The Broadway premiere of The Minutes will return to the Main Stem two weeks later than originally scheduled. Previews for the Tracy Letts play will now begin April 2 instead of March 19. Opening night remains April 17.
The Minutes began previews in February 2020, but never officially opened due to the pandemic interruption. As previously announced, the majority of the Broadway cast will return this spring, including Tony-winning playwright and actor Letts, Tony winners Blair Brown and Jessie Mueller, Tony nominees Ian Barford, K. Todd Freeman, and Austin Pendleton, plus Cliff Chamberlain, Danny McCarthy, Sally Murphy, and Jeff Still. Schitt’s Creek star Noah Reid joins them in his Broadway debut.
Anna D. Shapiro directs the work, which premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 2017 under her helm. The play takes a look at the inner workings of a city council meeting and the hypocrisy, greed, and ambition that bubble to the surface when a newcomer to the small town of Big Cherry starts to ask the wrong questions.
The production features scenic design by David Zinn, costume design by Ana Kuzmanic, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt, sound design and original music by André Pluess, hair and wig design by Tom Watson, dramaturgy by Edward Sobel, and casting by Caparelliotis Casting.
Though it is being performed at the Roundabout-operated Studio 54, The Minutes is not a Roundabout Theatre Company production. All ticket holders for performances March 19–April 1 will be contacted by their point of purchase about rescheduling or refunding their tickets.
