The production will begin performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on the 17th September.
Casting has now been confirmed for Kenny Leon’s production of the play, which will officially open on Broadway on the 10th October.
The production’s cast is being led by Emmy, Golden Globe & Screen Actors Guild Award-winner Jim Parsons as “Stage Manager”, Zoey Deutch as “Emily Webb”, Katie Holmes as “Mrs. Webb”, Obie & Audelco Award-winner and Drama Desk-nominee Billy Eugene Jones as “Dr. Gibbs”, Tony & Grammy Award-nominee Ephraim Sykes as “George Gibbs”, Tony & Drama Desk Award-nominee and Emmy-Award-winner Richard Thomas as “Mr. Webb”, Tony & Drama Desk-nominee Michelle Wilson as “Mrs. Gibbs”, 2021 Special Tony Award-winner and Drama Desk-nominee Julie Halston as “Mrs. Soames”, Donald Webber Jr. as “Simon Stimpson”, as well as Ephie Aardema, Heather Ayers, Willa Bost, Bobby Daye, Safiya Kaijya Harris, Doron JéPaul, Shyla Lefner, Anthony Michael Lopez, John McGinty, Bryonha Marie, Kevyn Morrow, Hagan Oliveras, Noah Pyzik, Sky Smith, Bill Timoney, Matthew Elijah Webb and Nimene Sierra Wureh.
The final cast members have yet to be announced.
This will be the first major Broadway revival of the play for 25 years which follows the life of those in the village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. It was first performed on Broadway in 1938 to wide acclaim, and won the Pulitzer Prize.
Talking about the production director Kenny Leon said: “I feel blessed and fortunate to have gained the trust of The Wilder estate to present this classic to another generation of theatre lovers. It’s long been a burning desire to collaborate on a Broadway production of such magnitude that speaks so beautifully and intimately to all people about our shared time on the planet.”
Meanwhile, the creative team behind the production is set to include: scenic design by Tony Award-winner Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Tony Award-nominee and Drama Desk Award- winner Dede Ayite, lighting design by Tony Award-nominee Allen Lee Hughes , sound design by Tony Award-nominee Justin Ellington, casting by Jim Carnahan, with Kate Wilson as the dialect coach.
To book tickets visit: https://www.broadway.com/shows/our-town-2024/