New Adaptation of THE CHERRY ORCHARD and Mike Bartlett's LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Added to Roundabout's 2016-17 Season

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) just announced two new productions from two acclaimed playwrights for the 2016-2017 season: a new Broadway production of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov with a new adaptation by Stephen Karam (The Humans), directed by Simon Godwin and a new play, Love, Love, Love by Mike Bartlett (King Charles III), directed by Michael Mayer.

These productions will culminate Roundabout's 50th anniversary season.

THE CHERRY ORCHARD

Roundabout Theatre Company welcomes back playwright Stephen Karam on the heels of his enormously successful and critically acclaimed play, The Humans; Karam's second play commissioned by Roundabout Theatre Company, follows his wildly acclaimed Speech & Debate (2007) and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sons of the Prophet (his first Roundabout commission; 2011). Simon Godwin is an Associate Artist at the Royal Court and Bristol Old Vic and makes his Broadway debut following two critically acclaimed productions at the National including The Beaux' Stratagem and Man and Superman.

The Cherry Orchard will begin preview performances on September 8, 2016, and open officially on October 6, 2016. This is a limited engagement through November 27, 2016 on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre (227 W. 42nd St.)

Set in Russia at the turn of the twentieth century, The Cherry Orchard chronicles a noblewoman's return to her family estate after a five-year absence to escape troubling memories of her son's death. Lyubov Ranevskaya arrives home to find The Cherry Orchard in full bloom, but the finances of the estate on the verge of ruin. Lyubov and her brother, Gaev, find themselves scrambling to retain a vision of gentility amidst a climate of huge social and economic transition.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

Roundabout welcomes Mike Bartlett following the critically acclaimed and celebrated Broadway debut of his play King Charles III. Tony Award winning stage, film and opera director Michael Mayer returns to Roundabout to direct his sixth production. Mayer's next film The Seagull, with an adaptation of the Chekhov classic by Stephen Karam, will be released in 2016.

Love, Love, Love will begin preview performances on September 22, 2016 at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. This is a limited engagement Off-Broadway through January 1, 2017.

It's the late 1960s in a north London flat, and Henry is excitedly anticipating the arrival of his date, Sandra. The night changes course when Sandra and Henry's brother Kenneth quickly realize how much they have in common-their love of Rock and Roll and their love of marijuana, for starters. A fiery relationship is sparked in the haze of the 60s, and charred by today's brutal realities. Fast forward twenty-three years, and the economy and politics of an ever-changing world are wearing on the marriage of this baby boomer couple. Can they remain faithful to each other while trying to provide a loving and supportive home for their children-children who are growing up in a time when the next generation is not always provided for? Spanning more than four decades, this dark comedy is the story of what happens when the free-loving teens of the 60s face the harsh realities of today's world. From passion to paranoia, Love, Love, Love takes on the baby boomer generation as it retires, and finds it full of trouble.

The cast and creative team for both productions will be announced in the near future.

Tickets for The Cherry Orchard and Love, Love, Love will be made available to Roundabout subscribers first, on a 2016 date to be announced. Whether you are interested in the best value or VIP experiences, Roundabout has a package option for you. Visit roundabouttheatre.org or call 212-719-1300 for more info. Sign up for Roundabout's email club at roundabouttheatre.org to be notified when tickets go on sale to the general public.

Roundabout's work with new and emerging playwrights and directors, as well as development of new work, is made possible by Katheryn Patterson and Tom Kempner.

We gratefully acknowledge the Roundabout Leaders for New Works: Alec Baldwin, Linda L. D'Onofrio, Peggy and Mark Ellis, Jodi Glucksman, Sylvia Golden, Judith and Douglas Krupp, K. Myers, Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater, Lauren and Danny Stein, Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Yolanda R. Turocy, Lori Uddenberg, and Xerox Foundation.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride/Stephen Cummiskey