Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of David Auburn's Summer, 1976 will be recorded by Audible Theater for a future global release as an Audible Original. The recording is expected to drop later this year, though a date has not yet been announced.
The two-hander opened April 25 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway, with Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht starring. Read reviews here. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, the run will continue through June 10. Go inside the new play's starry opening night below:
Jocelyn Bioh
Jocelyn Bioh
Rajiv Joseph
Rajiv Joseph
Brandon J. Dirden
Brandon J. Dirden
Lakisha May
Lakisha May
Darren Goldstein
Darren Goldstein
Tom Kitt and Daniel Goldfarb
Tom Kitt and Daniel Goldfarb
Marc Bruni
Marc Bruni
Sofia Hublitz
Sofia Hublitz
Rachel Lin
Rachel Lin
Greg Pliska and Jill B.C. Du Boff
Greg Pliska and Jill B.C. Du Boff
Lynne Meadow and Barry Grove
Lynne Meadow, Daniel Sullivan, David Auburn, and Barry Grove
Daniel Sullivan and David Auburn
Daniel Sullivan and David Auburn
Margaret Colin
Margaret Colin
Adriane Lenox and Courtney Long
Adriane Lenox and Courtney Long
James Kyson
James Kyson
Victor Garber
Victor Garber
Edie Falco
Edie Falco
Chuck Cooper and Deborah Brevoort
Chuck Cooper and Deborah Brevoort
Anchuli Felicia King
Anchuli Felicia King
Charlayne Woodard
Charlayne Woodard
Fran Rosenfeld, David Auburn, and Nora Auburn
Fran Rosenfeld, David Auburn, and Nora Auburn
Becky Ann Baker and Dylan Baker
Becky Ann Baker and Dylan Baker
Betsy Aidem
Betsy Aidem
Amy Tan
Amy Tan
Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker
Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker
Joshua Brody
Joshua Brody
Barry Grove
Barry Grove
Jamie deRoy and David Zippel
Jamie deRoy and David Zippel
David Zayas and Emma Zayas
David Zayas and Emma Zayas
The work centers on an unlikely friendship between artist and single mom Diana (Linney) and naïve housewife Alice (Hecht), who find their own independence against the backdrop of the country's Bicentennial. Linney and Hecht are joined in the company by understudies Judith Lightfoot Clarke and Finnerty Steeves.
Auburn and Sullivan previously collaborated on Proof, winner of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and on The Columnist. Both shows were also produced by Manhattan Theatre Club under the artistic leadership of Lynne Meadow.
The production features scenic design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, sound design by Jill BC Du Boff, projection design by Hana S. Kim, and original music by Greg Pliska. Casting is by David Caparelliotis and Kelly Gillespie, and James FitzSimmons is production stage manager.
