Dreyfus To Make Broadway Debut In 'Other Desert Cities'
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Key Points:
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus will make her Broadway debut in the revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s Tony Award-winning play Other Desert Cities, alongside Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery, and Lily Rabe, directed by John Benjamin Hickey.
- The production will run for a 16-week limited engagement at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre, with previews beginning September 29 and opening night on October 18, concluding January 17, 2027.
- Playwright Jon Robin Baitz expressed confidence in director Hickey and the cast, emphasizing the play’s enduring relevance about family, identity, and truth nearly 20 years after its original debut.
- Other Desert Cities originally premiered Off Broadway in 2011 before transferring to Broadway, and the upcoming revival features a distinguished design team including Scott Pask, Tom Broecker, Natasha Katz, Mikaal Sulaiman, and Robert Pickens.
- The play explores a politically connected family’s secrets and conflicts during a Christmas Eve gathering, focusing on themes of memory, loyalty, legacy, and the cost of revealing the truth.