Playbill UniverseRead Reviews for David Mamet’s Bitter Wheat, Starring John MalkovichThe new play from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross playwright opened June 19 at London’s Garrick Theatre.
By
Adam Hetrick
June 20, 2019
after beginning previews June 7. The Harvey Weinstein–inspired drama, starring John Malkovich, is scheduled to play an extended run through September 21.
Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons, Being John Malkovich) plays Barney Fein in a cast that also features Doon Mackichan as Sondra and Ioanna Kimbrook as Yung Kim Li, as well as the newly announced Alexander Arnold as Roberto, Teddy Kempner as Doctor Wald, Matthew Pidgeon as The Writer, and Zephryn Taitte as Charles Arthur Brown.
The musical, a reinvention of Tim Burton’s cult classic film Edward Scissorhands, uses the pop music of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Alanis Morissette, and more.