VideoJohn Lithgow Opens Up About His Upcoming Return to BroadwayThe Tony-winning actor's solo show, Stories by Heart, is about his late father; Broadway performances begin in December.
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Olivia Clement
November 08, 2017
John Lithgow swung by Late Night With Seth Meyers November 7 to chat about his role in Pitch Perfect 3 (in which he puts his Australian accent to use as Rebel Wilson’s father), as well as his upcoming Broadway show, John Lithgow: Stories by Heart. Watch the interview in the video above.
Lithgow told host Meyers that much of the play—a solo show in two acts—is inspired by or about his late father.
“A lot of it is about him,” said the the two-time Tony winner and Oscar nominee. “It’s very personal but it’s also about stories and storytelling.”
The actor explained that in Stories by Heart, both acts are anchored by a short story which he performs as a monologue. The stories are from an old book that his father read to him as a child—and which he later read to him when he was near death.
As previously announced, Stories by Heart will play a limited engagement at the American Airlines Theatre beginning December 21 in a production from Roundabout Theatre Company. The Broadway premiere will mark the culmination of the show’s development over several years and performances throughout the country.
The solo show, directed by Daniel Sullivan, will officially open January 11, 2018. The limited engagement is scheduled through March 4.
Lithgow was last seen on Broadway in 2014 opposite Glenn Close in Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance. He is a two-time Tony Award winner for his performances in Sweet Smell of Success and The Changing Room. He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee for the films Terms of Endearment and The World According to Garp.
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Look Back at John Lithgow’s Onstage Career
Look Back at John Lithgow’s Onstage Career
Playbill.com looks back at a stage career that spans over 45 years.
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John Lithgow and Kathryn Walker in White House Happening at Loeb Drama Center, 1967
John Lithgow as Higgins, with George Emch and Holly Villaire in the McCarter Theatre production of Pygmalion, 1970
John Lithgow and cast in Of Mice and Men, McCarter Theatre, 1970
George Ede, John Lithgow and Alan Castner in The Changing Room, 1973
John Lithgow with George Rose and Lynn Redgrave in My Fat Friend, 1974
John Lithgow and Meryl Streep in Secret Service, 1976
John Lithgow directs Lenny Baker in Boy Meets Girl, 1976
David Margulies, Larry Lamb, Milo O'Shea and John Lithgow in Comedians, 1976
John Lithgow with Liv Ullmann and Robert Donley in Anna Christie, 1977
Liv Ullmann and John Lithgow in Anna Christie, 1977
Treat Williams, John Lithgow, and Deborah May in Once in a Lifetime, 1978
Virginia Vestoff and John Lithgow in Spokesong, 1979
John Lithgow and Judith Ivey in Bedroom Farce, 1979
John Lithgow in Division Street, 1980
Keene Curtis, John Lithgow and Joe Regalbuto in Division Street, 1980
Christine Lahti and John Lithgow in Division Street, 1980
David Hyde Pierce, Peter Michael Goetz, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Jack Gilpin, John Lithgow and Dianne Weist in Beyond Therapy, 1982
John Lithgow, Dianne Weist and Jack Gilpin in Beyond Therapy, 1982
John Lithgow and Dianne Weist in Beyond Therapy, 1982
John Lithgow and Maria Tucci in Requiem For a Heavyweight, 1985
John Lithgow and cast in Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1985
John Lithgow and Maria Tucci in Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1985
David Proval, Richard Dreyfuss, Daniel F. Keyes and John Lithgow in Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1985
