F. Murray Abraham Set for Albee One-Acts at Cherry Lane

F. Murray Abraham will star in a pair of one-act plays by Edward Albee at the Cherry Lane Theater next spring, according to The New York Times. The production, which coincides with Albee's 80th birthday, will include The American Dream and The Sandbox, first performed at the Cherry Lane in 1961 and 1962, respectively. If his schedule permits, the playwright will direct Abraham cast as Daddy in both plays in a production set to begin previews on March 4, 2008, with opening night on March 18.

Abraham is set to star in the Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway production of Theresa Rebeck's play Mauritius, which begins previews at the Biltmore Theatre on September 13 and opens on October 11. He most recently starred in The Jew of Malta and The Merchant of Venice, which played in repertory off-Broadway produced by Theater for a New Audience. The Oscar-winning actor's Broadway credits include Triumph of Love, A Month in the Country and Angels in America. Recent off-Broadway credits include An Oak Tree, Trumbo and King Lear.