Jeremy Sisto Joins the Cast of B'way's Upcoming Festen

Jeremy Sisto will star alongside Larry Bryggman, Michael Hayden, Ali MacGraw and Julianna Margulies in the upcoming Broadway production of Festen. The play is scheduled to begin performances at the Music Box Theatre on March 23.

Sisto recently starred in Dead End at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre. His theatrical career began in Chicago at age six when he appeared in Tennessee Williams' last play A House Not Meant to Stand In at the Goodman Theatre. His other theatrical credits include Galileo, Take Me Out, Breaking the Code, The Accrington Pals, King Edward II, The Assignment and the solo show Sanguine. His film credits include Clueless, White Squall, Grand Canyon, Thirteen, Angel Eyes, Without Limits and Suicide Kings. He also notably played Billy Chenowith, the manic-depressive younger brother of Rachel Griffiths' Brenda Chenowith, in the HBO series Six Feet Under.

In Festen, a beloved patriarch Bryggman, surrounded by his wife MacGraw, his daughter Margulies, his two sons Hayden and Sisto and a host of family and friends, is celebrating his 60th birthday at his country home. This promises to be a very special occasion, but as the evening progresses, the man's eldest son, Christian, feels compelled to break the silence surrounding a family secret. Standing to propose a toast, he offers his father--much to the delight of the guests--an amusing yet simple choice. And so the games begin. The theatrical Festen is the result of a David Eldridge dramatization of the Danish 1998 film of the same name.

Festen, directed by Rufus Norris, is scheduled to officially open on Broadway on April 9. In addition to those previously named, the cast of Festen will feature John Carter, Diane Davis, Keith Davis, David Patrick Kelly, Stephen Kunken, Carrie Preston, Christopher Evan Welch and C.J. Wilson.