Adam Driver's entrance in 'Burn This' has been described as one of the 'best' entrances on Broadway. TonyAwards (hereandnow)
There's a storm brewing on Broadway, and it's replaying itself night after night at the Hudson Theatre." — a story that mines the depth of grief, and explores what happens to people and relationships when loss suddenly throws them together., who plays Pale — the older brother of a gay dancer who has died in a boating accident, a brother Pale barely knew.
Russell comes to the show after playing Elizabeth on the wildly successful"The Americans." Driver, who played Kylo Ren in Star Wars, was recently nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Detective"Flip" Zimmerman in Spike Lee's"BlacKkKlansman." He's been nominated for a Tony Award for his explosive performance in “Burn This.
He says he initially loved the piece as a play about grief — about losing loved ones and the creativity they brought into the world. It’s also about people left behind, who don’t have the words to express that grief. Actors John Malkovich and Edward Norton preceded Driver in the role of Pale, but Driver says he didn't see those performances.
And despite Pale's gruff, menacing exterior, this interpretation of the character also shows vulnerability, and in some ways, beauty. He explains what Pale could have been.
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