Brian D’arcy James Joins Laura Linney, Alicia Silverstone In Time Stands Still
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MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB ANNOUNCES
TONY NOMINEE BRIAN D’ARCY JAMES
TO JOIN CAST OF DONALD MARGULIES’
Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce that Tony Award nominee Brian d’Arcy James will join the cast of the New York premiere of Donald Margulies’ TIME STANDS STILL at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J.Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).
D’arcy James is currently starring as Shrek in Shrek The Musical, which he received a Tony nomination and won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Time Stands Still marks the return for James to MTC after he appeared in the acclaimed Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party, which he also received a Drama Desk Award nomination. James’ other credits include the Off-Broadway production of Next To Normal (current Tony Award winning Broadway show), Port Authority, The Apple Tree, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and Sweet Smell of Success for which D’arcy James was honored with Tony and Drama Desk nominations.
D’arcy James joins Time Stands Still with fellow cast members including Emmy and Golden Globe winner Laura Linney (”John Adams,” Sight Unseen at MTC) and Golden Globe nominee Alicia Silverstone (The Graduate on Broadway, Clueless). Time Stands Still will be directed by frequent Margulies collaborator and Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan (Sight Un seen on Broadway, Brooklyn Boy, Dinner With Friends). The fourth cast member and creative team will be announced in the coming weeks.
The limited engagement of Time Stands Still will begin previews at MTC’s Samuel J.Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in preparation for a Thursday, January 28, 2010 opening night.
Synopsis of Time Stands Still: Sarah and James, a photographer and a journalist (Laura Linney and Brian d’Arcy James), have been together for nine years and share a passion for documenting the realities of war. But when injuries force them to return home to New York, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life. This timely and intelligent play marks the fourth collaboration for Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies and Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan.
Manhattan Theatre Club’s complete 2009-2010 Broadway season at the Samuel J. Friedman will feature a new production of George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber’s THE ROYAL FAMILY, the New York premiere of Donald Margulies’ TIME STANDS STILL, and the Broadway premiere of Margulies’ COLLECTED STORIES. The Off-Broadway season will include Lynn Redgrave’s NIGHTINGALE, Bill Cain’s EQUIVOCATION, and Polly Stenham’s THAT FACE.
Photo Fun Fact: Brian d’Arcy James reads to students from the Harlem School of the Arts honoring Mandela Day at Washington Square Park on July 13, 2009 in New York City.
Photo: B. Bedder
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