Matt Doyle, most recently seen on stage in Off-Broadway’s Sweeney Todd, will appear in the New York premiere of Alexandra Spencer-Jones’ staging of A Clockwork Orange.
Doyle will take on the role of Georgie, joining the previously announced Jonno Davies, who makes his New York stage debut in the leading role of Alex DeLarge. Performances begin September 2 at New World Stages, where the high-intensity production will officially open September 25.
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The all-male cast will also include Sean Patrick Higgins as Dim, Brian Lee Huynh as Frank/Dr. Brodsky, Timothy Sekk as Chaplain/Deltroid, Aleksander Varadian as Marty/Warder, Ashley Robinson as Minister/Old Woman, Jimmy Brooks as F-Me Pumps/Governor, Misha Osherovich as Pete, and Jordan Bondurant as Droog.
Performances are scheduled to run through January 6, 2018.
Doyle will take his final bow as Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd at the Barrow Street Theatre August 27. As previously reported, Jake Boyd will go on to assume the role.
Based on Anthony Burgess’ 1962 novel that also inspired the ground-breaking 1971 Stanley Kubrick film, A Clockwork Orange is set in a dystopian British society and follows “ultra-violent” teen Alex, his band of “Droogs,” and the intense reformation therapies he undergoes.The Action to the Word production originated as part of the London Fringe in the U.K. before playing the Edinburgh Festival, an international tour, and London’s Park Theatre.
Take a look at the trailer for the play below.