Photo Flash: First Look at Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Adriane Lenox and More in Huntington's GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
Huntington Theatre Company welcomes Julia Duffy, Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox, and Boston favorite Will Lyman alongside Malcolm-Jamal Warner in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, the opening production of the 2014 Best of Boston's 33rd season. Adapted for the stage from the William Rose's Academy Award-winning screenplay by Todd Kreidler (Holler If Ya Hear Me on Broadway, August Wilson's longtime dramaturg) and directed by David Esbjornson (All My Sons at the Huntington and Driving Miss Daisy on Broadway), this funny and poignant stage adaptation of the award-winning 1967 film began on September 5. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!
In Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, a young, idealistic, and very much in love Joanna surprises her liberal, white parents when she brings John, her African-American fiancé home to meet them. When John's parents also arrive for dinner, both sets of parents must confront their own unexpected reactions and concerns for their children as their beliefs are put to the test. When the movie premiered in 1967, it pushed a private conversation about interracial marriage into the public sphere. Kreidler's fresh adaptation captures a moment in America's past while reflecting on the current state of race relations in America.
Scenic design is by Dane Laffery, costume design is by Paul Tazewell, lighting design is by Allen Lee Hughes, and sound design is by Ben Emerson.
The production runs now through October 5, 2014, Tues. - Thurs. at 7:30pm; Fri. -Sat. at 8pm; select Sun. at 7pm. Matinees: Wed., Thurs., Sat., and Sun. at 2pm. Days and times vary. Press Opening: Wednesday, September 10, 7pm. RSVP online. At the Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre, 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Single tickets starting at $25 and FlexPasses are on sale online at huntingtontheatre.org; by phone at 617 266 0800; or in person at the BU Theatre Box Office, 264 Huntington Ave. and the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA Box Office, 527 Tremont St. in Boston's South End.
Photo Credit: Paul Marotta
Meredith Forlenza and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Julia Duffy and Lynda Gravatt
Meredith Forlenza and Julia Duffy
Will Lyman, Julia Duffy, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Will Lyman
Adriane Lenox, Lonnie Farmer, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Julia Duffy, Patrick Shea, and Meredith Forlenza
Lonnie Farmer, Julia Duffy, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Meredith Forlenza
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