Opening Night

Blackbird, Starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams, Set to Open on Broadway

Joe Mantello directs David Harrower’s two-hander at the Belasco Theatre.

Editorial Staff

Broadway

March 10, 2016

Michelle Williams and Jeff Daniels star in David Harrower's Blackbird at the Belasco Theatre. — Michelle Williams and Jeff Daniels star in David Harrower's *Blackbird* at the Belasco Theatre.
(© Brigitte Lacombe)

The Broadway premiere of Blackbird, starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams, celebrates its opening night tonight, March 10, at the Belasco Theatre. The production is directed by Joe Mantello.

Michelle Williams as Una in Blackbird, a play by David Harrower. — Michelle Williams as Una in *Blackbird*, a play by David Harrower.
(© Brigitte Lacombe)

David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning play 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 also directed the work's New York premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2007, a production that starred Daniels and Alison Pill.

Jeff Daniels as Ray in Joe Mantello's production of David Harrower's Blackbird. — Jeff Daniels as Ray in Joe Mantello's production of David Harrower's *Blackbird*.
(© Brigitte Lacombe)

Blackbird's creative team includes Scott Pask (scenic design), Ann Roth (costume design), Brian MacDevitt (lighting design), and Fitz Patton (sound design).