As previously reported, veteran Broadway, Hollywood and TV actress Diane Lane will play prima donna Ranevskaya in the adaptation by Tony-winning playwright Karam (The Humans, Sons of the Prophet). It will be a homecoming of sorts for Lane, who made her Broadway debut in 1977 playing a child in a revival of the modern classic that starred Irene Worth (with Meryl Streep playing the maid).
Gevinson will be Anya with Glover as Gaev, Keenan-Bolger as Varya, Perrineau as Lopakhin and Grey as Firs.
The Cherry Orchard will begin previews September 15 and open October 16 for a limited engagement through December 4 at the American Airlines Theatre.
The creative team includes Scott Pask (sets), Michael Krass (costumes), Donald Holder (lights), Christopher Cronin (siound), Jonathan Goddard (movement) and Nico Muhly (original music).
Following his recent success with The Humans, Pulitzer Prize finalist Karam returns to Roundabout Theatre Company with this new interpretation, which will be directed by Godwin, who makes his Broadway debut following two acclaimed productions at the National Theatre in London.
Roundabout describes the play as “Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece about a family on the edge of ruin—and a country on the brink of revolution. The story of Lyubov Ranevskaya (Lane) and her family’s return to their fabled orchard to forestall its foreclosure, the play captures a people—and a world—in transition, and presents us with a picture of humanity in all its glorious folly. By turns tragic and funny, The Cherry Orchard still stands as one of the great plays of the modern era. First produced in Moscow in 1904, Roundabout’s new adaptation promises to breathe fresh life into this towering tale.”
Tickets are available by calling (212) 719-1300, online at roundabouttheatre.org and in person at any Roundabout box office.
