Patti LuPone, Sherie Rene Scott, Brian Stokes Mitchell & More to Star in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Patti LuPone, Sherie Rene Scott and Brian Stokes Mitchell are among the cast members set for Lincoln Center Theater’s world premiere production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, a musical adaptation of the 1988 film by Pedro Almodóvar. The production will begin previews at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre on October 2 and open on November 4, directed by Bartlett Sher.

In addition to LuPone, Scott and Mitchell, the cast will include de’Adre Aziza (Tony nominee for Passing Strange), Danny Burstein (Tony nominee for LCT’s South Pacific and The Drowsy Chaperone), Nikka Graff Lanzarone (off-Broadway production of Seussical) and Mary Beth Peil (Sunday in the Park with George). The show is set in late 20th-century Madrid and tells the story of the intertwining lives of a group of women (Scott, Aziza, Lanzarone and LuPone) whose relationships with men lead to a tumultuous 48 hours of love, confusion and passion.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown will feature music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane, who previously collaborated on Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The show will have choreography by Christopher Gattelli, musical direction by Jim Abbott, sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Brian MacDevitt and sound by Scott Lehrer.

A Tony winner for Gypsy and Evita, LuPone received Tony nominations for LCT’s Anything Goes and the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. Other Broadway credits include The Old Neighborhood, Noises Off, Master Class and Patti LuPone on Broadway. Her book Patti LuPone: A Memoir will be published in September.

Scott received 2010 Tony nominations her lead performance and for co-writing the book of Everyday Rapture. She had previously received a Tony nomination for Yazbek & Lane’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and appeared on Broadway in The Little Mermaid, Aida, Tommy, Rent and Grease.

Mitchell won a Tony for the Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate and received Tony nominations for Man of La Mancha, Ragtime and King Hedley II. Other Broadway credits include Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jelly’s Last Jam, Oh Kay! and Mail. He serves as president of the Actors’ Fund.