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‘Frankie and Johnny’ Broadway revival sets location and dates

Michael Shannon will star alongside Audra McDonald in the Broadway revival of “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.”
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By Dorany PinedaStaff Writer 
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The anticipation is over. This year’s revival of “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, now has a home and an opening date.

On Friday, producers announced the romantic drama will have its 16-week run at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City, with previews beginning May 4 and opening night set for May 30.

The play, directed by Broadway newcomer and Obie Award winner Arin Arbus, will end Aug. 25.

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Terrence McNally’s timeless romance was first produced off-Broadway in 1987. This time, Shannon and McDonald will bring new life to the play, which follows the love affair between a cook and a waitress who find comfort in each other from their lonely lives.

Tickets go on sale Friday.

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Dorany Pineda

Dorany Pineda is a former reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She joined the newsroom in 2018 and was a general assignment reporter on Metro and Calendar, wrote obituaries and covered books, the publishing industry and the local literary scene. She helped cover Los Angeles City Hall and also drought, water and climate change in California. Pineda was previously on the police beat for City News Service and was a general assignment reporter for the Los Angeles Wave newspaper. She earned her bachelor’s in literature from UC Santa Cruz in 2012 and a journalism certificate from East Los Angeles College in 2017.

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