Although previews for Classic Stage Company's world premiere of Ethan Slater and Marshall Pailet's Marcel on the Train don't begin until February 5, the Off-Broadway company has already announced a one-week extension. Originally scheduled to continue through March 14, performances will now end March 22. Opening night remains February 22.
As previously announced, Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants, Wicked films) will lead the cast as world-famous mime Marcel Marceau with Maddie Corman (Accidentally Brave), Max Gordon Moore (Tammy Faye), Aaron Serotsky (August: Osage County), Alex Wyse (Good Night, Oscar), and Tedra Millan (Leopoldstadt) as Berthe plus understudies Harrison Bryan (A Patron of the Arts), Rora Brodwin (A Modest Proposal), and Josh Odsess-Rubin (Miracle on 55th Street). Pailet also directs.
Slater will not appear in Marcel on the Train February 24–25 and March 1. The role of Marcel will be understudied by Bryan.
Go inside rehearsals for the limited engagement in the photo gallery below:
Ethan Slater
Aaron Serotsky, Ethan Slater, and Alex Wyse
Max Gordon Moore
Aaron Serotsky
Company of Marcel on the Train
Tedra Milan
Tedra Milan, Alex Wyse, and Maddie Corman
Ethan Slater and Marshall Pailet
The work follows Marceau in the years before his worldwide fame, during his time in World War II-era French resistance saving Jewish children from the Nazis. The play received a developmental workshop at Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2024.
The production will also feature set design by Scott Davis, costume design by Sarah Laux, lighting design by Studio Luna, and sound design by Jill BC DuBoff. Casting is by Geoff Josselson.
Marcel on the Train is presented by special arrangement with Mix and Match Productions' Maxwell Beer and Mitch Marois.
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