Off-Broadway NewsOff-Broadway's The Play That Goes Wrong Cancels Performances Through May 9
The New World Stages production has halted performances due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases.
By
Raven Brunner
May 06, 2022
Off-Broadway's The Play That Goes Wrong has been cancelled through May 9 due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases. The show is expected to resume the evening of May 11 at New World Stages. Check BroadwayGoesWrong.com for the latest.
The current cast includes Jesse Aaronson as Max, Ryan Vincent Anderson as Trevor, Brent Bateman as Robert, Bartley Booz as Dennis, Matt Harrington as Chris, Ashley N. Hildreth as Annie, Chris Lanceley as Jonathan, and Maggie Weston as Sandra with Damien Brett, Laura D’Andre, Ellie MacPherson, and Sid Solomon as understudies.
Directed by Matt DiCarlo, the Off-Broadway production opened February 20, 2019, after opening on Broadway April 2, 2017, at the Lyceum Theatre. The work is co-written by Mischief company members Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, and features Tony-winning set design by Nigel Hook, costume design by Roberto Surace, lighting design by Jeremy Cunningham, and sound design by Beth Lake.
The Off-Broadway staging is produced by Kevin McCollum, J.J. Abrams, Kenny Wax, Stage Presence Ltd., Catherine Schreiber, Ken Davenport, Federman-Batchelder/deRoy-Brunish, Damian Arnold/TC Beech, Greenleaf Productions/Bard-Roth, Martian Entertainment/Jack Lane/John Yonover, and Lucas McMahon.
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