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Fool for Love on Broadway Starring Nina Arianda and Sam RockwellSam Shepard's Fool for Love, officially opened Oct. 8 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway starring Tony Award winner Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell. Hear what the critics have to say.
The cast also includes Emmy Award winner Tom Pelphrey (By The Water at MTC, End of the Rainbow) and Tony Award nominee Gordon Joseph Weiss (Fool For Love at Williamstown, Ghetto).
The critics are filing their reviews, and Playbill.com will continue to update them for our readers.
"Holed up in a seedy motel on the edge of the Mojave Desert, two former lovers unpack the deep secrets and dark desires of their tangled relationship, passionately tearing each other apart," according to press notes. "Beaten down by ill-fated love and a ruthless struggle for identity, can they ultimately live with, or without, each other?"
Fool for Love is presented in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival.
The creative team includes Dane Laffrey (scenic design), Anita Yavich (costume design), Justin Townsend (lighting design), Ryan Rumery (sound design) and David S. Leong (movement and fights).
Tickets are available by calling Telecharge at (212) 239-6200, online by visiting Telecharge.com. The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Box Office is located at 261 West 47th Street. Ticket prices are $70–$150.
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.