Oscar winner and Tony nominee Sam Rockwell will headline a new production of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge at the Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa for a 13-week engagement, with previews beginning Nov. 27 and opening night on Sunday, Dec. 13.
The Neil Pepe-directed production is produced by Mark Berger and Rockwell. PlayHooky Productions is also producing.
Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge tells the story of Eddie Carbone (Rockwell), a Brooklyn longshoreman whose tightly held world begins to unravel when his wife Beatrice’s (Tony Award nominee Marin Ireland) cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, arrive from Italy seeking a new life in America. As Catherine, the niece Eddie has raised as his own, falls in love with Rodolpho, Eddie’s protectiveness curdles into jealousy, setting him on a course toward an irreversible act of betrayal that fractures his family and his community. Set in the immigrant neighborhoods of 1950s Brooklyn, Miller’s searing tragedy explores the tensions between devotion and desire, justice and loyalty, and the promise and pressures of the American Dream. Tony, Olivier and Emmy nominee Alfred Molina plays the role of Alfieri.
Tickets are on sale now at http://www.viewfromthebridgeplay.com.
Rockwell said “Some of my earliest theater memories are of coming to La MaMa as a kid and hanging out backstage while my mom was doing experimental theater of the day. To now return to the Ellen Stewart Theatre with Arthur Miller’s masterpiece with these remarkable collaborators feels like coming full circle. I started my own career downtown, and institutions like La MaMa have always inspired me—as an artist and as an audience member. They’re the lifeblood of our culture, championing bold new voices and reminding us why the theater matters. I’ve always considered myself incredibly lucky, and this opportunity feels like kismet.”
The creative team for A View from the Bridge includes scenic design by three-time Tony Award winner Scott Pask, costume design by Sarah Laux, lighting design by John Torres, and sound design by two-time Tony nominee Palmer Hefferan. Casting is by Taylor Williams. Baseline Theatrical serves as general manager for the production.
The seminal Miller play premiered off-Broadway for the first time in 1965 at the Sheridan Square Playhouse starring Robert Duvall, Jon Voight, with direction by Ulu Grosbard and assistant direction by Dustin Hoffman.
Rockwell won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his turn in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and he was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Adam McKay’s Vice. He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Play for the 2022 Broadway revival of David Mamet’s American Buffalo. He counts three Primetime Emmy noms: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for White Lotus season 3, Outstanding Limited Series and Limited Series Lead Actor for Fosse/Verdon for his turn as Bob Fosse.
Previous productions of A View From the Bridge in NYC include the 2015-2016 version starring Mark Strong, which originated at London’s Young Vic, directed by Ivo van Hove, and played at the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway. There also was a 2010 revival starring Liev Schreiber as Eddie Carbone and Scarlett Johansson (in her Broadway debut) as Catherine, which had a 14-week run at the Cort Theatre.
