Tatiana Maslany, Tony Shalhoub & John Turturro Set For 'Rhinoceros' Broadway Revival This Spring
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π° What Happened
Emmy winners Tatiana Maslany and John Turturro, and Tony winner Tony Shalhoub, will star in a Broadway revival of Rhinoceros. The play is an absurdist classic by Eugene Ionesco, last seen on Broadway in 1961. Roundabout Theatre Company will stage it, directed by Diane Paulus. Previews begin at the Todd Haimes Theatre on 7 April 2027, with opening night on 25 April. The limited run ends 13 June 2027. Maslany plays Daisy, Shalhoub plays Jean and Turturro plays Berenger. The production had a praised run at Harvard's American Repertory Theater this summer.
π The Backstory
Rhinoceros was written in 1959 and turned into a 1973 film starring Gene Wilder and Karen Black. The story follows small-town friends who face a strange new movement as people around them transform into rhinoceroses. It asks whether we keep our humanity or join the herd. Roundabout's previously planned spring show, The Full Monty, was postponed due to cast availability and will be rescheduled. This is the first Ionesco play Roundabout has staged, and full casting will be announced later.
π― Why It Matters
A starry revival brings a major twentieth-century play back to Broadway after more than 60 years. Its central theme, about pressure to conform, still speaks to modern audiences watching how crowds and movements can change people. It also gives three well-known actors a chance to work together on a demanding, unusual play.
Emmy winners Tatiana Maslany and John Turturro, and Tony winner Tony Shalhoub, will star in a Broadway revival of Rhinoceros. The play is an absurdist classic by Eugene Ionesco, last seen on Broadway in 1961. Roundabout Theatre Company will stage it, directed by Diane Paulus. Previews begin at the Todd Haimes Theatre on 7 April 2027, with opening night on 25 April. The limited run ends 13 June 2027. Maslany plays Daisy, Shalhoub plays Jean and Turturro plays Berenger. The production had a praised run at Harvard's American Repertory Theater this summer.
Rhinoceros was written in 1959 and turned into a 1973 film starring Gene Wilder and Karen Black. The story follows small-town friends who face a strange new movement as people around them transform into rhinoceroses. It asks whether we keep our humanity or join the herd. Roundabout's previously planned spring show, The Full Monty, was postponed due to cast availability and will be rescheduled. This is the first Ionesco play Roundabout has staged, and full casting will be announced later.
A starry revival brings a major twentieth-century play back to Broadway after more than 60 years. Its central theme, about pressure to conform, still speaks to modern audiences watching how crowds and movements can change people. It also gives three well-known actors a chance to work together on a demanding, unusual play.