Sally Field-led The Glass Menagerie switches to Belasco
The upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' classic The Glass Menagerie, starring two-time Academy Award winner Sally Field, has switched its Shubert venue from the John Golden Theatre to the slightly larger Belasco Theatre. The Belasco has approximately 200 seats more in capacity. Previews are still set to begin on 7 February 2017, before an official opening on 9 March and a limited engagement through to 2 July 2017.
The Broadway transfer of hit musical Dear Evan Hansen was initially scheduled in at the Belasco Theatre, but then switched to the Music Box Theatre.
The cast of The Glass Menagerie includes Sally Field (Amanda Wingfield), two-time Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello (Tom Wingfield), "American Horror Story" star Finn Wittrock (Jim O'Connor) and Madison Ferris (Laura Wingfield), who will be making her Broadway debut.
Sally Field previously commented:
"To say this is a dream come true is an understatement. Working with the best of the best, from Sam Gold to Joe Mantello to Scott Rudin, on one of the greatest plays ever written is beyond thrilling. Right now I can barely breathe. Hopefully that'll pass."The production will be directed by Tony winner Sam Gold, who previously staged this production with an entirely Dutch cast at Toneelgroep Amsterdam.
The creative team from the Toneelgroep Amsterdam production will return for this Broadway engagement, featuring scenic design by Andrew Lieberman, costume design by Woiceich Dziedzic, lighting design by Adam Silverman and sound design by Bray Poor.
The Glass Menagerie is produced on Broadway by Scott Rudin and Lincoln Center Theater.
Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie premiered in New York in 1945 and has since been revived on the Great White Way a total of six times - 1965, 1975, 1983, 1994, 2005 and most recently in 2013. Previous leading actresses in the role of Amanda Wingfiled have included Cherry Jones, Jessica Lange, and Maureen Stapleton.
Sally Field made her Broadway debut in 'The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?' at the John Golden Theatre in 2002. Her prolific screen career includes two Oscar-winning performances - "Places in the Heart" in 1985 and "Norma Rae" (1980) - along with an Oscar-nominated performane in "Lincoln" in 2013. She has also received a total of 2 Golden Globes and 9 further nominations. She has won three Emmys for TV roles in "Brothers & Sisters," "Sybil," and "ER," along with a further five Emmy nominations. Other notable screen credits include "Forrest Gump," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Where the Heart Is," "Steel Magnolias," "Smokey and the Bandit," and "The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise, amongst many others.
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