Brian Murray, John Benjamin Hickey & More Join Mary Stuart

Additional casting has been announced for the Broadway transfer of Mary Stuart, Peter Oswald’s new interpretation of Friedrich Schiller’s classic play, which began life at London's Donmar Warehouse. The production stars the previously announced Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter, who’ll recreate their acclaimed performances. Previews begin at the Broadhurst Theatre on March 30, with opening night set for April 19, directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

Joining McTeer as Mary Queen of Scots and Walter as Elizabeth I, will be Michael Countryman Night Must Fall, Laughter on the 23rd Floor as Sir Amias Paulet; John Benjamin Hickey Cabaret, Love! Valour! Compassion!, as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; Michael Rudko The Best Man, Serious Money as Count Aubespine/Melvil; Robert Stanton The Coast of Utopia, All in the Timing as William Davison; Maria Tucci Tony Award nominee for The Rose Tattoo as Hanna Kennedy; Chandler Williams Translations as Mortimer; Nicholas Woodeson Jumpers, An Inspector Calls as William Cecil, Lord Burleigh; and three-time Tony Award nominee Brian Murray Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Da, Noises Off as George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury.

Written by Friedrich Schiller in 1800, Mary Stuart portrays the extraordinary relationship between England’s Elizabeth I and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth’s rival to the throne. Through behind the scenes intrigue, scheming and betrayal, the play has the contemporary feel of a modern-day political thriller, building to an electrifying, dramatic confrontation.

Absent on Broadway for nearly 40 years, the new Mary Stuart will be produced by Arielle Tepper Madover, Debra Black, Barbara Whitman, David Binder, Neal Street Productions and Matthew Byam Shaw.