Russell Tovey & Richard Hansell Set for A View From the Bridge on Broadway, Starring Mark Strong

Stage and screen star Russell Tovey has been tapped to play the role of Rodolpho and Richard Hansell will reprise his performance as Louis from the London production in A View From the Bridge. Directed by Ivo van Hove, the Broadway incarnation will star the previously announced Mark Strong and more. The show will begin previews on October 21 and officially open on November 12 at the Lyceum Theatre.

Tovey last appeared on Broadway in The History Boys playing Rudge, the role he originated in London and subsequently performed around the world. He reprised the part in the film version of the play. Tovey’s other theater credits include Howard Katz, Henry V, His Girl Friday, His Dark Materials and The Sea and Sex With A Stranger. Additional screen credits include Looking, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Little Dorrit, Pride, Grabbers, The Pass and the upcoming The Lady in The Van.

Hansell's stage credits include A Patriot for Me, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Madness of King George and Lady Windermere’s Fan. His TV and film resume includes The Wolfman, Hamlet, Shine, And Then There Were None, Inside Flight 1549: Miracle on the Hudson, Downton Abbey, Doctors, The Royal and Spooks.

In Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge, described as one of Miller's most passionate dramas, Eddie Carbone (Strong) is a Brooklyn longshoreman obsessed with his 17-year-old niece Catherine. When Catherine falls in love with a newly arrived immigrant, Eddie's jealousy erupts in a rage that consumes him, his family, and his world.

The play debuted on Broadway in 1955 and was most recently seen on the Great White Way in 2010, starring Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber. This Broadway-bound production began life at the Young Vic, before transferring to the West End and won three Olivier Awards earlier this year, including Best Revival, Best Director for Van Hove and Best Actor for Strong.

The cast will also include Emun Elliott, Phoebe Fox, Michael Gould and Nicola Walker. A View From the Bridge will feature scenic and lighting design by Jan Versqeyveld, costume design by An D’Huys and sound design by Tom Gibbons.