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FOR RELEASE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

A N D R E W  S C O T T

WILL REPRISE HIS TOUR-DE-FORCE

MULTI AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE
IN THE OLIVIER AWARD^®-WINNING
“V A N Y A”

ADAPTED FROM CHEKHOV’S “UNCLE VANYA” BY SIMON STEPHENS
DIRECTED BY SAM YATES
PREVIEWS BEGIN MARCH 11, 2025
WITH OPENING NIGHT SET FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 18
AT THE LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE

AMERICAN PREMIERE!
EIGHT WEEKS ONLY!

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE

Photo credit is Marc Brenner.
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New York, NY (Friday, September 27) – Producers Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions, and Kater Gordon announced today that the Olivier Award^®-winning actor Andrew Scott will reprise his wildly acclaimed performance in Vanya, a radical new adaptation of Chekhov’s masterwork, Uncle Vanya, which Mr. Scott co-created with adaptor Simon Stephens, designer Rosanna Vize and director Sam Yates, in its American Premiere. Performances of the Olivier Award-winning production will commence Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street), with opening night set for Tuesday, March 18.

Tickets are available TODAY, Friday, September 27 at 12pm ET exclusively on TodayTix by visiting TodayTix.com or downloading the TodayTix app. For more information, please visit vanyaonstage.com

Lortel members may now purchase tickets by visiting HERE and www.lortel.org. The Lucille Lortel Box Office (121 Christopher Street) will also be open three hours prior to the currently running show’s curtain time. Advance sales are not available 30 minutes prior to curtain. Vanya is being presented by special arrangement with the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

General on-sale will begin on Monday, September 30 at 12pm ET at vanyaonstage.com

Anton Chekhov’s timeless masterpiece has captivated audiences and influenced dramatists for more than 125 years, thanks to the emotional depth and subtle humor it brings to the exploration of unfulfilled dreams, existential yearning, and the complexities of human relationships. A trove of history’s greatest stage stars, including Laurence Olivier, Ian McKellen, and Peter O’Toole, have tackled its titular character. None of them played every role…until now.

In a statement, Mr. Scott said, “I love this masterpiece of a play. I love these heartbreaking, hilarious, sexy, characters. I love my colleagues with whom I made this show. I love New York. So, I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring Vanya to the audiences at the Lortel Theatre. See you then!”

“We are absolutely thrilled to bring Vanya to New York next Spring with the incomparable Andrew Scott making his highly anticipated return to the New York stage,” said Wessex Grove producers Benjamin Lowy and Emily Vaughan-Barratt.  “This production is not just a reimagining of a classic, but a deeply personal and intimate exploration of the human spirit, helmed by one of the finest actors of his generation.  Andrew, Simon, Sam, and Rosie have created something so deeply theatrical that is profound, funny, and heartbreaking in equal measure. We had a wonderful time creating this show in London last year, and we are delighted we will be able to share this show with new audiences in New York.”

In addition to Ms. Vize, the design team for Vanya includes lighting design by James Farncombe, sound design by Dan Balfour, video design by Jack Phelan, movement direction by Michela Meazza, music by Kelly Moran, and costume design by Natalie Pryce. Vanya will be Executive Produced by Wagner Johnson Productions.

PRAISE FOR ‘VANYA’

“BEST OF THE YEAR!

A funny, sexy tragicomedy. Andrew Scott gives a beautifully calibrated, split-focus performance.”

The New York Times

“Wry, confiding, often archly funny, very sexy and wrenchingly sad. This one-man Vanya is a revelation and a sensation.”

The Evening Standard

“Andrew Scott’s one-man Chekhov is the performance of the year.”

Inews

“Wow. This astonishing version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya is a tour-de-force. It is so full of feeling and empathy that you cannot quite believe that you are actually watching a single man sitting alone, holding the arm of a chair. It is a great achievement.”

Whatsonstage

“This is a beautiful, heartbreaking response to Chekhov’s tragicomedy. Scott is superb- brilliantly subtle, witty and precise. Tremendous.”

Financial Times

“This is a project of exquisite substance that reconfirms Andrew Scott is one of the finest performers of his generation. A mesmerising masterclass in acting; he’s sensational.”

BroadwayWorld

“Andrew Scott gives a superhuman turn in this deeply emotional solo version of the Chekhov masterpiece. It is a truly remarkable stage performance, that seems to go beyond acting and on to something like a shamanic act of empathy.”

Time Out

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