“OEDIPUS” OPENS ON BROADWAY TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
THE OLIVIER AWARD®-WINNING
“OEDIPUS”
STARRING
MARK STRONG AND LESLEY MANVILLE
OPENS TRIUMPHANTLY ON BROADWAY
TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
AT STUDIO 54
PHOTOS & VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE FROM OPENING NIGHT
New York, NY (November 14, 2025) – Last night, the highly anticipated production of Robert Icke’s revelatory new adaptation of Oedipus opened on Broadway to overwhelming critical acclaim at the iconic Studio 54 (254 W. 54th Street). The Olivier Award®-winning Best Revival stars Mark Strong – reprising his Olivier-nominated role as ‘Oedipus’ – and Lesley Manville – reprising her Olivier-winning role as ‘Jocasta.’
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Photo credit is Julieta Cervantes.
On hand to celebrate the opening were guests of the production including Will Butler, Sam Rockwell, Leslie Bibb, David Schwimmer, Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Joel Coen, John Benjamin Hickey, Frances McDormand, Donna Murphy, Bernadette Peters, Elizabeth Marvel, Betsy Wolfe, and Rachel Zegler.
In addition to Strong and Manville, also reprising their UK roles are Samuel Brewer as ‘Teiresias,’ Bhasker Patel as ‘Corin,’ Jordan Scowen as ‘Eteocles,’ and James Wilbraham as ‘Polyneices.’ They are joined by John Carroll Lynch as ‘Creon,’ Teagle F. Bougere as ‘Driver,’ Ani Mesa-Perez as ‘Lichas,’ Olivia Reis as ‘Antigone,’ and Anne Reid as ‘Merope,’ with Brian Thomas Abraham, Denise Cormier, Karl Kenzler, and Oliver Rowland-Jones rounding out the cast.
Oedipus is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Patrick Catullo, in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company.
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Robert Icke – the youngest Olivier Award-winning Director in history – transforms Sophocles’ epic tragedy into an essential, explosive, sensual human thriller catapulting the secrets of the past into a high-stakes present. Led by Olivier Award winner Mark Strong as ‘Oedipus’ – reprising his celebrated role from the West End – and Academy Award® nominee Lesley Manville – who is making her Broadway debut after garnering the Olivier Award for her performance as ‘Jocasta’ – this production “set the stage on fire” (The Guardian).
Oedipus recently received two Olivier Awards, including Best Revival of a Play and Best Actress (Lesley Manville), as well as three U.K. Critics’ Circle Theater Awards including Best Director (Icke), Best Actor (Mark Strong), and Best Actress (Lesley Manville), cementing it as one of the most celebrated theatrical events of the year.
Tickets are on sale now by visiting Oedipustheplay.com.
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Manville’s ‘Jocasta’ is “magnetic and magnificent” (iNews), while Strong delivers a “fearless, sometimes fearsome” (Independent) performance, brimming with raw intensity and tragic inevitability. Their chemistry is “dazzling” (Sunday Times), their presence “transfixing” (Financial Times), and together, they drive the drama toward its shattering conclusion. This fall, Broadway audiences will experience what London critics and theatergoers already know: Oedipus isn’t just a revival. It’s a revelation.
Hailed as a “tightly sprung, gasp-inducing, modern-day political tale of truth and lies” (The Guardian), Icke’s visionary revival was nothing short of a sensation. Oedipus became an instant phenomenon and the highest-grossing limited-run production in Wyndham’s history. “Electric” (Observer) and urgent, it didn’t just bring Greek tragedy back to the West End—it redefined it. Named the Observer’s No. 1 Best of Culture 2024, this Oedipus played like a political thriller, gripping audiences in breathless suspense until its final, devastating moment.
The creative team includes Hildegard Bechtler (Scenic Designer), Wojciech Dziedzic (Costume Designer), Natasha Chivers (Lighting Designer), Tom Gibbons (Sound Designer), and Tal Yarden (Video Designer). Casting is by Julia Horan, CDG and Jim Carnahan, CSA.
Robert Icke’s Oedipus was originally produced in Dutch by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and was presented at the Edinburgh International Festival.
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