"The Farnsworth Invention" confirmed for Broadway

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/22/07 at 9:32pm

From Playbill:

"The West Wing" creator/writer Aaron Sorkin will make his return to Broadway this fall with his first play in almost two decades, The Farnsworth Invention, Playbill.com has learned.

A casting notice lists Dodger Theatricals as the producer of the forthcoming production, to be directed by Des McAnuff. The posting lists Oct. 15 as the tentative date of the first preview performance with a Nov. 18 opening.

The Farnsworth Invention concerns the battle for the patent for the invention of the television set. The race pitted a young genius, Philo T. Farnsworth, who came up with the idea as a high school student, against David Sarnoff, the head of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109037.html

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 6/22/07 at 10:57pm

I know that this was just announced but it really isn't *new* news. It has been known since the Playhouse run that this show is going to Broadway and that Steven Spielberg has the rights to it and plans to make it into a film.

[Clara's Pony]

Posted: 6/22/07 at 11:04pm

Plus there's already a thread on this with a link to the same Playbill article...
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=939202&dt=7