Don’t miss Uma Thurman’s Broadway Debut in The Parisian Woman
Pulp Fiction Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman will make her Broadway debut this fall in a political drama “The Parisian Woman”, a new play written by Academy Award and Emmy Award Nominee Beau Willimon, the creator of “House of Cards”.
Willmon’s inspiration for “The Parisian Woman” comes from the 1885 controversial play by French dramatist Henri Becque’s “La Parisienne”. The play is directed by Tony Award winner for “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Pam MacKinnon. The play commissioned and developed by The Flea Theater in New York City, and was originally produced by South Coast Repertory. The previews begin on November 7 and the opening night is scheduled for November 30.
Tickets for all venues are available here.
Uma Thurman, A-list movie star, plays Chloe, a socialite armed with charm and wit, who comes to terms with politics, her past, her marriage and an uncertain future in Washington D.C. where powerful friends are the only kind worth having, especially after the 2016 election.
“It’s contemporary, it’s sharp, it’s witty and it’s a grown-up piece of material,” Ms. Thurman said in an interview about her act about a woman who is asking her lover to help her husband get a high-level government position. “I think it moves beautifully, and I felt like it was a good part for me.”
Ms. Thurman said she had been looking for years for an opportunity to return to the theater stage since her 1999 Off Broadway appearance in an adaptation of Moliere’s “The Misanthrope”.
“I’ve given my whole life to performance; many of the pieces I’ve done have been very dramatic and rehearsed,” Ms. Thurman said. “That’s the part I’ve enjoyed the most — the exploration of language, the theatricality — and I’m looking forward to something of real depth and complexity.”
Besides Uma Thurman, many great names will be seen here. ParTony nominee Phillipa Soo and Marton Csokas have joined the starry lineup. Josh Lucas appears as Tom, the husband, and Tony winner Blair Brown as Jeanette Simpson, mom to Soo’s character.
Don’t miss this exciting, sharp and fabulous play and witness the hard work of some of the greatest names of the theatre.
Tickets for Uma Thurman’s show can be purchased here.
The Parisian Woman
Show Date and Time: November 7, 2017, 8pm
Show Location: Millennium Hudson Theatre, New York
Age Restriction: The show is recommended for those over the age of 12 due to adult language and situations
