The hit off-Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town has set a closing date of September 12 at the Barrow Street Theatre. David Cromer’s acclaimed production opened on February 26, 2009, and now ranks as the longest-running production in the play’s 72-year history.

Michael McKean and original star Cromer will return as the Stage Manager for the ...

What’s an Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress doing at a tiny off-Broadway theater? In the case of Helen Hunt, it’s a return to her stage roots in a play she knows well: Our Town. The popular star made her Broadway debut in 1989 as Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder’s American classic, and now she’s playing the Stage ...

“This play is called Our Town. It was written by Thornton Wilder.” And now those famous opening lines will be uttered by Helen Hunt, who joins the acclaimed off-Broadway revival of the classic American drama on July 6 as the Stage Manager. Hunt is no stranger to Grover’s Corners, having starred as Emily Webb in a 1989 Broadway mounting ...

Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt will join the hit off-Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town as the Stage Manager on July 6 for a limited engagement through August 1. Hunt, who starred as Emily Webb in the 1989 Broadway revival (opposite the late Spalding Gray as the Stage Manager), will replace Michael McKean, who departs on July 4. David ...

Broadway and movie vet Michael McKean will join the cast of the hit off-Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town on June 2 as the Stage Manager. He replaces Michael Shannon, who gave his final performance on May 23. During the interim, Robert Beitzel will play the Stage Manager. Our Town continues its run at the Barrow Street Theatre ...

Michael Shannon can scare the hell out of an audience, as he proved on stage in Tracy Letts’ trailer-trash epics Killer Joe and Bug and on screen in an Oscar-nominated performance as the ultimate crazy neighbor in Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road. After years of scene-stealing supporting performances, Shannon is back on the big screen as Joan Jett’s macho manager ...

Oscar nominee Michael Shannon has played so many scary guys (Revolutionary Road, Bug, 8 Mile), it’s nice to welcome him to an all-American role—the Stage Manager—in the ultimate all-American play, Our Town. Shannon joined the hit off-Broadway revival on February 23, three days before the Thornton Wilder classic marked its first birthday at the Barrow Street Theatre ...

Academy Award nominee and stage vet Michael Shannon will assume the role of the Stage Manager in the hit off-Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, beginning February 23. He is set to replace Stephen Kunken, who will depart on February 19. Our Town enters its second year at the Barrow Street Theatre on February 17, directed by David ...

Age: “Slightly older than Emily.”

Hometown: Herington, Kansas

Currently: Entering her second year as feisty Emily Webb in the acclaimed off-Broadway revival of Our Town.

Small-Town Girl: A military kid, Grace spent her high school years in a Kansas town much like Thornton Wilder’s fictional village. “The population is almost the same as Grover’s Corners, and the town ...

The acclaimed off-Broadway production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town will continue its run at the Barrow Street Theatre for at least 10 more weeks. Although a closing date has never been announced, a news release from the show’s producers notes that a new block of tickets are being sold for performances through March 14. David Cromer’s staging ...