Additional casting is set for the first Broadway revival of FENCES, the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson, starring two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and featuring Tony Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Viola Davis. FENCES, directed by Kenny Leon, will open on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). The strictly limited 13-week engagement will begin previews on April 14. Tickets are now on sale through Telecharge.com and can be purchased in person at the Cort Theatre box office beginning February 8.
In addition to
Denzel Washington as Troy Maxson and
Viola Davis as Rose Maxson, the cast will feature
Chris Chalk (MTC's Ruined) as Cory,
Stephen McKinley Henderson (
August Wilson's
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom & King Hedley II) as Jim Bono,
Russell Hornsby (ABC's "Lincoln Heights" & HBO's "In Treatment") as Lyons and Mykelti Williamson (Fox's "24" & Forrest Gump) as Gabriel. Casting for the role of Raynell will be announced at a later date.
FENCES will be produced by
Carole Shorenstein Hays (who produced the original Broadway production) and
Scott Rudin.
This production is the first Broadway revival since FENCES opened on March 26, 1987 at the 46th Street Theatre (now the
Richard Rodgers Theatre). FENCES was one of the most critically acclaimed and successful plays of the 1980s, winning four Tony Awards including Best Play, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Drama Desk Awards, including Best Play and the NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play.
The production team for FENCES will be announced soon.
Tickets for FENCES are available through Telecharge.com by phone at 212-239-6200, or 800-432-7250, or online at
www.Telecharge.com. Group tickets are also available through Telecharge.com. Tickets will be available in person beginning February 8 at the Cort Theatre box office (138 West 48th Street). Box office hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tickets on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday range in price from $61.50 to $121.50. Tickets on Friday, Saturday & Sunday range in price from $61.50 to $126.50.
Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday & Saturday at 2:00 p.m. & Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Added Performance: Monday, June 28th at 8 p.m.; Time Change: Tuesday, April 20th at 8 p.m.; No Performance: Wednesday, April 14th at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 21st at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 27th at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 4th at 3 p.m.
For more information, visit www.fencesonbroadway.com.
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