Jessica Chastain is returning to Broadway in “Lost Lear,” a play that puts a meta spin on “King Lear.”
\n\nChastain was last on Broadway in “A Doll’s House,” an acclaimed 2023 revival of the Henrik Ibsen drama; this is her first time appearing in a new show.
\n\nIn “Lost Lear,” she will portray Joy, a middle-aged actress suffering from early onset dementia, whose one clear memory is performing in the Shakespeare classic. Chastain will star alongside Corey Stoll (“Appropriate”) and Michael Urie (“Once Upon a Mattress,” “Spamalot”), with additional casting to be announced at a later date.
\n\nDan Colley wrote the show and will direct in his Broadway debut. Here’s the official logline: “As her grip on the present slips, Joy (Chastain), a former actress, is certain she’s back in rehearsal for ‘King Lear.’ At her care home, her nurse (Urie) takes his cues from her, stepping into whatever role she needs him to play. When her estranged son Conor (Stoll) comes to visit, he’s ready to tell his mother what he’s spent years leaving unsaid. But if he wants her to hear him, he’ll have to step into the scene. A limited event. A memory that will be impossible…
Original source: https://variety.com/