Pulitzer and Tony winner Tracy Letts' scabrous comedy about small-town politics and real-world power, 'The Minutes,' is bound for Broadway early next year
The MinutesA scathing comedy about small-town politics and real-world power viewed through the prism of a volatile local council meeting in the fictional burg of Big Cherry, the play premiered in fall 2017 in an acclaimed production at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company and was scheduled to make the jump to Broadway immediately after, shepherded by producer Scott Rudin. But those plans fell apart and have remained on hold until now.
The production reunites Letts with director Anna D. Shapiro, who staged his Tony- and Pulitzer-winning 2007 Broadway smash,. Performances will begin next February; a theater, preview and opening dates, the full cast of eleven and design team are to be announced.makes Letts the rare contemporary playwright to have two works produced on Broadway during the same season.
Director Dexter Bullard has reunited much of the original Chicago cast for the New York run. Ian Barford heads an ensemble that includes Sally Murphy, Caroline Neff, Cora Vander Broek and Troy West, with Chantal Thuy and Jim True-Frost joining the company.
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