Steppenwolf's Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf to open on Broadway in October

[sorano916]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 11:24am

Per the casting notice
(http://www.playbill.com/jobs/find/job_detail/44488.html)
Preview – September 27, 2012
Open – October 13, 2012

George: Tracy Letts
Martha: Amy Morton
Nick: Madison Dirks
Honey: Carrie Coon
Casting is for understudies

I saw this production in DC. The cast gave great performances and I liked the set design, too. Hopefully, it gets an intimate theatre.

[Huss417]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 11:29am

I look forward to this.
My question though do you think in this day and age(sad to say) that this will do well without a "Star" attached to it?

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 11:49am

I believe the production is being billed as a fiftieth-anniversary engagement.

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 11:55am

The performances in this are so amazing, I think it can overcome the lack of a star.

Letts' performance is STAGGERING. Coon's is incredible too.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 11:56am

This is still only one of a very small handful of confirmed fall openings, isn't it?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 12:02pm

exciting, but this was announced in April 2011

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/whos-afraid-of-virginia-wolf-returning-to-broadway/

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 12:09pm

I'm just glad it's still happening. A year and a half in advance for a production that had already closed is a lot of time for things to fall through. But I guess waiting for the 50th anniversary is a good reason.

Can't wait to see this. It's my favorite play and Amy Morton is one of my favorite actresses.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 12:26pm

IIIIIIIIIIIIII'LLLLLLL DRINK TO THAT!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 12:31pm

Will it fare any better than the last revival not to long ago? That production was awesome and flopped. I doubt this will fare better but wish them luck anyway.

[Owen22]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 12:36pm

I saw Carrie Coon do "The Real Thing" at Chicago's Writers Theatre last fall. She played Annie with an Eastern European accent which was a brilliant choice. She's fantastic and am looking forward to her Honey.

[Vespertine1228]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 1:20pm

I thought they might try to put this in the biggest space at the new Signature Center instead of giving it a full-blown commercial Broadway production. If I recall, the Bill Irwin/Kathleen Turner revival didn't do well financially despite critical acclaim. And they're bigger stars.

Excited that this production is going forward with theatre stars. I look forward to their performances.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 1:25pm

I hope it gets the Music Box or the Booth. Those would be perfect theaters to see some cut-throat acting.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 1:26pm

I saw this in Chicago last year and it is staggering. I went in incredibly excited to see Amy Morton (who I flat out worshiped in August: Osage County) take on this juicy role but walked out of the theatre absolutely rivoted by Letts. I wouldn't use the term mopped the floor with Morton, but he damn sure got out the mop and bucket.

I'm exicted to see it again.

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 1:29pm

Having seen this production, I predict that the critic's reviews will be so good that they will carry the show to success. This prodution was brilliant.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 1:55pm

I saw it at Steppenwolf. Letts is perfect in a role he was born to play; Morton is somewhat miscast but is a good enough actress that it's not a big deal. Dirks and Coon were fine. It's a good production of one of America's best dramas.

That said, when I saw the equally good Turner/Irwin revival on Broadway (okay, I hated Irwin's George but obviously the Tony voters didn't), the house was maybe 60% full, and I'm pretty sure the run closed at a major loss. I hope the producers aren't expecting to actually make any money from this.

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 2:03pm

A problem with this production wasn't that Letts' George is so much stronger than typical Georges, but that his George is so much stronger than Morton's Martha. And she's so reluctant to be in the game that the dramatic tension gets let out of the play, like air from a balloon. There's a lot of push, push, push by Letts, but they only push and pull in spurts. It's still a compelling production, but games aren't quite as much fun to watch when one player clearly dominates the whole time.

And I preferred Bill Irwin's George. What a sneaky, sneaky snake he was, up against that lion of Kathleen Turner. Standing side by side, they looked unmatched as hell, but when they ganged up on Nick and Honey, they were scarier than any one villain alone.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 2:11pm

I can't imagine it's too expensive to produce. A million or two? I mean it already has the sets built, etc. It's basically just the running costs and the theater rent.

[AC126748]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 2:28pm

Jeffrey Richards is producing. Money is not object for him if he wants to bring something to New York.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 3:15pm

I'm very very excited by this. I'm going to shell out some money for really good seats. Amy Morton as Martha -- hell yes.

[tazber]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 3:15pm

Can. Not Wait.

I love this play.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 3:24pm

I have seen some preview clips. Would I be correct in assuming Amy's Martha is nowhere near as ferocious as her Barbara Fordham?

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 5:25pm

Not at all as ferocious. But then again, Martha's rage is an old an bitter one, whereas Barbara is a much more raw character. Morton was perfection in AOC, but was a bit subdued when I saw her as Martha. Part of it is that physically, she is a tall and thin woman, not at all the voluptuous "earth mother" that is your typical Martha.

Updated On: 5/17/12 at 05:25 PM

[Blactor]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 5:39pm

I saw this in DC.

Twice.

Letts alone is worth the price of admission. Carrie Coons as Honey was also extremely funny and heart-breaking.

I look forward to seeing this again...

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 9:58pm

Can't wait for this!!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/17/12 at 10:17pm

I think it's pretty admirable of the producers to bring this in without any stars, just two brilliant actors. Hopefully the public responds to this production the way audiences in Chicago did.

I'm quite excited. Morton is a brilliant actress (who, with all respect to the wonderful Deanna Dunagan, should have won the Tony for August: Osage County.).

Updated On: 5/17/12 at 10:17 PM