Jessica Chastain to Star in New Broadway Play ‘Lost Lear’
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Jessica Chastain, following her acclaimed Broadway role in “A Doll’s House,” will star in “Lost Lear,” a new play by Irish playwright Dan Colley about an actress with dementia whose memories center on rehearsing “King Lear.”
- The play, inspired by Colley’s personal experience with his grandmother’s memory loss, explores themes of dementia and caregiving, highlighting different realities experienced by those affected.
- “Lost Lear” is set to begin performances on March 29, with an official opening on April 23, running for 16 weeks at the Booth Theater on Broadway.
- The production came about after Chastain, while in Ireland filming “Other Mommy,” reached out to Colley, leading to a quick meeting and collaboration on bringing the play to Broadway.
