Richard Easton and Steven Boyer to Headline MTC's The Explorers Club

Tony winner Richard Easton and Steven Boyer will star in The Explorers Club as part of Manhattan Theatre Club's 2012-13 season. Directed by Marc Bruni, the Nell Benjamin play will begin performances May 14, 2013 at off-Broadway's New York City Center-Stage 1. Opening night is set for June 4. Additional casting and creative team members will be announced at a later date.

The Explorers Club is a comedy set in London in 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club faces the worst crisis in their history as their acting president wants to admit a woman. The female candidate is brilliant, beautiful and has discovered a legendary Lost City, but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire.

Easton earned a Tony Award for The Invention of Love. He has also appeared on Broadway in The Coast of Utopia, Elling, The Rivals, Henry V and Noises Off. He can be seen in the upcoming comedy Golden Age. Boyer currently stars in Modern Terrorism and has appeared on Broadway in I'm Not Rappaport.