Casting Complete for Keen Company's Revival of Tea and Sympathy

Final casting is complete for Keen Company's off-Broadway revival of Robert Anderson's Tea and Sympathy, which begins previews on March 6 at the Clurman Theatre, directed by Jonathan Silverstein. Opening night is set for March 15, and the limited engagement will run through April 14.

Joining the previously announced Heidi Armbruster and Dan McCabe are Dan Cordle Keen Company's Pullman Car Hiawatha, Randy Danson Broadway's Wonderful Town; The Winter's Tale at the Delacourt, Brandon Espinoza Broadway's Gypsy; Captains Courageous, The Musical at MTC, Ben Hollandsworth, Jake Levy, Craig Mathers Pera Pelas, Cal Robertson films Zero Days and Strangers with Candy, and Mark Setlock Fully Committed; Broadway's Rent.

A bittersweet play about adolescence, masculinity and conformity, Tea and Sympathy concerns a lonely and misunderstood 17-year-old boy in a New England boarding school. Presumed to be gay by both his peers and teachers, Tom is mercilessly ridiculed by both cruel classmates and callous instructors. As his world turns against him, his only kindness comes from the wife of his chief accuser.

Tea and Sympathy was a Broadway sensation in 1953, running for 712 performances. The original production starred Deborah Kerr as Laura and John Kerr as Tom and was directed by Elia Kazan.