Second Stage Theater announced that the January 12 performance of Appropriate on Broadway has been cancelled due to illness. Ticket holders for the 7 PM performance have been directed to contact their point of purchase for next steps.
Sarah Paulson, who is currently starring in the production, shared via Instagram stories that she has tested positive for COVID. "So sorry to not be able to perform this extraordinary play, with our incredible company," the actor wrote. She later wrote in another Instagram stories post that, "I will be out of the show for the rest of the weekend. And it breaks my heart."
Appropriate has not cancelled performances for January 13 and 14. Paulson's understudy on the show is Tina Benko.
The work by opened December 18 at the Hayes Theater after beginning performances November 29. The production marks Jacobs-Jenkins' Broadway playwriting debut, following a credit in 2022 for contributing additional material to Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth. is directing. Read the reviews .
The production stars Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winner Paulson as Toni, (House of Cards, Billions) as Bo, (Succession) as Rachael, (The Great) as River, and () as Cassidy, alongside as Rhys and (The Last Ship) as Franz. and share the role of Ainsley. Rounding out the company as understudies are , , , Tina Benko, and .
The work centers on a white family who, while closing out the estate of their late father, discover some disturbing artifacts that force them to confront their family's past. The play was previously produced in 2014 Off-Broadway at Signature Theatre.
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The Broadway run features scenic design by dots, costume design by , lighting design by , and sound design by and . The production's fight director is Unkledave's Fight House, the vocal coach is , the production stage manager is , and the stage manager is . Casting is by and .
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Alyssa Emily Marvin and Elle Fanning in Appropriate
Natalie Gold in Appropriate
Natalie Gold and Corey Stoll in Appropriate
Natalie Gold, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Michael Esper, Sarah Paulson, and Corey Stoll in Appropriate
Michael Esper, Elle Fanning, Natalie Gold, Alyssa Emily Marvin, and Corey Stoll in Appropriate
Michael Esper in Appropriate
Michael Esper, Corey Stoll, and Sarah Paulson in Appropriate
Sarah Paulson in Appropriate
Michael Esper, Natalie Gold, Corey Stoll, and Sarah Paulson in Appropriate
Sarah Paulson in Appropriate
Sarah Paulson and Elle Fanning in Appropriate
Michael Esper and Graham Campbell in Appropriate
Michael Esper and Elle Fanning in Appropriate
Graham Campbell in Appropriate
Elle Fanning in Appropriate
Elle Fanning and Corey Stoll in Appropriate
Corey Stoll in Appropriate
Alyssa Emily Marvin in Appropriate
