New Solo Drama My Name Is Lucy Barton, Starring Laura Linney, Opens on Broadway

Four-time Tony-nominated actress Laura Linney officially opens the new solo drama My Name Is Lucy Barton at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on January 15. Richard Eyre directs the production of Manhattan Theatre Club, which began previews on January 4.

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Strout and adapted by Rona Munro, My Name Is Lucy Barton follows the title character, who, unsteady after an operation, awakens to find her mother sitting at the foot of her bed. She hasn't seen her in years, and her visit brings Lucy back to her desperate rural childhood and her escape to New York. As she begins to find herself as a writer, she is still gripped by the urgent complexities of family life.

In celebration of opening night, Broadway.com Resident Artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson sketched a portrait of Linney embodying many roles to tell this unique story on Broadway.

About the Artist: With a desire to celebrate the magic of live theater and those who create it, and with a deep reverence for such touchstones as the work of Al Hirschfeld and the wall at Sardi’s, Squigs is happy and grateful to be among those carrying on the traditions where theater and caricature meet. He was born and raised in Oregon, lived in Los Angeles for quite a long time and now calls New York City his home.