It seems only fitting that November 13's opening night of Oedipus on Broadway had everyone saying... well, mother. Broadway favorite leading ladies Bernadette Peters, Donna Murphy, and the revival's Olivier-winning star Lesley Manville were just a few of the evening's revelers. And lucky for us all, our eyes remain intact. Take a look in the gallery below.
The Studio 54 celebration also welcomed such luminaries as Jason Isaacs, Leslie Bibb, Rachel Zegler, Will Butler, Betsy Wolfe, John Benjamin Hickey, Marla Mindelle, Hamish Linklater, and Lily Rabe.
Betsy Wolfe
Jason Isaacs and Leslie Bibb
Rachel Zegler
John Benjamin Hickey
Tom Sorce and Bernadette Peters
Marla Mindelle
Will Butler
Jason Isaacs
Donna Murphy
Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe
Leslie Bibb
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville
Company of Oedipus
Company of Oedipus
Anne Reid
Olivia Reis
John Carroll Lynch
Mark Strong
Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville
Mark Strong and Lesley Manville
Robert Icke, Lesley Manville, and Mark Strong
Robert Icke, Lesley Manville, and Mark Strong
The new revival, directed and newly adapted from the classic Sophocles tragedy by Robert Icke, comes to the Main Stem following a bow in London's West End. Mark Strong (A View From the Bridge, Deep State) is reprising his Olivier-nominated performance in the title role, opposite Manville (The Crown, Phantom Thread) reprising her Olivier-winning work as Jocasta. Also back from the U.K. run are Samuel Brewer as Teiresias, Bhasker Patel as Corin, Jordan Scowen as Eteocles, and James Wilbraham as Polyneices.
They're joined by John Carroll Lynch as Creon, Teagle F. Bougere as Driver, Ani Mesa-Perez as Lichas, Olivia Reis as Antigone, and Anne Reid as Merope. The ensemble features Brian Thomas Abraham, Denise Cormier, Karl Kenzler, and Oliver Rowland-Jones.
Icke’s production, originally presented in Dutch at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and subsequently at the Edinburgh International Festival, is set on election night. All signs point to a landslide victory, but everything is about to change. The West End bow won two 2025 Olivier Awards, including Best Actress for Manville and Best Revival of a Play.
Icke re-assembled his London creative team, with the production featuring scenic design by Hildegard Bechtler, costume design by Wojciech Dziedzic, lighting design by Natasha Chivers, sound design by Tom Gibbons, and video design by Tal Yarden. Casting is by Julia Horan and Jim Carnahan. David Lober serves as production stage manager.
Sonia Friedman Productions, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Patrick Catullo are producing in association with Roundabout Theatre Company.
