PhotosPhotos! First Look at Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ WarTake a look at War by award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at Lincoln Center Theater.
By
Monica Simoes
May 28, 2016
Lance Coadie Williams, Charlayne Woodard, Rachel Nicks and Chris Myers in WarErin Baiano
The cast also includes Austin Durant, Reggie Gowland, Michele Shay, Lance Coadie Williams and Charlayne Woodard. The new comedy/drama from the Gloria playwright will officially open June 6.
According to production notes, War sees “tensions escalate between Tate (Myers) and Joanne (Nicks) after their mother has a stroke. As they attack each other in their mother’s hospital room, they are ambushed by two strangers who make a shocking claim about their grandfather during WWII.”
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First Look at Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ War
First Look at Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ War
Take a look at War by award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at Lincoln Center Theater.
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Charlayne Woodard, Rachel Nicks, Michele Shay and Chris Myers in War
Chris Myers and Rachel Nicks in War
Chris Myers, Rachel Nicks, Reggie Gowland, Austin Durant and Michele Shay in War
Lance Coadie Williams, Charlayne Woodard, Rachel Nicks and Chris Myers in War
Going from Cole Escola to Betty Gilpin to Tituss Burgess in Broadway's Oh, Mary! isn’t the first time a show has thrown gender norms to the wind with replacement casting.
A portion of the proceeds from the concert will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund's Women's Health Initiative, founded by the late Phyllis Newman.