Al Pacino on Returning to Broadway in David Mamet's 'Daunting & Large' China Doll

Al Pacino is opening up about returning to Broadway this fall in David Mamet’s China Doll. “I've gotta do the Mamet play, which is daunting and large,” the legend told Vanity Fair. The playwright is on record as saying that the show, which he penned for Pacino, is “better than oral sex”—so what else can we expect from the production?

“It’s just two characters. So I’m right now just coping with that,” said Pacino. He does have a Big Apple support system in place. “I see Bobby [De Niro] every time I go to New York, so I see him a lot...I see Bobby Cannavale a lot. I enjoy spending time with them.” Broadway fave Cannavale, of course, co-starred with him in Danny Collins.

Directed by Pam MacKinnon and co-starring Fran Kranz, China Doll will begin performances on October 21 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre and officially open on November 19.