Two-time Tony Award® winner Matthew Broderick (The Producers) stars in this biting comedy that turns Molieré's The Misanthrope on its cynical ear. Set at an elite British university, The Philanthropist is about nice-guy professor Philip (Broderick), who – in refusing to succumb to his colleagues' excessively critical ways – winds up destroying his own credibility in the twisted world of academia... and in the bedroom! Don't miss this evening of whiskey-soaked wit from Academy Award®-winning writer Christopher Hampton (Les Liaisons Dangereuses) and director David Grindley (Pygmalion).
TICKET INFORMATION Tickets will be available in the Spring of 2009, by phone at (212) 719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the American Airlines theatre box office.
Opening:
April 26, 2009 (previews April 10, 2009)
Close:
June 28, 2009
Theatre:
American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street)
Genre:
Comedy / Broadway / Revival
Running Time:
2 hours 10 minutes with one 15 minute intermission
Producer:
Roundabout Theatre Company
Writer:
Christopher Hampton
Director:
David Grindley
Set:
Tim Shortall
Costume:
Tobin Ost
Lighting:
Rick Fisher
Sound:
Gregory Clarke
Cast:
Matthew Broderick..... Philip Anna Madeley..... Celia Steven Weber..... Don Jonathan Cake..... Braham Tate Ellington..... John Jennifer Mudge..... Araminta Samantha Soule..... Liz
Two-time Tony Award® winner Matthew Broderick (The Producers) stars in this biting comedy that turns Molieré's The Misanthrope on its cynical ear. Set at an elite British university, The Philanthropist is about nice-guy professor Philip (Broderick), who – in refusing to succumb to his colleagues' excessively critical ways – winds up destroying his own credibility in the twisted world of academia... and in the bedroom! Don't miss this evening of whiskey-soaked wit from Academy Award®-winning writer Christopher Hampton (Les Liaisons Dangereuses) and director David Grindley (Pygmalion).
