Roundabout Theatre Company presents Marvin's Room
The Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a Broadway premiere for 2017. Making her Broadway directorial debut, Obie winner Anne Kauffman will helm Scott McPherson's dark comedy Marvin's Room at Broadway's American Airlines Theatre. Previews begin on 8 June 2017, before an official opening on 29 June, and a limited engagement through to 27 August 2017.
Synopsis: "Marvin's Room is a wildly funny play about the laughter that can shine through life's darkest moments. Estranged sisters Lee and Bessie have never seen eye to eye. Lee is a single mother who's been busy raising her troubled teenage son, Hank. Bessie's got her hands full with their elderly father and his soap opera-obsessed sister. When Bessie is diagnosed with leukemia, the two women reunite for the first time in 18 years. Are Lee's good intentions and wig-styling skills enough to make up for her long absence? Can Bessie help Hank finally feel at home somewhere... or at least keep him from burning her house down? Can these almost-strangers become a family in time to make plans, make amends, and maybe make a trip to Disney World? Exploring an unsentimental reality with hope, compassion and a dose of wonderfully absurd humor, Marvin's Room is a life-affirming reminder of the gift we give ourselves when we love unconditionally.
Casting and creative team information will be announced at a later date.
Scott McPherson's Marvin's Room previously played off-Broadway engagements at Playwrights Horizons in 1991 and at Minetta Lane Theatre in 1992, earning him a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding New Play.
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