Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams to Star in Broadway Premiere of Blackbird
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Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams will return to Broadway this spring in David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning drama Blackbird. Joe Mantello directs the two-character drama, which will play the Belasco Theatre beginning Friday, February 5 and open on Thursday, March 10. The 18-week engagement will continue through June 12, 2016.
The acclaimed drama is described as "the story of Una and Ray. Fifteen years earlier they had a relationship and haven’t set eyes on each other since. Now she’s found him again." Mantello directed the work's New York premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2007, a production that starred Daniels and Alison Pill.
Blackbird's creative team includes Scott Pask (scenic design), Ann Roth (costume design), and Brian MacDevitt (lighting design). Scott Rudin serves as producer.
Daniels received a Tony nomination for his performance in God of Carnage. His many other stage credits include Fifth of July and Redwood Curtain, and he is an Emmy winner for his performance on HBO's The Newsroom. Williams, a three-time Oscar nominee, made her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in Cabaret and has been seen on stage in Killer Joe and Smelling a Rat. Her films include My Week with Marilyn, Blue Valentine, and Brokeback Mountain.
