Ooh La La! Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Starring Janet McTeer & Liev Schreiber, Begins Performances on Broadway

Sex, intrigue and betrayal are all on the cards for Tony winners Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber as they begin performances in the Broadway revival of Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The Josie Rourke-helmed production, originally from London's Donmar Warehouse, will begin performances at the Booth Theatre on October 8.

The dark comedy, based on the 1782 novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, followers lovers-turned-rivals La Marquise de Merteuil (McTeer) and Le Vicomte de Valmont (Schreiber) as they challenge each other to games of reputation-ruining seduction. Among their targets is the young convent girl Cécile, whose love for her music teacher is exploited to thwart her engagement.

The cast will also feature Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Madame de Tourvel, Raffi Barsoumian as Le Chevalier Danceny, Ora Jones as Madame de Volanges, Elena Kampouris as Cécile Volanges, Katrina Cunningham as Émilie, Josh Salt as Azolan, Joy Franz as Victoire, David Patterson as Major-domo, Laura Sudduth as Julie and Mary Beth Peil as Madame de Rosemonde.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses will open officially on October 20. The limited engagement is scheduled to run through January 22, 2017.

Check out the cast discussing the show with Broadway.com below.