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

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

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?

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.

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.

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

Surprising given the names attached.