NEW YORK — New York City will be getting a taste of London’s best. The stage adaptation of the 2001 novel by Yann Martel, which later became an Academy Award-winning film, will begin previews on Broadway March 9 with the play’s acclaimed London cast.
This comes after a West End stint that garnered 5 Olivier Awards, including best new play and best actor — the latter of which was awarded to Hiran Abeysekera for his performance in the titular role.
Abeysekera will travel with the production to New York, along with castmates Fred Davis and Scarlet Wilderink, who shared the Olivier for best supporting actor as the puppeteers manipulating “Richard Parker,” the tiger in the production.
