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| Adrien Brody in The Fear of 13 in London. |
Double Oscar winner Adrien Brody (
The Pianist, The Brutalist) will make his Broadway debut in
The Far of 13 by Olivier nominee Lindsay Ferrentino (
The Queen of Versailles), following a run at London's Donmar Warehouse. The play, based on the documentary by David Sington, focuses on the true story of Nick Yarris who spent more than two decades on Death Row for a murder he insists he did not commit. Yarris was the first person to be sentenced to death in Pennsylvania to be exonerated by DNA evidence. Co-starring is Golden Globe nominee Tessa Thompson (
Hedda), also making her Broadway debut. Tony winner David Cromer (
The Band's Visit) directs in a staging different from that of the London production. This is Cromer's third show this season after
Caroline and
Meet the Cartozians Off-Broadway.
Fear of 13 begins previews at the James Earl Jones Theater on March 19 prior to an April 15 opening.
Brody lost the Olivier Award to John Lithgow of Giant which will also be opening on Broadway this spring. So we will likely see a rematch at the Tony Awards.
