The Humans Scribe Stephen Karam Will Adapt The Cherry Orchard for Broadway Revival

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced two new productions as part of its 50th-anniversary season. Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, in a new adaptation by Pulitzer Prize finalist Stephen Karam (The Humans), will be directed by Simon Godwin. The mounting will begin previews September 8, 2016, at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway, with an opening night scheduled for October 6, 2016. The limited engagement will run through November 27, 2016.

Set in Russia at the turn of the 20th century, The Cherry Orchard chronicles a noblewoman's return to her family estate after a five-year absence to escape troubling memories of her son's death. Lyubov Ranevskaya arrives home to find the cherry orchard in full bloom, but the finances of the estate on the verge of ruin. Lyubov and her brother, Gaev, find themselves scrambling to retain a vision of gentility amid a climate of huge social and economic transition. The Cherry Orchard last played Broadway in a production directed by Galina Volchek in 1997. Off-Broadway's Classic Stage Company presented a 2011 revival under the direction of Andrei Belgrader.

Love, Love, Love, a new work by King Charles III playwright Mike Bartlett, will be directed by Michael Mayer (Hedwig and the Angry Inch). Preview performances will begin September 22, 2016, at off-Broadway's Laura Pels Theatre. The limited engagement will play through January 1, 2017.

It's the late 1960s in a north London flat, and Henry is excitedly anticipating the arrival of his date, Sandra. The
night changes course when Sandra and Henry's brother Kenneth quickly realize how much they have in
common — their love of rock and roll and their love of marijuana, for starters. A fiery relationship is sparked in the haze of the '60s, and charred by today's brutal realities. Fast forward 23 years, and the economy
and politics of an ever-changing world are wearing on the marriage of this baby-boomer couple. Can they remain faithful to each other while trying to provide a loving and supportive home for their children, who are
growing up in a time when the next generation is not always provided for? Spanning more than four decades, this dark comedy is the story of what happens when the free-loving teens of the '60s face the harsh realities of today's world. From passion to paranoia, Love, Love, Love takes on the baby-boomer generation as it retires,
and finds it full of trouble.

The cast and creative team for both productions will be announced at a later date.

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