Jessica Chastain returning to Broadway next year in modernized version of Ibsen's A Doll's House
dailymail.co.ukJessica Chastain is making her return to Broadway next year in a modernized version of Henrik Ibsen's beloved 19th century play A Doll's House.The text is adapted by Amy Herzog, who was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize For Drama for her off-Broadway play 4000 Miles, per The Hollywood Reporter.Helmed by the acclaimed London director Jamie Lloyd, the new revival of A Doll's House will be the first time Jessica has acted on Broadway since 2012.
Incoming: Jessica Chastain is making her return to Broadway next year in a modernized version of Henrik Ibsen's beloved 19th century play A Doll's HouseJessica made her debut on the Great White Way that year opposite Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens in a revival of the 1947 play The Heiress.Although Cherry Jones won a Tony for a previous revival of The Heiress and Olivia De Havilland earned an Oscar for the movie, Jessica's production got mixed reviews.
Her upcoming run in A Doll's House was initially destined for London, where Jamie Lloyd made his name as a highly regarded theater director.His previous productions of classic works include Richard III with Martin Freeman and Macbeth with James McAvoy and Claire Foy.
Throwback: Jessica made her debut on the Great White Way in 2012 opposite Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens in a revival of the 1947 play The Heiress (pictured) In 2019 he unveiled his plans for a three-show season at the West End's Playhouse Theatre, including A Doll's House with Jessica in the lead.'We were set to start rehearsals in London in April 2020, but little did we know what the world (and a pandemic) had in store for us,' Jessica said.'While home in New York, walking around the empty theater district made my heart hurt.
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