Leslye Headland's Cult of Love officially opened on Broadway at Second Stage's Helen Hayes Theater December 12, and the reviews are in. Performances began November 20, with Trip Cullman at the helm.
Centering on the four adult children of the Dahl family and their partners as they return home for a rocky holiday gathering, the play marks Headland's Broadway debut. Headland was the show-runner on Star Wars: Acolyte.
The production stars David Rasche (Succession) as William "Bill" Dahl, Mare Winningham (Georgia) as Virginia "Ginny" Dahl, Molly Bernard (Younger) as Rachel Dahl, Roberta Colindrez (Fun Home) as Pippa Ferguson, Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria) as Loren Montgomery, Rebecca Henderson (Star Wars: Acolyte) as Evie Dahl, Christopher Lowell (Glow) as James Bennett, Zachary Quinto (The Boys in the Band) as Mark Dahl, Christopher Sears (The Harvest and Gently Down the Stream) as Johnny Dahl, and Emmy, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) as Diana Dahl Bennett.
Read the reviews below.
Chicago Tribune (Chris Jones)*
Entertainment Weekly (Shania Russell)
The Guardian (Jesse Hassenger)
New York Stage Review (Melissa Rose Bernardo, Michael Sommers)
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
New York Theatre Guide (Joe Dziemianowicz)
The New York Times (Jesse Green)*
The Washington Post (Naveen Kumar)*
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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
Understudies Peter Bradbury, Billy Cohen, Vero Maynez, Rachel Prather, and Luisa Sermol round out the company. Casting is by Jim Carnahan and Liz Fraser.
Cult of Love features scenic design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by Sophia Choi, lighting design by Heather Gilbert, and sound design by Darron L West. The music supervisor is Jacinth Greywoode. John C. Moore serves as fight captain. Gigi Buffington is the vocal coach.
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Christopher Sears, Barbie Ferreira, Roberta Colindrez, Mare Winningham, Zachary Quinto, David Rasche, Shailene Woodley, and Rebecca Henderson in Cult of Love
Christopher Sears in Cult of Love
David Rasche in Cult of Love
Molly Bernard in Cult of Love
Chris Lowell in Cult of Love
Zachary Quinto, Molly Bernard, and Chris Lowell in Cult of Love
Shailene Woodley, Christopher Sears, Rebecca Henderson, and Zachary Quinto in Cult of Love
Zachary Quinto in Cult of Love
Rebecca Henderson in Cult of Love
Christopher Sears and Barbie Ferreira in Cult of Love
Barbie Ferreira in Cult of Love
Shailene Woodley in Cult of Love
Chris Lowell, Barbie Ferreira, Roberta Colindrez, Rebecca Henderson, Christopher Sears, Shailene Woodley, Mare Winningham, and David Rasche in Cult of Love
Molly Bernard and Zachary Quinto in Cult of Love
Mare Winningham and Shailene Woodley in Cult of Love
Zachary Quinto, Mare Winningham, Shailene Woodley, and David Rasche in Cult of Love
Mare Winningham in Cult of Love
Roberta Colindrez in Cult of Love
Zachary Quinto and Shailene Woodley in Cult of Love
Chris Lowell and Shailene Woodley in Cult of Love
Rebecca Henderson and Roberta Colindrez in Cult of Love
