“It’s about all of us. It’s an immigrant story that has a resonance. It transcends a narrow telling,” says actor Brian Markinson, who plays Henry Lehman in the Belfry Theatre’s production ot The Lehman Trilogy.
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The original Italian production, based on the novel by author and playwright Stefano Massini, had a huge cast numbering approximately 18 actors, Markinson said. But while the scope of the story is massive, its Broadway version was spare by comparison, with three actors playing multiple roles. It was a certified success upon arrival in 2022, winning multiple Tony Awards, including one for its Oscar-winning director, Sam Mendes.
Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008, a victim of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, having been in operation for 158 years. Michael Shamata, who is directing The Belfry production, is flipping the script, so to speak: He cast Celine Stubel in the role of Mayer Lehman, the youngest of the brothers. The role-reversal was a novel one, according to the Vancouver-based Markinson, who was born in Brooklyn and raised in a Jewish family.
That experience is typical of Markinson’s career. He has acted everywhere, from Broadway to Hollywood, and with top talents in each field .
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