The Columnist extends run by one week

Manhattan's Theatre Club's world premiere production of The Columnist, currently in previews, has extended its run by one week and will now play through to 24 Jun 2012.

The Columnist began previews at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on 4 Apr 2012, where it will open on 25 Apr 2012. The show is playing a limited engagement that was originally scheduled to end on 17 Jun 2012.

The Columnist: Columnists are kings in midcentury America and Joseph Alsop (John Lithgow) wears the crown. Joe is beloved, feared and courted in equal measure by the Washington political world at whose center he sits. But as the '60s dawn and America undergoes dizzying change, the intense political drama Joe is embroiled in becomes deeply personal as well.

Directed by Daniel Sullivan, The Columnist features John Lithgow (Joseph Alsop), Margaret Colin (Susan Alsop), Boyd Gaines (Stewart Alsop), Stephen Kunken (Halberstam), Grace Gummer (Abigail), Marc Bonan (Philip) and Brian J. Smith (Andrei).

The creative team for The Columnist includes John Lee Beatty (scenic design), Jess Goldstein (costume design), Kenneth Posner (lighting design) and John Gromada (original music, sound design).