"The Queen is dead," press notes state. "After a lifetime of waiting, Prince Charles ascends the throne. A future of power lies before him...but how to rule?" The plot imagines a clash between the newly ascended King Charles and Parliament over a measure to restrict freedom of the press that divides the nation—and the Royal Family.
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Broadway's King Charles III Celebrates a Regal Opening Night; Red Carpet, Curtain Call and Cast Party Pics!
Broadway's King Charles III Celebrates a Regal Opening Night; Red Carpet, Curtain Call and Cast Party Pics!
King Charles III, the Olivier Award-winning Best Play that imagines a future in which Britain's current Queen Elizabeth II has passed away and her son, the current Prince Charles, has assumed the throne, opens on Broadway Nov. 1 at the Music Box Theatre.
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Tim Pigott-Smith and Rupert Goold
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Rupert Goold and cast
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Mike Bartlett and Lydia Wilson
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Anthony Calf
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Sonia Friedman
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Richard Goulding and Adam James
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Tom Robertson
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Oliver Chris
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Margot Leicester
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Lydia Wilson
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Sally Scott
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Mike Bartlett
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Lydia Wilson, Oliver Chris and Richard Goulding
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Tafline Steen
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Joining Tim Pigott-Smith as King Charles III are Margot Leicester as Camilla, Anthony Calf as Mr. Stevens, Oliver Chris as William, Richard Goulding as Harry, Nyasha Hatendi as Spencer and other roles, Adam James as Mr. Evans, Miles Richardson as James Reiss, Tom Robertson as Cootsey and other roles, Sally Scott as Sarah and other roles, Tafline Steen as Jess and Lydia Wilson as Kate.
The critics are filing their reviews, and Playbill.com will continue to update them for our readers.
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Written in Shakespearean-style verse by Mike Bartlett and directed by Rupert Goold , King Charles III features sets and costumes by Tom Scutt , music compositions by Jocelyn Pook , lighting design by Jon Clark and sound design by Paul Arditti .
The New York transfer of the award-winning West End production is produced by Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman and the Almeida Theatre.
Tickets can be purchased at Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. The Music Box is located on West 45th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. The box office is open Mon.-Sat, 10 AM – 8 PM.
For more information, including full performance schedule, visit KingCharlesIIIBroadway.com .
See below for the trailer for the Broadway production:
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Here is the trailer for the 2014 London production:
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