Roundabout's LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, Starring Jessica Lange, Pushes Back Broadway Opening

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Eugene O'Neill's LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT -- featuring Academy and Emmy Award winner Jessica Lange as "Mary Tyrone" -- has been pushed back and will now begin previews on Broadway on Thursday, March 31, 2016, with an official opening set for Tuesday, April 27, 2016. The show had originally announced an April 19 opening.

This is a limited engagement through Sunday, June 26, on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). Jonathan Kent will direct, as part of Roundabout Theatre Company's 50th anniversary season.

As previously announced, also set to star are Golden Globe winner and Tony Award nominee Gabriel Byrne as "James Tyrone," Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon as "James Tyrone, Jr." and Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr. as "Edmund Tyrone".

Elegant in its simplicity yet limitless in its scope, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT is the tale of an ordinary summer's day with extraordinary consequences. Drawing so heavily from the author's personal history that it could only be produced posthumously, the story of the Tyrone family and their battle to unearth -- and conceal -- a lifetime of secrets continues to reveal itself to audiences as one of the most profound and powerful plays ever brought to the stage.

Roundabout's history with Eugene O'Neill, one of America's most celebrated playwrights, dates back to 1983 with John Stix's production of Ah, Wilderness, starring Philip Bosco, followed by Desire Under the Elms, directed by Terry Schreiber (1984), the Tony Award-winning revival of Anna Christie, directed by David Leveaux, starring Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson (1993), and A Touch of the Poet, directed by Doug Hughes, starring Gabriel Byrne (2005).

Final casting and the design team will be announced shortly.