Patrick Ball and Alden Ehrenreich will make their Broadway debuts this spring.
Ball, known for his role in The Pitt, will star in Gina Gionfriddo’s play Becky Shaw at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater, alongside Ehrenreich (Weapons) and Linda Edmond (Death of a Salesman, Cabaret). The play, directed by Trip Cullman, follows a blind date between Max and Beck that spirals out of control and disrupts the lives of Max’s friends Suzanna and Andrew.
Becky Shaw received its New York premiere Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theater in 2009 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. This production also marks Gionfriddo’s Broadway debut.
Ball will play Andrew and Ehrenreich will play Max. Edmond will play Susan, mother to Suzanna. Casting for the roles of Suzanna and Becky will be announced in the coming weeks.
Ball makes his Broadway debut after appearing as Dr. Frank Langdon in HBO’s The Pitt, which is gearing up for the release of its second season. He recently starred in Robert O’Hara’s production of Hamlet, in the titular role, at the Mark Taper Forum.
Ehrenreich most recently appeared in Zach Cregger’s feature Weapons opposite Josh Brolin, after appearing in Cocaine Bear, Oppenheimer and starring in the Marvel series Ironheart. He recently wrapped on the feature The Last Resort, opposite Daisy Ridley.
A three-time Tony nominee, Edmond starred in Death of a Salesman opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman, directed by Mike Nichols, in Cabaret, directed by Sam Mendes and Life x 3 with John Turturro, Helen Hunt, and Brent Spiner, among several other projects.
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