Real-life couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker are taking their romance to the stage in a revival of Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite,” Ambassador Theatre Group, Gavin Kalin Productions, and Hal Luftig announced Tuesday.
Two-time Tony winner Broderick and the two-time Emmy winning Parker will star in the first New York revival of Simon’s classic comedy about marriage in a production directed by John Benjamin Hickey. This is also the first time Broderick and Parker have shared the stage since the 1995 Broadway revival of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”
“Plaza Suite” is a set of three, one-act plays about six different characters, including two married couples and another about a movie producer and a married homemaker who were former lovers. The play first opened on Broadway in 1968, directed by Mike Nichols and starred George C. Scott and Maureen Stapleton. It ran for nearly three years and had 1,097 performances. This production of “Plaza Suite” is also the first revival of one of Simon’s plays since he died last August.
The new production of “Plaza Suite,” Broderick and Parker will first travel to Boston for a strictly limited 22-performance, pre-Broadway engagement at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, the same theater where “Plaza Suite” had its 1968 world premiere. It will then play a strictly limited 17-week Broadway engagement at Hudson Theatre on Broadway (141 West 44th Street), with previews beginning on March 13, 2020 with an official opening night set for April 13, 2020.
Broderick won his first Tony for acting in a Simon play when he starred as Eugene Jerome in “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” followed by its sequel, “Biloxi Blues.”
“It was my great good fortune that my very first Broadway play was written by Neil Simon. He also wrote my first film. I owe him a career,” Broderick said. “The theater has lost a brilliantly funny, unthinkably wonderful writer and even after all this time I feel I have lost a mentor, a father figure, a deep influence in my life and work.”
The 1968 production of “Plaza Suite” won a directing Tony for Nichols. In 1971, Simon adapted the play into a screenplay for a film that starred Walter Matthay, Stapleton, Barbara Harris and Lee Grant. In 1982, HBO broadcast a taping of a live stage performance of “Plaza Suite” starring Lee Grant and Jerry Orbach. Then in 1987, Carol Burnett starred in a TV movie adaptation opposite Hal Holbrook, Dabney Coleman and Richard Crenna.
Tickets go on sale to the general public starting at 10 a.m. ET on Sept. 25.
The design team for “Plaza Suite” is two-time Tony Award winner John Lee Beatty (set design), Tony Award winner Jane Greenwood (costume design), five-time Tony Award winner Brian MacDevitt (lighting design), Tony Award winner Scott Lehrer (sound design), and Jim Carnahan (casting director). “Plaza Suite” is general managed by 101 Productions, Ltd.
Additional information, including complete casting, will be announced shortly.
23 Stars Who Need Only a Tony to EGOT, From Julie Andrews to Kate Winslet (Photos)
The EGOT -- an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony -- is the greatest honor in entertainment. These stars are (or were) close to achieving it -- if they manage to score a Broadway success.
Julie Andrews (1935 - )
Emmys (2): Variety Musical Series, "The Julie Andrews Hour" (1973); Nonfiction Series, "Broadway: The American Musical" (2005)
Grammys (2): Recording For Children, "Mary Poppins" (1965); Spoken Word Album for Children, "Julie Andrews' Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies" (2010)
Oscar: Actress, "Mary Poppins" (1964)
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Burt Bacharach (1928)
Emmy: Single Program - Variety or Musical, "Singer Presents Burt Bacharach" (1971)
Grammys (6): Instrumental Arrangement, "Alfie" (1967); Score From an Original Cast Show Album, "Promises, Promises" (1969); Score Written For A Motion Picture or a TV Special, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969); Song of the Year, "That's What Friends Are For" (1986); Pop Collaboration With Vocals, "I Still Have That Other Girl (1998); Pop Instrumental Album, "At This Time" (2005)
Oscars (3): Original Song and Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical), "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969); Original Song, "Arthur" (1981)
Cher (1946 - )
Emmy: Variety, Music or Comedy Special, "Cher: The Farewell Tour" (2003)
Grammy: Dance Recording, "Believe" (1999)
Oscar: Actress, "Moonstruck" (1987)
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Marilyn Bergman (1929 - ) and Alan Bergman (1925 - )
Emmys (3): Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore), "Sybil" (1977); Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics, "Barbra: The Concert" (1995); Music and Lyrics, "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies" (1999)
Grammys (2): Song of the Year, Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special, "The Way We Were" (1974)
Oscars (3): Original Song, "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968); Original Song, "The Way We Were" (1973); Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score, "Yentl" (1983)
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Common (1972 - )
Emmy: Original Music and Lyrics, "13th" (2017)
Grammys (3): R&B Song, "Love of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)" (2002); Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, "Southside" (2007); Song Written For Visual Media, "Glory" (2015)
Oscar: Original Song "Selma" (2014)
Michael Giacchino (1967 - )
Emmy: Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore), "Lost" (2005)
Grammys (3): Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media, "Ratatouille" (2007) and "Up" (2009); Instrumental Composition, "Married Life" (2009)
Oscar: Original Score, "Up" (2009)
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Brian Grazer (1951 - )
Emmys (3): Miniseries, "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998); Comedy Series, "Arrested Development" (2004); Drama Series, "24" (2006)
Grammy: Music Film, "The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years" (2016)
Oscar: Best Picture (producing), "A Beautiful Mind" (2001)
Ron Howard (1954 - )
Emmys (2): Miniseries (producing), "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998); Comedy Series (producing), "Arrested Development" (2004)
Grammy: Music Film, "The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years" (2016)
Oscars (2): Best Picture and Director, "A Beautiful Mind" (2001)
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James Moll (1963 - )
Emmy: Informational Special, "Survivors of the Holocaust" (1996)
Grammy: Long Form Music Video, "Foo Fighters: Back And Forth" (2011)
Oscar: Documentary Feature (producing), "The Last Days" (1998)
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Randy Newman (1943 - )
Emmys (3): Music and Lyrics, "Cop Rock" (1991); Main Title Theme Music, "Monk" (2004); Original Music and Lyrics, "Monk" (2010)
Grammys (6): Instrumental Composition, "The Natural" (1984); Instrumental Composition Written for Visual Media, "A Bug's Life" (1999); Song Written for Visual Media, "When She Loved Me" (From Toy Story 2) (2000); "If I Didn't Have You" (From Monsters, Inc.) (2002); "Our Town" (From Cars) (2006); Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media, "Toy Story 3" (2010)
Oscars (2): Original Song, "Monsters, Inc." (2001); Original Song, "Toy Story 3" (2010)
Barbra Streisand (1942 - )
Emmys (3): Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers, "My Name Is Barbra" (1965); Variety, Music or Comedy Special and Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, "Barbra: The Concert" (1995)
Grammys (8): Vocal Female Performance and Album of the Year, "The Barbra Streisand Album" (1963); Vocal Female Performance, "People" (1964) and "My Name Is Barbra" (1965); Song of the Year and Pop Female Vocal Performance, "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)" (1977); Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, "Guilty" (1980); Pop Female Vocal Performance, "The Broadway Album" (1986)
Oscars (2): Actress, "Funny Girl" (1968); Original Song, "A Star Is Born" (1976)
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Sid Ramin (1919 - )
Daytime Emmy: Design Excellence for a Daytime Drama Series, "All My Children" (1983)
Grammy: Sound Track Album From Motion Picture or Television, "West Side Story" (1961)
Oscar: Scoring of a Musical Picture, "West Side Story" (1961)
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Martin Scorsese (1942 - )
Emmys (3): Directing for a Drama Series, "Boardwalk Empire" (2011); Nonfiction Special (producing) and Directing of a Nonfiction Special, "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" (2012)
Grammy: Long Form Music Video, "No Direction Home" (2005)
Oscar: Director, "The Departed" (2006)
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George Burns (1896 - 1996)
Emmy: Performance in Informational Programming, "A Conversation With..." (1990)
Grammy: Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording, "Gracie - A Love Story" (1990)
Oscar: Supporting Actor, "The Sunshine Boys" (1975)
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John Addison (1920-1998)
Emmy: Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore), "Murder, She Wrote" (1985)
Grammy: Original Score From A Motion Picture Or Television Show, "Tom Jones" (1963)
Emmys (3): Single Performance - Lead or Support, "Omnibus" (1958); Single Performance by Lead Actor in a Drama, "Barefoot in Athens" (1967); Single Performance by Lead Actor, "A Storm in Summer" (1970)
Grammy: Recording For Children, "Peter and the Wolf" (1959)
Oscars (2): Supporting Actor, "Spartacus" (1960) and "Topkapi" (1964)
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John Williams (1932 - )
Emmys (3): Musical Composition, "Heidi" (1969); Music Composition for a Special Program, "Jane Eyre" (1972); Original Main Title Theme Music, "Great Performances" (2009)
Oscars (5): Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score, "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971); Original Score, "Jaws" (1975) and "Star Wars" (1977) and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) and "Schindler's List" (1993)
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Robin Williams (1951-2014)
Emmys (2): Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, "Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin" (1987); Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, "ABC Presents: A Royal Gala" (1988)
Grammys (5): Comedy Recording, "Reality...What A Concept" (1979); "A Night at the Met" (1987); Comedy Recording, "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1988); Recording for Children, "Pecos Bill" (1988); Spoken Comedy Album, "Robin Williams - Live 2002"
Oscar: Supporting Actor, "Good Will Hunting" (1997)
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Kate Winslet (1975 - )
Emmy: Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, "Mildred Pierce" (2011)
Grammy: Spoken Word Album for Children, "Listen to the Storyteller" (1999)
Oscar: Actress, "The Reader" (2008)
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Morgan Neville (1967 - )
Emmy: Historical Documentary, "Best of Enemies" (2016)
Grammy: Best Music Film, "Twenty Feet From Stardom" (2015)
Oscar: Documentary Feature, "Twenty Feet From Stardom" (2015)
Jon Blair (1950 - )
Emmy: Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form, "Reporters at War" (2005)
Grammy: Best Concept Music Video, "Land of Confusion" (1987)
Oscar: Documentary Feature, "Anne Frank Remembered" (1995)
Caitrin Rogers (1983 - )
Emmy: Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form, "The Tillman Story" (2012)
Grammy: Best Music Film, "Twenty Feet From Stardom" (2015)
Oscar: Best Documentary Feature, "Twenty Feet From Stardom" (2014)
So who has made the cut? Here are all of the stars who have achieved EGOT status, from Audrey Hepburn to Whoopi Goldberg.
A select group of entertainers can round out their trophy cases with a competitive win from the Broadway League
The EGOT -- an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony -- is the greatest honor in entertainment. These stars are (or were) close to achieving it -- if they manage to score a Broadway success.
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