Directed by Tony winner Christopher Ashley (Come From Away) and choreographed by Stephen Buescher, performances are scheduled through December 3 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre. Opening night is November 12.
The cast features Tony winner Matthew Broderick (The Producers) as George Babbitt with Genevieve Angelson (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) as Tanis Judique/Zilla Riesling/Eunice Littlefield/Storyteller 5, Emmy nominee Anna Chlumsky (Veep) as Seneca Doane/Tinka Babbitt/Lucille McKelvey/Storyteller 4, Julie Halston (Sex and the City) as Mrs. Frink/Mrs. Bumbleworth/Opal Mudge/Miss McGoun/Storyteller 6, Ann Harada (Avenue Q) as Myra Babbitt/Storyteller 1, Francis Jue (Wild Goose Dreams) as Paul Riesling/Doc Littlefield/Storyteller 2, Matt McGrath (His Girl Friday) as Charles McKelvey/Storyteller 3, and Obie winner Chris Myers (An Octoroon) as Ted Babbitt/Stanley Graf/Fabio/Storyteller 7. Understudies Jalen Davidson, Iris Feng, Victor Flores, Kya Lee, and Linda Libby round out the company.
Babbitt follows George F. Babbitt, a middle-aged real estate broker who is plagued by the thought that he has amounted to nothing. Searching for more to life, he leaps into the most spectacular rebellion of his life鈥昽ne that could end up costing him everything.
鈥淭he
idea of adapting Sinclair Lewis鈥� scintillating novel has been
percolating with Joe DiPietro, Matthew Broderick, and myself for several
years, and I鈥檓 delighted we鈥檙e mounting the world premiere at the
Playhouse this season,鈥� said Playhouse Artistic Director Ashley in a recent statement. 鈥淟ewis鈥� shrewd political
and social satire is still deeply relevant in America 101 years later,
and I can鈥檛 think of a more glorious cast and creative team to bring the
production to life on the Weiss stage.鈥�
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