Jez Butterworth's new play The Hills of California began previews on Broadway September 11 ahead of a September 29 opening night
at the Broadhurst Theatre.
The production, previously seen in an Olivier-nominated run in London, has Sam Mendes at the helm, reuniting with Butterworth after staging the Off-Broadway, West End, and Broadway bows of his The Ferryman. Watch highlights from the new play in the video above.
Set in a swelteringly hot 1970s summer, the piece sees the Webb sisters returning to their childhood home in the English seaside town of Blackpool. One sister hasn't been heard from in two decades, but her siblings hope that with their mother close to death upstairs that she might reappear.
A number of the original West End company are reprising their
performances on Broadway, including Olivier winner and Tony nominee
Laura Donnelly as Joan and Veronica, Leanne Best as Gloria, Ophelia
Lovibond as Ruby, Helena Wilson as Jill, Nancy Allsop as Patty and Young
Gloria, Sophia Ally as Young Ruby, Lara McDonnell as Young Joan, and
Nicola Turner as Young Jill.
They are joined by Bryan Dick as Jack Larkin, Richard Short as Bill,
David Wilson Barnes as Luther St. John, Richard Lumsden as Mr. Potts,
Ta'Rea Campbell as Penny, Ellyn Heald as Mrs. Smith, Cameron Scoggins as
Dr. Rose, and Max Roll as Mr. Smith. Understudies Sawyer Barth, Erin
Rose Doyle, Sadie Veach, Liz Pearce, Jessica Baglow, Liam Bixby, and Q.
Smith round out the company.
The London production's creative team reprise their work on Broadway, including scenic and costume designer Rob Howell, lighting designer Natasha Chivers, composer and sound designer Nick Powell, choreographer Ellen Kane, and music supervisor Candida Caldicot. Powell and Caldicot also serve as arranger. U.K. casting is by Amy Ball, U.K. young persons' casting is by Verity Naughton, and U.S. casting is by Jim Carnahan and JV Mercanti.
The producing team is led by Sonia Friedman Productions, No
Guarantees Productions, Neal Street, Brian Spector, and Sand & Snow
Entertainment, in association with Manhattan Theatre Club.
Visit TheHillsofCalifornia.com.
