Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick will be back together onstage again for updated revival of Terence McNally comedy
IT’S ONLY A PLAY
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
236 West 45th St.
Previews begin September 4, opening night Thursday, October 9
Tickets on sale now, $72-$147
www.itsonlyaplay.com
Shortly after an early closing notice went out for Terence McNally’s Tony-nominated Mothers and Sons, starring a Tony-nominated Tyne Daly, tickets went on sale for the Broadway debut of an updated version of the four-time Tony-winning playwright’s 1982 comedy, It’s Only a Play. McNally (Master Class, Love! Valour! Compassion!), whose other recent works include And Away We Go and Golden Age, which go behind the scenes of theater and opera, respectively, takes the audience backstage for opening night of a new play in the revised revival, which features an all-star cast, including Matthew Broderick as the playwright, Nathan Lane as a television star, Megan Mullally as the producer, Stockard Channing as the leading lady, Micah Stock as a coat-check attendant, and F. Murray Abraham as a powerful critic. Original director and three-time Tony winner Jack O’Brien is back at the helm; O’Brien has previously directed McNally’s The Full Monty and Love! Valour! Compassion! and is currently directing Shakespeare in the Park’s Much Ado About Nothing. It’s Only a Play begins previews at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on September 4 for an October 9 opening and will run through January 4.