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Broadway's Six Degrees of Separation Announces Additional Casting

The production will star Allison Janney, John Benjamin Hickey, and Corey Hawkins.

Allison Janney and John Benjamin Hickey will return to Broadway in Six Degrees of Separation.
Allison Janney and John Benjamin Hickey will return to Broadway in Six Degrees of Separation.
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Additional casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation. Trip Cullman (Significant Other) directs the work, which is set to begin previews on April 5 before opening at the Ethel Barrymore Theater on April 25 for a 15-week run through July 16.

Starring seven-time Emmy Award winner Allison Janney (9 to 5) as Ouisa, Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey (The Normal Heart) as Flan, and Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton) as Paul, the production will also feature Tony Carlin (Fish in the Dark) as the Doorman, Michael Countryman (Privacy) as Larkin, James Cusati-Moyer (A Soldier’s Tale) as the Hustler, Ned Eisenberg (Rocky) as Dr. Fine, Lisa Emery (Casa Valentina) as Kitty, Keenan Jolliff (Youth in Oregon) as Woody, Peter Mark Kendall (Mercury Fur) as Rick, Cody Kostro (Dead Poet’s Society) as Doug, Sarah Mezzanotte (The Wolves) as Elizabeth, Colby Minifie (Long Day’s Journey Into Night) as Tess, Paul O’Brien (The Importance of Being Ernest) as the Detective, Chris Perfetti (Everybody) as Trent, Ned Riseley (Poster Boy) as Ben, and Michael Siberry (Spamalot) as Geoffrey.

As Ouisa and Flan Kittredge, Janney and Hickey play a wealthy New York couple who are captivated by the arrival of a young con man purporting to be the son of actor Sidney Poitier. Hawkins plays Paul, the con artist whose trail of deceit lies at the heart of the play.

The design team will include Mark Wendland (sets), Ben Stanton (lighting), Darron L. West (sound), Clint Ramos (costumes), Lucy Mackinnon (projections), and Charles LaPointe (wigs).

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