Emily Bergl Joins Cast of LCT's The Rivals

Emily Bergl will star opposite Richard Easton, Dana Ivey, Matt Letscher, Brian Murray, Keira Naughton, Carrie Preston, Jeremy Shamos and Jim True-Frost in the upcoming Lincoln Center Theater production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals, a production spokesperson confirmed to Broadway.com. The production, directed by Mark Lamos, is scheduled to begin previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre on November 26.

Bergl previously appeared on Broadway in The Lion in Winter. She was featured off-Broadway in Old Money, Where Do We Live and Fiction. Her regional theater credits include The Country, Our Town, Proof, The School for Wives, Romeo and Juliet, Once In A Lifetime and The Skin of Our Teeth.

The Rivals, written in 1774, centers on Captain Absolute Letscher who disguises himself as a poor naval officer in order to woo the idealistic Lydia Languish Bergl. Standing between the two lovers is a host of quirky characters, including the captain's harsh father Sir Anthony Absolute Easton, Lydia's sassy aunt Mrs. Malaprop Ivey and the captain's friend turned rival Bob Acres Shamos.

The LCT production of The Rivals is scheduled to have its official Broadway opening on December 16.