The Big Knife announces opening night date

C.J. Wilson has joined the company of Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of The Big Knife to play the role of 'Hank Teagle.' C.J. Wilson replaces Adam Rapp who has departed the production due to scheduling conflicts.

C. J. Wilson's Broadway credits incude 'Festen,' 'Henry IV' and 'Gore Vidal's The Best Man.' He has appeared off-Broadway in 'Medieval Play,' 'The Lady from Dubuque,' 'All-American' and 'Happy Now?'

The Big Knife by Clifford Odets, starring Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Bobby Cannavale and directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes, opens at the American Airlines Theatre on 16 Apr 2013, following previews from 22 Mar 2013, playing a limited engagement through to 2 Jun 2013.

The complete cast features Rachel Brosnahan (Dixie Evans), Bobby Cannavale (Charlie Castle), Marin Ireland (Marion Castle), Billy Eugene Jones (Russell), Richard Kind (Marcus Hoff), Ana Reeder (Connie Bliss), Reg Rogers (Smiley Coy), Joey Slotnick (Buddy Bliss), Brenda Wehle (Patty Benedict), C.J. Wilson (Hank Teagle) and Chip Zien (Nat Danziger).

The Big Knife: In the golden age of Hollywood cinema, actors may have all the glory, but studio execs have all the power. The Hoff-Federated studio has had its most successful star, Charlie Castle (Bobby Cannavale), over a barrel ever since it helped cover up a mistake that could have ended his career. When a woman with insider knowledge threatens to come forward, the studio heads will stop at nothing to protect Charlie's secret... but how far is he willing to go before he quits the movie business for good?

This is the first new Broadway production since The Big Knife premiered on Broadway in 1949. That production, directed by Lee Strasberg, starred John Garfield as 'Charlie Castle,' and ran for 109 performances.