Sarah Jones' Bridge & Tunnel to Land at B'way's Circle in the Square in April

Sarah Jones' Bridge & Tunnel, which played off-Broadway to great acclaim, is headed to the Circle in the Square. The solo show is expected to have its Broadway bow on April 18.

In Bridge & Tunnel, 14 characters all portrayed by Jones travel the roads of assimilation to tell the story of American change in an ever-changing America. Mohammed, a charismatic Pakistani accountant, Mrs. Ling, the Chinese mother adjusting to her daughter's alternative lifestyle and Nereida, a young Latina with a quick wit and an even faster tongue, are just a few of Jones' gallery of characters.

Bridge & Tunnel, which opened at 45 Bleecker on February 12 and ran there through August 15, received rave reviews during that off-Broadway run. In his Broadway.com Review of that mounting, William Stevenson wrote: "In her bracingly funny new solo show, Sarah Jones is a one-woman melting pot. With dazzling virtuosity, she vividly brings to life 14 characters of various ethnicities in a brisk 90 minutes."

Jones also earned an Obie Award for her performance. The show was quickly announced for Broadway with sources placing it at the Helen Hayes Theatre, which will instead be home to Jackie Mason's Freshly Squeezed, but no theater or dates were ever announced.

Before it hits the Great White Way, Jones and director Tony Taccone will head to the Berkeley Repertory Theatre where Taccone is the artistic director for a public workshop from January 20 through February 20. According to a spokesperson for the theater, this time will be used to fine-tune the show.

The Circle in the Square has been vacant since Frozen closed on August 22, 2004.