Photo: MARC J. FRANKLIN
Tony Award-winning actress LaChanze andThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselstarMichael Zegenare preparing for their returns toBroadway.
In an exclusive first-look photo featuring the cast of Alice Childress’Trouble in Mind, LaChanze, 59, and Zegen, 42, pose on stage at the American Airlines Theatre, evoking the show’s play-within-a-play plotline.
Set in the 1950s,Trouble in Mindfollows a Black stage actress as she makes her way through rehearsals for a major Broadway production — and examines “racism, identity, and ego in the world of New York theatre,” according to Roundabout Theatre Company.
LaChanze, who won a Tony Award for her performance as Celie inThe Color Purple, returns to Broadway following her turns as Donna Summer inSummer: The Donna Summer Musicaland the Ghost of Christmas Present inA Christmas Carol.
Zegen, best known for playing Joel Maisel in the Amazon Prime comedyThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, was previously seen in the 2015 Broadway revival ofA View from the Bridge.
Trouble in the Mind’s Broadway bow comes as the theater industry begins to slowly reopen following its yearlong shutdown due to the ongoingcoronavirus pandemic.
“This is Broadway.This is Broadway at its best,” Broadway veteranKristin Chenowethpreviously told PEOPLE following the reopening ofThe Lion King. “I am fighting back tears.”
Additional productions, includingAladdin,Six,Ain’t Too Proudand more, have since welcomed back audiences on the Great White Way.
Trouble in Mindwill begin previews on Oct. 29 ahead of a Nov. 18 opening night for a limited engagement through Jan. 9, 2022.
Visitroundabouttheatre.orgfor more information and tickets.
source: people.com
