Realistic Joneses: Will Eno's play to open on 06 Apr 2014

The Broadway premiere of Will Eno's dark comedy The Realistic Joneses, directed by Sam Gold, will begin previews in mid-March, with an official opening night on 06 Apr 2014, at a Shubert theatre to be announced.

As previously announced the comedy will star Emmy Award-winner Toni Collette ("United States of Tara"), Golden Globe Award-winner Michael C. Hall ("Dexter"), two-time Tony Award-winner Tracy Letts ('Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' 'August: Osage County') and Academy Award-winner Marisa Tomei ("My Cousin Vinny").

In The Realistic Joneses, we meet Bob (Tracy Letts) and Jennifer (Toni Collette) and their new neighbors John (Michael C. Hall) and Pony (Marisa Tomei), two suburban couples who have more in common than their identical homes and their shared last names. As their relationships begin to irrevocably intertwine, the Joneses must decide between their idyllic fantasies and their imperfect realities.

Further details about this production will be announced at a later date.

This new American play comes to Broadway following a run at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 2012.

Bios:

Toni Collette (Jennifer Jones) won an Emmy and Golden Globe Award for her starring role as "Tara Gregson" in the TV sitcom "United States of Tara" winner. Collette can currently be seen starring alongside Dylan McDermott on the CBS suspense drama "Hostages" as "Dr. Ellen Sanders." In 2000, she made her Broadway debut in "The Wild Party," for which she was nominated for a Tony-award. Film credits include "Little Miss Sunshine," "Muriel's Wedding" and "About a Boy."

Michael C. Hall (John Jones) won a Golden Globe Award for his starring role as "Dexter Morgan" in the TV crime series "Dexter," and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his role as "David Fisher" in the TV comic-drama "Six Feet Under." He will soon be seen on the big screen starring alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the move "Kill Your Darlings." Hall recently made his directorial debut with "Every Silver Lining," the second episode of the eighth and final season. Hall made his Broadway debut as the 'emcee' in 'Cabaret,' directed by Sam Mendes and also portrayed 'Billy Flynn' in 'Chicago.'

Tracy Letts (Bob Jones) is the only person to win both a Tony Award for acting and a Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of 'Killer Joe' (also screenplay), 'Bug' (also screenplay), 'Man from Nebraska' (Pulitzer finalist), 'August: Osage County' (Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award for Best Play), 'Superior Donuts' and a new version of Chekhov's 'Three Sisters.' He also wrote the screenplay for the film "August: Osage County," starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, which will be released by the Weinstein Company on Christmas Day, 2013. He won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his debut Broadway performance as 'George' in the Tony Award-winning revival of Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' which premiered at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre.

Marisa Tomei (Pony Jones) won an Academy Award for her role as 'Mona Lisa Vito' in the movie "My Cousin Vinn," and was nominated for her performances in "The Wrestler" and "In the Bedroom." She has appeared on Broadway in 'Top Girls,' 'Salome' and 'Wait Until Dark.'

Sam Gold (Director) is an award-winning director, whose world premiere production of 'Fun Home,' a new musical by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, is currently running at the Public Theater. His previous Broadway credits are 'Picnic' and 'Seminar.' Sam's Off-Broadway credits include 'The Flick' (Lucille Lortel Nomination), 'Uncle Vanya,' 'The Big Meal' (Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director), 'Look Back in Anger' (Lucille Lortel Nomination), 'Circle Mirror Transformation' OBIE Award for Outstanding Direction and 'The Aliens' by Annie Baker (OBIE Award for Outstanding Direction). Gold is Resident Director at Roundabout Theater Company.

Will Eno (Playwright) is a Residency Five Fellow at the Signature Theater in New York, where his play 'Title and Deed' premiered in May 2012. His play 'Gnit,' an adaptation of Ibsen's Peer 'Gynt,' premiered at the Actor's Theatre of Louisville in 2013. The Realistic Joneses and 'Title and Deed' were on the New York Times' "Best Plays of 2012" list. His play 'Middletown' was a winner of the Horton Foote Award and was produced at the Vineyard Theater in New York and Steppenwolf Theater, starring Tracy Letts, in Chicago. His play 'Thom Pain (based on nothing)' ran for a year at the Daryl Roth Theater, was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize, and has been translated into over a dozen languages.