record.

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 4/19/22 at 1:01pm

Please tell me someone else thought that Andre de Shields was starring in the regional premiere of the football play "Lombardi" ?! 

Wow. Maybe I should take a second longer to read the thread titles properly.

[Emmeline Carter]

Posted: 4/20/22 at 9:18pm

Does anyone know why the first three rows aren't available for any of the performances?Thanks!

[Emmeline Carter]

Posted: 6/21/22 at 3:49pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WHEN-PLAYWRIGHTS-KILL-Starring-Jeremy-Jordan-Harriet-Harris-Andr-De-Shields-More-Postponed-20220621

Updated On: 6/21/22 at 03:49 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/21/22 at 3:58pm

So this is probably a matter of "ticket sales were disastrous in Hartford + it will be cheaper to just put on a 29-hour reading of the play in NYC instead of commercially-producing a proper out-of-town tryout"?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/21/22 at 4:22pm

Surprising given the names attached.