The Philanthropist Revival 2009 - Articles Page 1.8

Run Time:
2 hours and 10 minutes, with one intermission
Ages: 6+
Opened: April 26, 2009
Closing: June 28, 2009

The Philanthropist - 2009 - Broadway History , Info & More

Todd Haimes Theatre (Broadway)
229 W. 42nd St. New York, NY

Two-time Tony Award® winner Matthew Broderick (The Producers) stars in this biting comedy that turns Molieré's The Misanthrope on its cynical ear. Set at an elite British university, The Philanthropist is about nice-guy professor Philip (Broderick), who – in refusing to succumb to his colleagues' excessively critical ways – winds up destroying his own credibility in the twisted world of academia...and in the bedroom!

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Adams Dishes with Broadway Bound Broderick in NY POST
by Eddie Varley - March 13, 2009


The New York Post's gossip legend Cindy Adams talks with stage and screen favorite Matthew Broderick in today's New York Post. The two New Yorkers talk television, theatre and toothaches, the Broadway bound Broderick also discusses living in the city and his role in the Roundabout Theatre Company production of The Philanthropist.

Weber, Cake & Madeley Join Broderick in 'THE PHILANTHROPIST'
by Eddie Varley - February 2, 2009


Steven Weber, Jonathan Cake have joined Matthew Broderick in the Roundabout Theater Company revival of 'The Philanthropist.' Weber will play a friend of the leading character portrayed by Broderick in Christopher Hampton's 1970 take on 'The Misanthrope,' while Cake will play a writer. Anna Madeley is the female lead, reprising a role she played in the 2005 staging of the play at the Donmar Warehouse. Tate Ellington, Jennifer Mudge and Samantha Soule complete the rest of the casting. Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) will present Tony? Award winner Matthew Broderick as 'Philip' in a new Broadway production of The Philanthropist by Tony? and Academy Award winner Christopher Hampton, directed by David Grindley.

The Philanthropist FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Philanthropist have there been?
The Philanthropist has had 3 productions including Broadway which opened in 1971, Broadway which opened in 2009 and West End which opened in 2017.

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