The stage adaptation of “Room,” one of the most anticipated new plays of the spring Broadway season, is postponed indefinitely. The show was scheduled to begin performances on April 3, 2023 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Rehearsals have ceased as the operation has shut down as of Thursday, March 16 2023.
The news must be particularly devastating for lead Adrienne Warren. The Tony-winner (“Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”) was widely predicted to receive another nomination for her turn as Ma. The role won Brie Larson an Oscar for the movie adaptation. Warren sat in fourth place in the Lead Actress in a Play category in Gold Derby’s combined odds.
Unless the Tony Administration Committee rules that any of the spring contenders will compete in a category contrary to their billing, Warren’s absence means there are just six women contending for a nomination. That is the lowest number of contenders a race...
The news must be particularly devastating for lead Adrienne Warren. The Tony-winner (“Tina: The Tina Turner Musical”) was widely predicted to receive another nomination for her turn as Ma. The role won Brie Larson an Oscar for the movie adaptation. Warren sat in fourth place in the Lead Actress in a Play category in Gold Derby’s combined odds.
Unless the Tony Administration Committee rules that any of the spring contenders will compete in a category contrary to their billing, Warren’s absence means there are just six women contending for a nomination. That is the lowest number of contenders a race...
- 3/16/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The Broadway production of Room has been postponed indefinitely.
The production, which was in rehearsals with Adrienne Warren as the lead, will not go forward following a “shortfall in capitalization” and the withdrawal of a lead producer, the production said Thursday. The production, which was scheduled to begin performances April 3 at the James Earl Jones Theatre, was shuttered as of Thursday.
“In the midst of our rehearsals we were informed by one of our lead producers that due to personal reasons, they did not intend to fulfill their obligations to the production. Since being notified, the rest of the producing team has exhausted all possible avenues to keep the show on track, but the narrow timeline and economic shortfall created by this series of events has proven to be insurmountable,” producer Hunter Arnold said in the press release. “We are incredibly disappointed not to be able to open this remarkable...
The production, which was in rehearsals with Adrienne Warren as the lead, will not go forward following a “shortfall in capitalization” and the withdrawal of a lead producer, the production said Thursday. The production, which was scheduled to begin performances April 3 at the James Earl Jones Theatre, was shuttered as of Thursday.
“In the midst of our rehearsals we were informed by one of our lead producers that due to personal reasons, they did not intend to fulfill their obligations to the production. Since being notified, the rest of the producing team has exhausted all possible avenues to keep the show on track, but the narrow timeline and economic shortfall created by this series of events has proven to be insurmountable,” producer Hunter Arnold said in the press release. “We are incredibly disappointed not to be able to open this remarkable...
- 3/16/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Room, the stage adaptation of the bestselling novel and 2015 film, will not come to Broadway this spring as planned: Producers announced today that the show has been postponed indefinitely “due to a shortfall in capitalization” following the withdrawal of a Lead Producer.
Described as a play with songs, Room was to have starred Tony winner Adrienne Warren and Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes, with previews beginning on April 3 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.
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The production was in rehearsal and is shut down as of today,...
Described as a play with songs, Room was to have starred Tony winner Adrienne Warren and Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes, with previews beginning on April 3 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.
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The production was in rehearsal and is shut down as of today,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Complete casting for the US premiere of Room on Broadway has been announced.
Joining the previously announced Adrienne Warren will be Tony Award nominee Ephraim Sykes as SuperJack; Tina Benko (The Rose Tattoo) as Interviewer/Police Officer; Michael Genet (The Prom) as Grandpa/Doctor, Triney Sandoval (Bernhardt/Hamlet) as Old Nick, and child actors Aiden Mekhi Sierra and Christopher Woodley alternating in the role of Little Jack. Three-time Tony Award nominee Kate Burton will portray Grandma.
Room is written and adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, based on her 2010 best-selling novel which she also adapted into the award-winning 2015 film. The production, featuring songs and music by Scottish songwriters Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett and directed by Bissett, begins previews at the James Earl Jones Theatre on April 3, with an opening night of Monday, April 17. The limited engagement will run through September 17. Sam Julyan,...
Joining the previously announced Adrienne Warren will be Tony Award nominee Ephraim Sykes as SuperJack; Tina Benko (The Rose Tattoo) as Interviewer/Police Officer; Michael Genet (The Prom) as Grandpa/Doctor, Triney Sandoval (Bernhardt/Hamlet) as Old Nick, and child actors Aiden Mekhi Sierra and Christopher Woodley alternating in the role of Little Jack. Three-time Tony Award nominee Kate Burton will portray Grandma.
Room is written and adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, based on her 2010 best-selling novel which she also adapted into the award-winning 2015 film. The production, featuring songs and music by Scottish songwriters Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett and directed by Bissett, begins previews at the James Earl Jones Theatre on April 3, with an opening night of Monday, April 17. The limited engagement will run through September 17. Sam Julyan,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will star in the Broadway American premiere of Room, written and adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, based on her 2010 best-selling novel which she also adapted into the award-winning 2015 film.
The production, featuring songs and music by Scottish songwriters Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett and directed by Bissett, will open Monday, April 17 at the James Earl Jones Theatre, with previews beginning on April 3. The limited engagement will run through September 17. Additional casting will be announced in coming weeks.
“I am truly honored for the opportunity to return to Broadway in a project unlike anything I’ve done before,” said Warren, who won the Tony for her performance as the title character in Tina – The Tina Turner Musical. “There were many reasons I wanted to join this team in telling this story, but most importantly, I wanted to share this beautifully human bond between a mother and her son.
The production, featuring songs and music by Scottish songwriters Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett and directed by Bissett, will open Monday, April 17 at the James Earl Jones Theatre, with previews beginning on April 3. The limited engagement will run through September 17. Additional casting will be announced in coming weeks.
“I am truly honored for the opportunity to return to Broadway in a project unlike anything I’ve done before,” said Warren, who won the Tony for her performance as the title character in Tina – The Tina Turner Musical. “There were many reasons I wanted to join this team in telling this story, but most importantly, I wanted to share this beautifully human bond between a mother and her son.
- 1/23/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A stage adaptation of Room will come to Broadway this spring, starring Adrienne Warren.
The play was adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, who wrote the original novel, published in 2010, and the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the 2015 film. The stage production features songs and music by Scottish songwriters Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett, who also directs.
Warren, who recently starred in the film The Woman King and who won a Tony Award for her role as the lead of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, will play Ma, the role played by Brie Larson in the film.
“I am truly honored for the opportunity to return to Broadway in a project unlike anything I’ve done before,” Warren said. “There were many reasons I wanted to join this team in telling this story, but most importantly, I wanted to share this beautifully human bond between a mother and her son. This...
The play was adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, who wrote the original novel, published in 2010, and the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the 2015 film. The stage production features songs and music by Scottish songwriters Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett, who also directs.
Warren, who recently starred in the film The Woman King and who won a Tony Award for her role as the lead of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, will play Ma, the role played by Brie Larson in the film.
“I am truly honored for the opportunity to return to Broadway in a project unlike anything I’ve done before,” Warren said. “There were many reasons I wanted to join this team in telling this story, but most importantly, I wanted to share this beautifully human bond between a mother and her son. This...
- 1/23/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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