MTC presents The Portuguese Kid with Jason Alexander

Manhattan Theatre Club presents the world premiere of The Portuguese Kid, written and directed by Tony, Pulitzer Prize, and Oscar winner John Patrick Shanley and starring Tony Award winner Jason Alexander, which will begin previews at New York City Center - Stage I on September 19, 2017, before an official opening on October 24.

Synopsis: "In Providence, Rhode Island, habitually widowed Atalanta pays a visit to her second-rate lawyer Barry Dragonetti. Intending to settle her latest husband's affairs, this larger-than-life Greek tightwad quickly becomes a nightmare for her cheesy, self-aggrandizing attorney. Add Barry's impossible Croatian mother, a dash of current politics and a couple of opportunistic young lovers, and you have in hand a recipe for comic combustion."

Additional casting and creative team information for The Portuguese Kid will be announced at a later date.

Jason Alexander won a Tony Award in 1989 for 'Jerome Robbins' Broadway.' He was last seen on the Great White Way in Larry David's 'Fish in the Dark' in 2015. His other Broadway credits include 'Accomplice' (1990), 'Broadway Bound' (1986), 'The Rink' (1984) and his Broadway debut in 'Merrily We Roll Along' (1981). He is perhaps best known for his TV role as George Costanza on "Seinfeld," which earned him a total of 7 Emmy Award nominations and 4 Golden Globe nominations. Other notable screen credits include "Pretty Woman," "Love! Valour! Compassion!," and Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."