Five screen actors make Broadway debuts this season
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Updated · The New York Times · May 1
Five screen actors make Broadway debuts this season
11 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 1
They include Tessa Thompson, Adrien Brody, Melissa Barrera, Patrick Ball and Ben Ahlers, appearing at the James Earl Jones, St. James, Helen Hayes and Winter Garden theatres.
Productions include The Fear of 13, Titaníque, Becky Shaw and Death of a Salesman, with Ahlers also filming HBO's The Gilded Age while performing eight shows a week.
The actors described Broadway as physically demanding and distinct from film and television, citing nightly audience feedback and the challenge of leading large-scale productions in venues seating up to 1,900.
How are Hollywood stars like Tessa Thompson and Adrien Brody reshaping Broadway, and what does this reveal about the future of live theater?
Will the influx of screen actors onto Broadway stages inspire a new wave of artistic crossovers, or does it risk sidelining rising theater talent?