VIDEO: OF MICE AND MEN Stars Chat Broadway Debut on 'Today'

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Hollywood stars Leighton Meester, James Franco and Chris O'Dowd stopped by this morning's TODAY show on NBC to chat about making their Broadway debut in 'Of Mice And Men,' which they say often gets emotional! Check out the appearance below!

Anna D. Shapiro's new Broadway production of Of Mice and Men will begin performances at the Longacre Theatre on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Of Mice and Men officially opens Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in a strictly limited engagement through July 27, 2014. Of Mice and Men will star Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meesterand Tony Award winner Jim Norton. The cast just met the press and you can check out full photo coverage from the special event below!

Of Mice and Men also features Ron Cephas Jones (The Motherf**ker with the Hat), Alex Morf ("The Good Wife"), Joel Marsh Garland ("Orange Is The New Black"), James McMenamin ("The Good Wife"),Jim Ortlieb "(Guys and Dolls") and Jim Parrack ("True Blood").

Of Mice and Men, one of the greatest and most enduring American classics, has not been seen on Broadway in 40 years. Adapted from his own classic novel, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is an essential adventure, an inspirational portrait of the American spirit, and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship.