Shanley's Doubt to Start Perfs at Broadway's Walter Kerr on March 9

As previously mentioned, the Manhattan Theatre Club production of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt is headed to the Walter Kerr Theatre, marking Shanley's Broadway debut. Broadway.com has learned the show will begin Broadway performances on March 9.

Set at a Catholic school in the Bronx, Doubt centers on a nun Cherry Jones who grows suspicious when a priest Brían F. O'Byrne begins taking too much interest in the life of a young male student. Is she being overly protective or not protective enough? And can she work within the system to discover the truth? Heather Goldenhersh and Adriane Lenox also star.

The world premiere, directed by Doug Hughes, opened to rave reviews at Manhattan Theatre Club's Stage I on November 23 and ended its extended run there on January 30. In his Broadway.com Review of the play, Eric Grode wrote: "Shanley has written a gentle whopper of a play, an intricate character study that never stints on plot. He addresses deadly serious topics like faith and moral responsibility with warmth and generosity. He invests a memory play, set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, with tremendous relevance but doesn't succumb to anachronism. And he has given Cherry Jones and Brían F. O'Byrne roles worthy of their immense gifts."

The Walter Kerr's current tenant, Gem of the Ocean, has announced a February 6 closing date.