Bess Wohl's new play Liberation, which made its world premiere Off-Broadway via Roundabout Theatre Company earlier this year, will bow on Broadway this fall, playing a 14-week limited engagement at the James Earl Jones Theatre beginning October 8. Opening night will be October 28. Whitney White (The Last Five Years) will again direct after staging the Off-Broadway run.
The work centers on a group of women who gather to talk, only for the conversation quickly to become about changing their own lives and the world. Fifty years later, one of their daughters looks to the past for answers when she finds history repeating itself. The premiere production won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway play. See what critics had to say about its Off-Broadway run here.
READ: The Cast of Liberation on Feminism and Community
Though it will be the Roundabout production that transfers to Broadway, the non-profit is not on the producing team, which includes Daryl Roth, Eva Price, Rachel Sussman, and Jenny Gersten. Casting and further creative team members are also to be announced.
“Bringing Liberation to Broadway is, quite literally, a dream come true for me,” says Wohl in a statement. “This play has lived in my heart for a very long time, and I’m beyond thrilled to continue its journey with this fantastic team at this moment. I can’t wait to share it with Broadway audiences.”
“Liberation is a play in which all things personal become political,” adds White. “Set in the Midwest, which I call home, the play follows a group of ordinary women striving for what shouldn’t be extraordinary—equality. I cannot wait to share this story with the audience again on Broadway, home to great American storytelling. The laughs, the vibes, the revelations and all that happens on stage will make you wonder what’s been lost and how we should all be fighting to get it back."
Tickets will go on sale beginning August 11. Visit LiberationBway.com.
See photos from the work's Off-Broadway premiere below:
Susannah Flood in Liberation
Adina Verson in Liberation
Kristolyn Lloyd in Liberation
Betsy Aidem in Liberation
Irene Sofia Lucio in Liberation
Audrey Corsa in Liberation
Susannah Flood, Irene Sofia Lucio, Adina Verson, Kristolyn Lloyd, Betsy Aidem, and Audrey Corsa in Liberation
Adina Verson, Irene Sofia Lucio, Audrey Corsa, Susannah Flood, Betsy Aidem, and Kristolyn Lloyd in Liberation
Audrey Corsa, Irene Sofia Lucio, Adina Verson, and Kristolyn Lloyd in Liberation
Charlie Thurston in Liberation
Kayla Davion and Charlie Thurston in Liberation
Susannah Flood and Kayla Davion in Liberation
Kayla Davion in Liberation
Susannah Flood and Betsy Aidem in Liberation
