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Laura Linney to Return to Broadway in Solo Play My Name Is Lucy Barton

Manhattan Theatre Club will present the American premiere of Rona Munro’s adaptation of the bestselling Elizabeth Strout novel.

Kenji Fujishima

Kenji Fujishima

| Broadway |

April 29, 2019

Laura Linney will return to Broadway in My Name Is Lucy Barton.
Laura Linney will return to Broadway in My Name Is Lucy Barton.
(© David Gordon)

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced it will present the American premiere of the London Theatre Company production of My Name Is Lucy Barton, directed by Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal). Laura Linney (The Little Foxes) will star in Rona Munro's adaptation of Elizabeth Strout's bestselling novel.

Linney, according to a press release, "plays Lucy Barton, a woman who wakes after an operation to find — much to her surprise — her mother at the foot of her bed. They haven't seen each other in years. During their days-long visit, Lucy tries to understand her past, works to come to terms with her family, and begins to find herself as a writer."

The creative team will include Bob Crowley (scenic and costume design), Peter Mumford (lighting design), John Leonard (sound design), and Luke Halls (projection design).

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