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Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel is finally taking the stage on the Great White Way.
In PEOPLE’s exclusive first-look photos from theBroadwayrun ofLife of Pi— currently playing at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre ahead of its official March 30 opening night — Hiran Abeysekera revives his Olivier Award-winning performance as the eponymous Pi.
Abeysekera previously starred in the production in London’s West End.
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Lolita Chakrabarti, who wrote the theatrical adaptation that opened on the West End in 2021, tells PEOPLE she “never imagined this,” as she prepares for her version to debut on Broadway.
Chakrabarti’s version debuted at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre in 2019 before opening at Wyndham’s Theatre on the West End in November 2021. The production won five Olivier Awards, including best new play.
The Broadway cast also includes Rajesh Bose as Father, Avery Glymph as Father Martin/Russian Sailor/Admiral Jackson, Mahira Kakkar as Nurse/Amma/Orange Juice, Kirstin Louie as Lulu Chen, Salma Qarnain as Mrs. Biology Kumar/Zaida Khan, Sathya Sridharan as Mamaji/Pandit-Ji, Daisuke Tsuji as Mr. Okamoto/Captain and Sonya Venugopal as Rani.
Rounding out the cast are Nikki Calonge, Rowan Ian Seamus Magee, Jonathan David Martin, Betsy Rosen, Celia Mei Rubin, Andrew Wilson, Mahnaz Damania, Jon Hoche, Usman Ali Mughal, Uma Paranjpe, David Shih and Adi Dixit.
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He followed up that post with aphoto in front of the marqueeat the Schoenfeld Theatre, writing: “Sheffield to Schoenfield.”
Life of Picurrently plays at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, with opening night set for March 30. For more information and tickets, visitLifeofPiBway.com.
source: people.com
