Brief Encounter (previews 9/10; opens 9/28) - Director/adaptor Emma Rice’s revisionary take on Noel Coward’s beloved film and play featuring London’s original Kneehigh Theatre cast. roundabouttheatre.org
La Bete (previews 9/23; opens 10/14) - Another London import arriving with multiple thumbs-up from British critics as well as Tony winners David Hyde Pierce and Mark Rylance and AbFab goddess Joanna Lumley. labetetheplay.com
Lombardi (previews 9/23; opens 10/21) - Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years) and Judith Light (Who’s the Boss) head the cast of this theatrical bio of football’s legendary Vince Lombardi. lombardibroadway.com
Mrs. Warren’s Profession (previews 9/3-11/21) - Cherry Jones, fresh from her presidential stint on 24 and Frasier’s Gil Chesterton, Edward Hibbert, star in the Roundabout’s revival of this Shavian classic. roundabouttheatre.org
The Pitmen Painters (previews 9/14; opens 9/30) - From playwright Lee Hall, who wrote the book for Billy Elliot, comes another celebrated London import, this one courtesy of the Manhattan Theatre Club. mtc-nyc.org
Time Stands Still (previews 9/23; opens 10/7) - In the more-than-welcome déjà vu department, Donald Margulies’ acclaimed drama starring Laura Linney, Eric Bogosian and Brian d’Arcy James returns to Broadway. Replacing Alicia Silverstone in the four-person cast is another formidable talent, Christina Ricci. timestandsstillonbroadway.com
September Arrivals Kick Off Broadway’s 2010-2011 Season
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City Guide Theatre Editor Griffin Miller moved to New York to pursue an acting/writing career in the 1980s after graduating magna cum laude from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Since then, she has written for The New York Times, For the Bride, Hotels, and a number of other publications, mostly in the areas of travel and performance arts. An active member of The New York Travel Writers Association, she is also a playwright and award-winning collage artist. In addition, she sits on the board of The Lewis Carroll Society of North America. Griffin is married to Richard Sandomir, a reporter for The New York Times.New York City Activities
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