Opening Night PhotosStep Inside Opening Night of Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind on BroadwayThe production, starring Tony Award winner LaChanze, officially opened at the American Airlines Theatre November 18.
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Marc J. Franklin
November 19, 2021
LaChanze
Marc J. Franklin
After beginning preview performances October 29, Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Trouble in Mind officially opened at the American Airlines Theatre November 18.
Alice Childress’ play looks at racism, identity, and ego in the world of New York theatre and opened Off-Broadway in 1955. Considered a revelation for both the Civil Rights and feminist movements, the play was announced to move to Broadway in 1957, but that staging never came to be.
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Step Inside Opening Night of Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind on Broadway
Step Inside Opening Night of Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind on Broadway
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Vanessa Williams
Katie Finneran
Ken Ithiphol and Anthony Rapp
Orfeh and Andy Karl
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Sheryl Kaller
David Mendizabal and Darrin George
Michael Berresse
Wendell Pierce
Celia Rose Gooding
Celia Rose Gooding and guest
Christopher Shinn
Lilli Cooper
Marc J. Franklin
Lindsay Scott and Keenan Scott II
Marc Bruni
Jennifer Damiano
Rachel Brosnahan
Danya Taymour and Gabriel Ebert
Jason Ralph
Brenda Braxton
Rubin Santiago-Hudson
Britton Smith
Britton Smith and Rob Nanus
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Allyson Tucker-Mitchell
Alan Cumming and Dove Cameron
Brian Moreland
Norm Lewis
Sarah Steele
Liz Callaway
Robert Hartwell
April Matthis
Michael Zegen
Chuck Cooper
LaChanze
Cast of Trouble in Mind
Cast of Trouble in Mind
Marc J. Franklin
LaChanze
Marc J. Franklin
LaChanze
Simon Jones
Nona Hendryx and Simon Jones
Nona Hendryx
Charles Randolph-Wright and Nona Hendryx
Charles Randolph-Wright
Michael Zegen and Charles Randolph-Wright
Michael Zegen
Alex Mickiewicz
Blythe Adamson
Cyndii Johnson, Peter Bradbury, Reynaldo Piniella, Victoria Oliver, Ray Anthony Thomas, and Nita Whitaker
Reynaldo Piniella
Victoria Oliver
Ray Anthony Thomas
Cyndii Johnson
Peter Bradbury
Nita Whitaker
Don Stephenson
Brandon Michael Hall
Danielle Campbell
Jessica Frances Dukes
LaChanze
LaChanze
LaChanze and Charles Randolph-Wright
Brandon Michael Hall, Jessica Frances Dukes, Chuck Cooper, Danielle Campbell, and LaChanze
Celia Rose Gooding and LaChanze
Celia Rose Gooding and LaChanze
Norm Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Allyson Tucker-Mitchell, LaChanze, Vanessa Williams, and Darius de Haas
Tony winner LaChanze stars in the play as Wiletta, an experienced Black stage actor going through rehearsals of a major Broadway production. Joining her are Tony winner Chuck Cooper as Sheldon Forrester, Michael Zegen as Al Manners, Danielle Campbell as Judy Sears, Jessica Frances Dukes as Millie Davis, Brandon Micheal Hall as John Nevins, Simon Jones as Henry, Alex Mickiewicz as Eddie Fenton, and Don Stephenson as Bill O’Wray.
The production, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, features set design by Arnulfo Maldonado, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Kathy A. Perkins, sound design by Dan Moses Schreier, original music by Nona Hendryx, and hair and wig design by Cookie Jordan.
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