Elle Fanning, the Emmy-nominated star of Hulu’s The Great, will make her Broadway debut next month in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate, joining previously announced cast members Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Natalie Gold and Alyssa Emily Marvin.
Directed by Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate will begin previews Wednesday, November 29, at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater and will officially open on Monday, December 18. Today’s casting was announced by Second Stage in association with Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Amanda Dubois, Annapurna Theatre, and Bad Robot Live.
The synopsis: It’s summer, the cicadas are singing, and the Lafayette family has returned to their late patriarch’s Arkansas home to deal with the remains of his estate. Toni (Paulson), the eldest daughter, hopes they’ll spend the weekend remembering and reconnecting over their beloved father. Bo (Stoll), her brother, wants to recoup some of the funds he spent caring for Dad at the end of his life. But things take a turn when their estranged brother, Franz, appears late one night, and mysterious objects are discovered among the clutter. Suddenly, long-hidden secrets and buried resentments can’t be contained, and the family is forced to face the ghosts of their past.
Fanning will play River, fiancé of the youngest sibling.
Additional casting will be announced later.
Fanning can currently be seen starring as Catherine the Great in Hulu’s The Great, and recently starred and executive produced The Girl from Plainville, a limited series for Hulu that was inspired by the true story of the controversial case of Michelle Carter (Fanning), who was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging the suicide of her then-boyfriend via texts and phone calls. Other credits include Ginger & Rosa, Disney’s Maleficent, Super 8 and The Neon Demon, among others.
She’ll next star opposite Timothée Chalamet in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.
Appropriate will mark the Broadway debut of two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon). [Source]
