Jessica Chastain to return to Broadway in ‘Lost Lear’ in 2027
Corey Stoll and Michael Urie will join the cast of Dan Colley’s play, which begins previews on March 29, 2027.
Jessica Chastain will star in the Broadway premiere of Dan Colley’s Lost Lear at the Booth Theatre in 2027. The production will mark the first time the Oscar-winning actress has originated a role in a new Broadway play.
Colley will also direct the production, with Corey Stoll and Michael Urie appearing alongside Chastain. Previews are scheduled to start on March 29, 2027, followed by the official opening on April 23, 2027. The limited run is set for 16 weeks, ending July 18, 2027.
Chastain will portray Joy, a former actress living in a care home who believes she is rehearsing King Lear as her awareness of the present fades. Urie plays her nurse, who follows her lead and adopts the roles she asks of him.
Stoll plays Conor, Joy’s estranged son. He arrives hoping to express feelings he has left unspoken for years, but must enter his mother’s imagined scene to reach her. Stoll’s screen credits include House of Cards and Ratched, while Urie has appeared in Ugly Betty and Shrinking.
