Is Oscar Nominee Bradley Cooper Eyeing West End Transfer for The Elephant Man?

It would seem that Bradley Cooper, who is starring in the Great White Way revival of Bernard Pomerance’s The Elephant Man, has London in his sights for the production. The Oscar nominee and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner told London’s Evening Standard :“The West End is amazing and incredible. It would be an honor and exciting to do The Elephant Man in the West End.”

The Elephant Man revolves around the real-life John Merrick (Cooper), a severely disfigured 19th-century Englishman who struggles to live with dignity. Cooper has already visited London twice to research the role. The play premiered on Broadway in 1979 and won three Tony Awards, including Best Play.

Scott Ellis directs the new production, which premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2012 and began performances at Broadway’s Booth Theatre on November 7, officially opening on December 7. Cooper is joined on stage by a cast that includes Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola. The limited engagement is scheduled to run through February 15, 2015.