Regrets: Manhattan Theatre Club announces cast

Manhattan Theatre Club's (MTC) have announced the full cast for their world premiere production of Matt Charman's Regrets, directed by Carolyn Cantor, opening at NY City Center Stage I on 27 Mar 2012, following previews from 8 Mar 2012, and running through to 29 Apr 2012.

Joining the previously announced Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox (MTC's 'Doubt'), will be Alexis Bledel ("Gilmore Girls"), Curt Bouril ("Boardwalk Empire"), Ansel Elgort (Off-Broadway debut), Brian Hutchison (MTC's 'From Up Here'), Lucas Caleb Rooney ('Orphan's Home Cycle') and Richard Topol ('The Normal Heart').

Regrets: Caleb Farley is the youngest man ever to show up at Mrs. Duke's cabins (Adriane Lenox), a ramshackle retreat in the Nevada desert and one of the few places men can go to secure a quick divorce in 1950s America. Caleb claims he fled his Hollywood home for the same reason as the other men in camp - to shed the lives and wives they've known, and loved, to begin anew. But in an era of heightened fears and political distrust, accusations that Caleb is hiding more than just a broken heart test each man's loyalty - to country and to one another.

The creative team for Regrets includes: Rachel Hauck (scenic design), Ilona Somogyi (costume design), Ben Stanton (lighting design), Jill BC Du Boff (sound design), and Thomas Schall (fight direction).

Bios:

Matt Charman, a British young playwright, makes his New York debut at MTC with this world-premiere play. Charman's first play, 'A Night at the Dogs' (at Soho Theatre, London), won the Verity Bargate Award for new writers. Other productions include 'The Observer,' directed by Sir Richard Eyre, and 'The Five Wives of Maurice Pinder,' which both premiered at the National Theatre of Great Britain.

Carolyn Cantor previously directed MTC's production of 'Pumpgirl.' Her other Off-Broadway directing credits include Amy Herzog's 'After the Revolution,' Anna Kerrigan's 'The Talls,' Adam Rapp's 'Essential Self Defense,' and Craig Wright's 'Orange Flower Water.'

Alexis Bledel (Chrissie Myers) recently appeared with James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn in Director Robert Redford's period drama "The Conspirator." Next, she stars opposite Saoirse Ronan in toplining "Violet and Daisy." Bledel made her television debut in the series "Gilmore Girls." Through seven seasons, Bledel's portrayal of 'Rory Gilmore' earned her the 2005 and 2006 Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress in a Comedy and the 2002 Family Friendly Forum Award for Best Actress in a Drama.

Curt Bouril (Robert Hanratty) is making his second appearance with MTC after working on Broadway in MTC's 'Accent on Youth.' Other theatrical appearances include the Broadway production of 'A Man for All Seasons.' He has starred as 'Clifford Lathrop' in six episodes of the HBO TV Drama "Boardwalk Empire ."

Ansel Elgort (Caleb Farley) is making his professional acting debut at Manhattan Theatre Club. He is currently a senior at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, where he has starred as 'Sky Masterson' in 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Link Larson' in 'Hairspray.'

Brian Hutchison's (Ben Clancy) Broadway credits: 'Proof,' 'The Invention of Love,' 'Exit the King,' 'Looped' and 'Man and Boy.' Off-Broadway credits include 'Go Back To Where You Are,' 'Spirit Control,' 'She Stoops to Conquer' and 'People Be Heard.'

Adriane Lenox (Mrs. Duke) returns to MTC after her critically acclaimed performance in 'Doubt' which premiered at MTC's Off-Broadway home at City Center, transferred to Broadway, and subsequently won the Tony and Pulitzer Prize for Drama. For her performance as 'Mrs. Muller,' Lenox received both Tony and Lucille Lortel awards.

Lucas Caleb Rooney (Gerald Driscoll) has appeared on Broadway in 'The Country Girl' and 'Henry IV.' In 2011 he appeared the Shakespeare in the Park productions of 'Measure for Measure' and 'All's Well That Ends Well.' He also starred in the Signature Theatre Company's production of Horton Foote's trilogy 'The Orphans' Home Cycle.'

Richard Topol (Alvin Novotny) was last seen in the fall production of 'King Lear' at the Public Theater. Recently, he finished work on Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" playing 'Attorney General James Speed' alongside Daniel Day-Lewis. Last season, he performed in the Tony Award-winning Revival of 'The Normal Heart'