The 7:30 PM performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre will benefit the Fund, which helps performing arts professionals "in need, crisis or transition" and famously operates The Actors Fund Home for retired performers in Englewood, NJ. Benefits are usually scheduled on nights when other shows are dark so performers from those shows can attend.
The new play began performances Sept. 10, 2014, prior to an official opening Oct. 5. .
Juilliard graduate makes his Broadway debut as Christopher John Francis Boone, a socially awkward, mathematical savant who is written as though he fits somewhere on the autism spectrum. Tony Award winner directs.
The cast also includes (August: Osage County) as Ed, Tony nominee (London Assurance) as Mrs. Alexander, (The 39 Steps) as Siobhan and (The Constant Wife) as Judy.
Rounding out the ensemble are (An Octoroon at Soho Rep), ("Nurse Jackie"), Haberle (Artist Descending a Staircase), (The Laramie Project), (Hit-Lit at Queens Theatre), (War Horse), (War Horse), Tom Patrick Stephens (The New York Idea) and Timothy Wright (The Bridges of Madison County). (Matilda the Musical) plays Christopher at certain performances. "Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life," according to press notes. "When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor鈥檚 dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever."
Actors Fund Special Performances, according to the fund-raising organization, "have been thrilling audiences for more than 80 years with an electric energy unlike any other night of theatre! What makes a Special Performance so 'special'? Each year, Broadway companies, in New York and on the road, generously give their time and talent by adding a performance to already rigorous schedules to benefit The Actors Fund."
For tickets call (212) 221-7300, ext. 133 or email [email protected].
The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is located at 243 West 47th Street.
