The Broadway revival of Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Tony, Grammy, and Emmy winner Audra McDonald and two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon, will play the Broadhurst Theatre. Performances will begin May 4 ahead of a May 30 opening night.
As previously announced, Obie winner Arin Arbus (The Skin of Our Teeth) will direct the production in celebration of four-time Tony Award-winning writer McNally’s upcoming 80th birthday (November 3).
Tickets are now on sale at Frankieandjohnnybroadway.com.
In Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, a waitress and a short-order cook's first date turns into a one-night stand and something more.
The two-hander debuted Off-Broadway in 1987 in a production directed by Paul Benedict starring Kathy Bates and Kenneth Welsh; a revival was seen on Broadway in 2002 starring Edie Falco and Stanley Tucci. Joe Mantello directed.
The creative team for Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune will include Riccardo Hernandez (sets), Emily Rebholz (costumes), Natasha Katz (lighting), Nevin Steinberg (sound), J. Jared Janas (hair, wig, and makeup), Laurie Goldfeder (production stage manager), and 101 Productions, Ltd. (general manager). Hunter Arnold, Debbie Bisno, and Tom Kirdahy are producing.
