The possible New York transfer of the hit McCarter Theatre production of Electra, first reported by Playbill On-Line on Sept. 22, is now a reality. The Zoe Wanamaker starrer will begin an eight-week run at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre, Nov. 19.

The production will officially open Dec. 3. Tickets go on sale on Oct. 23 at (212) 239-6200.

The cast for Electra will remain the same for the Broadway engagement. Wanamaker, who plays the title role, will again be supported by Claire Bloom (Clytemnestra), Pat Carroll (Chorus Leader), Michael Cumpsty (Orestes), Marin Hinkle (Chrysothemis), Daniel Oreskes (Aegisthus) and Stephen Spinella (Servent to Orestes).

The play marks director David Leveaux's first American outing since directing Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Anna Christie. Electra gave its last performances at Princeton's McCarter Theatre Oct. 4. Soon after the tragedy opened to rave reviews, producers began to discuss a commercial transfer to New York. In the end, the New York move was backed by producers Eric Krebs, Randall L. Wreghitt, Anita Waxman and Elizabeth Peck Williams.

The Wanamaker Electra , adapted by Someone Who'll Watch Over Me playwright Frank McGuinness, originated in London. It will joined on Broadway by another London offspring, David Hare's Blue Room, starring Nicole Kidman, which is transferring to the Cort Theatre beginning Nov. 27 after a praised run in London. Wanamaker's credits include stints at the RSC, the Mark Taper Forum (CA) and the National Theatre. Spinella starred on Broadway in Angels In America and the recent revival of A View From The Bridge. Cumpsty starred in Racing Demon and the Roundabout's 1776 revival; Hinkle appeared in a recent Broadway revival of A Thousand Clowns and A Dybbuk at the Public Theatre.