Christian Slater Replaces Dallas Roberts in Glass Menagerie Revival

Christian Slater will now star alongside Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson and Josh Lucas in the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. Dallas Roberts, who had been in rehearsal for the role of Tom, has left the production.

"He is a really talented actor, but he just was not working out for this production," a production spokesperson told Broadway.com about Roberts' departure.

Slater recently finished a West End run in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The production was a huge success, making plenty of money for its producers when it transferred from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to the Gielgud Theatre. Outside the stage door in the last weekend of the show's limited engagement, Slater made world news when someone allegedly tried to stab him. He was not hurt in the incident. His other theatrical credits include Broadway productions of The Music Man, Copperfield, Macbeth, Merlin and Side Man. It was also recently announced that Slater intended to soon return to the West End in a staging of a different Williams play, Sweet Bird of Youth.

Slater is best known for his career in Hollywood. His film credits include The Legend of Billie Jean, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Gleaming the Cube, Heathers, Young Guns II, Pump Up the Volume, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Mobsters, Kuffs, Untamed Heart, True Romance, Interview with the Vampire, Murder in the First, Bed of Roses, Broken Arrow, Hard Rain, Very Bad Things, The Contender, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Who Is Cletis Tout?, Windtalkers, Mindhunters, Pursued and The Deal. He can currently be seen on the big screen in Alone in the Dark, which opened to predominately negative reviews a few weekends ago.

The Glass Menagerie, directed by David Leveaux, is scheduled to start previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre this coming Thursday, February 24. Joey Collins will play the role of Tom until Slater can learn the part and begin performances.