Photos: June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon, Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell Star in Marjorie Prime on Broadway
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Photos: June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon, Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell Star in Marjorie Prime on Broadway
Jordan Harrison’s Pulitzer finalist play is currently in preview at the Hayes.
June Squibb and Cynthia Nixon in Marjorie Prime
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Previews are underway for the Broadway premiere of Jordan Harrison’s Marjorie Prime at the Helen Hayes Theater. Get a first look at the Main Stem production of the play, a 2015 Pulitzer finalist, in the gallery below. Opening night is set for December 8.
Oscar nominee June Squibb (Eleanor the Great) plays the title role, sharing the stage with Tony Award winner Danny Burstein (Moulin Rouge! The musical, the sleepy chaperone) and Cynthia Nixon (The Little Foxes, Rabbit Hole) and Christopher Lowell (Cult of Love). Understudies Mike Shapiro, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, Kate Hampton and Barbara Kingsley round out the company. The casting is done by Daniel Swee.
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The work, set in a future where people use a computer holographic system to bring back AI versions of the deceased, debuted at the Center Theater Group in Los Angeles in 2014 and was presented at Off-Broadway’s Playwrights Horizons in 2015. The work was a 2015 Pulitzer finalist and got a screen version starring its original stage star, Lois Smith, in 2017.
Christopher Lowell and June Squibb in Marjorie Prime
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Danny Burstein, Cynthia Nixon and June Squibb in Marjorie Prime
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Danny Burstein and Cynthia Nixon in Marjorie Prime
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June Squibb in Marjorie Prime
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June Squibb and Cynthia Nixon in Marjorie Prime
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Christopher Lowell in Marjorie Prime
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Squibb, nominated for an Oscar for her 2013 performance in Nebraskawas last seen on Broadway as Joe in Waitressbut his Broadway credits date back to the original 1959 Broadway series. Gypsyduring which she replaced Electra. She has also been on the main stem in Happy time, Gorey StoriesAnd Sacrilege.
Anne Kauffman, who directed the Playwrights production, returns to direct her Broadway bow. Second Stage’s production also features scenic design by Lee Jellinek, costume design by Márion Talán de la Rosa, lighting design by Ben Stanton, and sound design and original music by Daniel Kluger.
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