Laurence Fishburne and Sam Rockwell will return to Broadway this spring in a revival of David Mamet’s American Buffalo, lead producers Jeffrey Richards, Steve Traxler and Stephanie P. McClell…
Directed by frequent Mamet collaborator Neil Pepe,Fishburne, last on Broadway in 2008’s one-man play Thurgood, will play the character Donny. Rockwell, returning to Broadway after 2014’sThe duo’s casting leaves the play’s third character, Bobby, as yet unfilled or unannounced.premiered on Broadway in 1977, with Ulu Grosbard directing Robert Duvall as Teach and Kenneth McMillan as Donny. John Savage played Bobby.
A 2008 Broadway revival starring Cedric the Entertainer, Haley Joel Osment and John Leguizamo flopped, closing after 20 previews and eight regular performances. A Tony-nominated 1984 Broadway revival starring Pacino, James Hayden and J.J. Johnston suffered an even more unfortunate fate when Hayden, a promising and well-reviewed young actor, died of a heA 1996 film version directed by Michael Corrente starred Dennis Franz, Dustin Hoffman and Sean Nelson.
In addition to Thurgood, Fishburne’s stage credits include his Tony-winning performance in August Wilson’s
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