Theater News

A Delicate Balance Set to Open on Broadway

Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Martha Plimpton, and more star in the Edward Albee classic opening at the John Golden Theatre tonight.

John Lithgow and Glenn Close play Tobias and Agnes in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance at the John Golden Theatre.
John Lithgow and Glenn Close play Tobias and Agnes in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance at the John Golden Theatre.
(© Brigitte Lacombe)

The Broadway revival of Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance opens tonight at the John Golden Theatre. The production, directed by Tony winner Pam MacKinnon, stars three-time Tony winner Glenn Close, two-time Tony winner John Lithgow, Tony winner Lindsay Duncan, and Tony nominees Bob Balaban, Clare Higgins, and Martha Plimpton.

Close and Lithgow will take on the roles of Agnes and Tobias, a long-married couple who must welcome home their 36-year-old daughter (Plimpton) after the collapse of her fourth marriage, give shelter to their best friends (Balaban and Higgins), and tolerate Agnes' alcoholic sister, Claire (Duncan). The drama won Albee the first of his three Pulitzer Prizes when it opened on Broadway in 1966.

A Delicate Balance features scenic design by Santo Loquasto, costume design by Ann Roth, and lighting design by Brian MacDevitt.

For tickets and more information, click here.

Featured In This Story