stage production of room Will soon play on Broadway.
The stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s best-selling novel will enter preview performances April 3 before opening April 17 at New York’s James Earl Jones Theatre.
room is playing through March 2022 at the Grand Theatre, where it made its North American debut. The production is written and adapted by Donoghue and is based on her 2010 novel, which she also adapted for the screen in 2015.
Grand’s artistic director Dennis Garnum called the move to Broadway an “incredibly proud moment”.
“We always believed in our local playwright and internationally renowned author, Emma Donoghue,” said Garnum.
“And now we get to be part of a production that shows what’s possible at Grand.”
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The Broadway production will continue to be directed by Cora Bissett, who also co-wrote the songs for the show with Katherine Joseph.
room tells the story of Ma, who has been locked in a room for seven years, and her five-year-old son, Jack, who has no concept of the outside world. While Jack happily exists inside the room with the help of Ma’s game and her vivid imagination, it is time for the two to escape and face the challenge of the world outside.
While Alexis Gordon portrays Ma in the London and Toronto productions, Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will take over the role for Broadway.
“I’m really honored to have the opportunity to return to Broadway in a project unlike anything I’ve done before,” said Warren, who won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2020 for portraying Tina Turner. I am.”
“There were many reasons why I wanted to join this team to tell this story, but most importantly I wanted to share this beautiful human bond between a mother and her son.
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The limited production run will last until mid-September.
Tickets will be available from February 6 on Telecharge.com.
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