This is one of my favorite plays!! How exciting!! Who should play John Proctor??
Sophie Okonedo in talks to lead The Crucible on Broadway
I am beyond excited for this! My absolute favorite play by my favorite playwright! I suddenly cannot wait for next season...
I really, really love The Crucible. For some reason I never thought I'd see it on Broadway. Anyway this is good news!
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I love Sophie Okonedo. Such a great actress and she'll be great in this. If you haven't seen it, watch Oliver Twist. She plays Nancy with a drug addicted desperation.
Richard Armitage finished recently a critically lauded run of The Crucible in the West End as Proctor so I wouldn't be surprised if they get him for his BW play debut. In fact I'm hoping so.
More excited by the Signature mounting INCIDENT AT VICHY.
I'm excited by the fact that it's Ivo Van Hove directing. He's not for everyone (he tends to send the pearl-clutchers into a tizzy), but he's done brilliant work with classic plays. His STREETCAR and HEDDA GABLER (both with Elizabeth Marvel in the leading roles) and MISANTHROPE, all at New York Theatre Workshop, were stunning, and his A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE in London is the best I've ever seen that particular play done. I wasn't champing at the bit for another CRUCIBLE, but with him at the helm, I'm buying a ticket.
And Okenedo was so good in RAISIN that I'll see her in anything.
Loved Liam and Laura in the last revival. Would love to see Ed Norton as John opposite Sophie.
^ Don't forget his stunning "Scenes From a Marriage" this season at NYTW. Loved it so much I had to see it twice.
I didn't see SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, unfortunately. I was working out of town during its entire run. I'm still sad I missed it.
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