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Broadway’s Lombardi to Close May 22

Dan Lauria and Judith Light in Lombardi
(© Joan Marcus)
Dan Lauria and Judith Light in Lombardi
(© Joan Marcus)

The Broadway production of Eric Simonson’s Lombardi will play its final performance at the Circle in the Square Theatre on May 22. At that time, the show will have played a total of 30 previews and 244 regular performances.

The work, directed by Thomas Kail, is based on the best-selling biography When Pride Still Mattered, written by David Maraniss. The play tells the life and times of one of America’s most inspirational and mercurial personalities, Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi.

The cast features Dan Lauria in the title role, along with Judith Light, Keith Nobbs, Bill Dawes, Robert Christopher Riley, and Chris Sullivan.

The creative team is David Korins (set), Paul Tazewell (costumes), Howell Binkley (lighting), Acme Sound Partners (sound), and Zak Borovay (projections).

For more information on the show, click here.