Producers , and Steve Traxler announced that tickets are available for purchase online at or by calling (212) 239-6200.
China Doll, a two-character play that follows a billionaire named Mickey Ross 鈥� who has just bought an airplane for his young fianc茅e as he prepares to go into semi-retirement 鈥� is scheduled to begin previews Oct. 21 at the Schoenfeld Theatre ahead of a Nov. 19 opening. The Schoenfeld is currently booked with 's , which is scheduled to conclude its limited run June 28.
Two-time Tony Award winner Pacino most recently starred on Broadway in Mamet's in 2012-13. That production also played the much sought-after Schonfeld Theatre.
The cast will also include (You Can鈥檛 Take It With You, ). Tony Award-winner (, 鈥檚 , Edward Albee鈥檚 Who鈥檚 Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) will direct.
Creative credits includes scenic design by Tony Award-winner (,), lighting design by Russell H. Champa [ (or the vibrator play)], and costume design by Tony Award-winner (, ). "He's in the process of leaving his office, and is giving last minute instructions to his young assistant. He takes one last phone call鈥�," Mamet said in a statement about the character of Ross, whom Pacino described as "one of the most daunting and challenging roles I've been given to explore onstage.
"It's a special gift to originate a role in the theatre, especially written by such a formidable writer, and I haven't done that in a long, long time," he added.
Along with starring in Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway, Pacino starred in a 1992 film version of the play as well as a 1983 Broadway production of Mamet's . He described his relationship and collaboration with Mamet as "one of the richest and most rewarding," adding, "We鈥檝e done four projects together and the opportunity to create a new character in the David Mamet canon was an opportunity I couldn鈥檛 pass up. Dave gave me China Doll, a new play he had written for me and it blew me away."
Pacino made his Broadway debut in 1969 with Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, which won him a Featured Actor Tony Award. His screen credits include "The Godfather" and "Scent of a Woman." Other credits include , (Tony Award), King , American Buffalo, , and .
Mamet, a Pulitzer Prize winner for Glengarry Glen Ross, is also the author of , , Race, , , , and The Water Engine/Mr. Happiness.
