Rock 'n' Roll: tickets are now on sale to the general public

The full cast has been announced for the American Premiere of Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll, opening on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on 4 Nov 2007, following previews from 19 Oct 2007.

Joining the previously announced Brian Cox (Max), Sinead Cusack (Eleanor/older Esme), Rufus Sewell (Jan), Nicole Ansari (Lenka), Alice Eve (younger Esme /Alice) are Brian Avers (Stephen), Mary Bacon (Gillian/Magda/Deirdre), Seth Fisher (The Piper/Policeman), Stephen Kunken (Ferdinand), Quentin Mare� (Nigel/Interrogator), Ken Marks (Milan/Waiter) and Alexandra Neil (Candida).

Rock 'n' Roll spans the years from 1968 to 1990 from the double perspective of Prague, where a rock'n'roll band comes to symbolise resistance to the Communist regime, and of Cambridge where the verities of love and death are shaping the lives of three generations in the family of a Marxist philosopher.

Rock 'n' Roll received its world premiere at the Royal Court as part of their 50th Anniversary celebration, and subsequently transferred to London's West End's Duke of York�s Theatre for a sold-out run.

The Broadway production features three members of the original London company; Brian Cox, Sinead Cusack and Rufus Sewell (winner of the Olivier, London Evening Standard and London Critics� Circle Awards for his performance), which is to be directed by Trevor Nunn, who also helmed the London prduction.

The drama received good notices from the London press: "This is not quite first-rate Stoppard but still ought to generate a big and serious stir." (The Evening Standard); "Complex and moving new play about the link between rock music, East European dissidence and the fall of Communism...an impressive play" (The Independent); "Astonishing new play...excellent production." (The Guardian); "There is an energy, rawness and passion here one doesn't associate with the elegant and witty Stoppard." (The Daily Telegraph).

Set design is by Robert Jones, costume design is by Emma Ryott, lighting design is by Howard Harrison and sound design by Ian Dickinson.

The drama will be produced on Broadway by Sonia Friedman Productions, Bob Boyett, Ostar Enterprises, Roger Berlind and Tulbart Productions, in association with Lincoln Center Theater.

The premiere of Rock 'n' Roll marks the 40th anniversary since Stoppard was introduced to Broadway audiences with 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead'.

Stoppard was most recently represented on Broadway with the acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater production of The Coast of Utopia, which has received 10 Tony Award nominations, including Best Play, and has won the Drama Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards for Best Play.