NewsThe Cherry Orchard, with Diane Lane, Closes on Broadway December 4Anton Chekhov’s classic play was adapted by Tony winner Stephen Karam and directed by Simon Godwin.
By
Olivia Clement
December 04, 2016
Diane Lane
Joan Marcus
The Roundabout Theatre Company’s staging of The Cherry Orchard concludes its Broadway engagement December 4. Anton Chekhov’s classic play was adapted by Tony winner Stephen Karam and directed by Simon Godwin. The star-studded principal cast includes Tony winner Chuck Cooper as Pischik, Broadway and Hollywood actor Diane Lane as Ranevskaya, Tony winner Joel Grey ( Cabaret, Wicked) as Firs, Celia Keenan-Bolger (Peter and the Starcatcher) as Varya, and Tony winner John Glover ( Love! Valour! Compassion!) as Gaev.
The Cherry Orchard began performances September 15 and officially opened October 16 at the American Airlines Theatre.
The cast also includes Tavi Gevinson ( The Crucible) as Anya, Harold Perrineau ( Lost, Zero Dark Thirty) as Lopakhin, Kyle Beltran, Tina Benko, Susannah Flood, Maurice Jones, Quinn Mattfeld, Peter Bradbury, Philip Kerr, Lise Bruneau, Jacqueline Jarrold, Ian Lassiter, and Carl Hendrick Louis.
The creative team includes Scott Pask (sets), Michael Krass (costumes), Donald Holder (lights), Christopher Cronin (sound), Jonathan Goddard (movement), and Nico Muhly (original music).
Roundabout describes the play as “Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece about a family on the edge of ruin—and a country on the brink of revolution. The story of Lyubov Ranevskaya (Lane) and her family’s return to their fabled orchard to forestall its foreclosure, the play captures a people—and a world—in transition, and presents us with a picture of humanity in all its glorious folly. By turns tragic and funny, The Cherry Orchard still stands as one of the great plays of the modern era. First produced in Moscow in 1904, Roundabout’s new adaptation promises to breathe fresh life into this towering tale.”
Take a look at photos from the production below:
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First Look at Diane Lane in The Cherry Orchard
First Look at Diane Lane in The Cherry Orchard
Roundabout’s new adaptation of the Chekhov classic by Tony winner Stephen Karam, with a starry principal cast, opens October 16.
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Harold Perrineau and Diane Lane
Kyle Beltran, Tavi Gevinson, Diane Lane and Celia Keenan-Bolger
John Glover, Harold Perrineau, Diane Lane and Joel Grey
John Glover, Joel Grey, Diane Lane and Chuck Cooper
Harold Perrineau, Diane Lane, John Glover, Joel Grey and Chuck Cooper
Quinn Mattfeld, Chuck Cooper, Kyle Beltran, Tavi Gevinson, John Glover, Diane Lane, Harold Perrineau, Joel Grey, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Susannah Flood, Tina Benko, Maurice Jones, Peter Bradbury, Lise Bruneau and Ian Lassiter
Tavi Gevinson, John Glover, Diane Lane, Harold Perrineau, Joel Grey and Celia Keenan-Bolger
Tavi Gevinson, John Glover, Diane Lane, Harold Perrineau, Joel Grey and Celia Keenan-Bolger
Jacqueline Jarrold, Philip Kerr, Carl Hendrick Louis, Quinn Mattfeld and Chuck Cooper
Kyle Beltran, Tavi Gevinson, John Glover, Diane Lane, Harold Perrineau, Joel Grey, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Susannah Flood
Kyle Beltran, Tavi Gevinson, John Glover, Diane Lane and Harold Perrineau
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Susannah Flood, Tina Benko, Maurice Jones, Peter Bradbury, Lise Bruneau and Ian Lassiter
Chuck Cooper, Kyle Beltran, Tavi Gevinson, John Glover, Diane Lane and Harold Perrineau
John Glover, Diane Lane, Harold Perrineau and Joel Grey
Tavi Gevinson, John Glover, Diane Lane, Harold Perrineau and Joel Grey
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Tovah Feldshuh and Andrew Levy
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Diane Lane
Diane Lane
Joel Grey
Chuck Cooper
Tavi Gevinson
Tavi Gevinson
John Glover
Celia Keenan-Bolger
Harold Perrineau
Kyle Beltran
Tina Benko
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Maurice Jones, Tina Benko, Carl Hendrick Louis, Jacqueline Jarrold, Philip Kerr and Ian Lassiter
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