The Circle Series, which presents new and classic works on the Circle in the Square Theatre stage on Monday nights, will showcase a re-imagined version of Philip Barry鈥檚 play The Philadelphia Story. The one-night-only event will take place at the Broadway venue, currently home to the Tony-winning revival of Oklahoma!, August 19.
The play, which was written specifically for Katharine Hepburn, tells the story of a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and an attractive journalist. The work was made famous by the 1940 film adaptation starring Hepburn and Cary Grant, and a 1956 musical film remake titled High Society starring Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Bing Crosby.
Em Weinstein, who helmed the first developmental production of the Broadway-bound Slave Play at Yale School of Drama, will direct as part of the Rachel Shuey-produced series.
Shuey said this take on the classic work will further examine the story's gender roles: 鈥淥ur cast, which reflects 2019 America, will have audience members rethinking how this story should be told today.鈥�
Casting for The Philadelphia Story will be announced August 19, the morning of the show.
