Kate Mulgrew Joins Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths in Equus

Kate Mulgrew will join previously announced stars Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths in the forthcoming Broadway revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus. Previews begin on September 5, with opening night set for September 25 at the Broadhurst Theatre. The strictly limited 22-week engagement is set to continue through February 8, 2009, directed by Thea Sharrock.

In Equus, psychiatrist Martin Dysart Griffiths investigates the blinding of six horses, a savage act committed by an unassuming 17-year-old stable boy, Alan Strang Radcliffe, whose family life is rife with bigotry and religious fervor. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own. Mulgrew plays Hester Salomon, the compassionate public official who begs Dysart to take on the boy's case.

Best known for playing Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, Mulgrew most recently appeared in the off-Broadway production of Edward Albee's American Dream and The Sandbox. Other New York theatrical credits include Iphigenia 2.0, Our Leading Lady, Tea at Five, Black Comedy and Titus Andronicus as well as the London production of The Exonerated. Film credits include Star Trek: Nemesis, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Throw Mama from the Train and A Stranger Is Watching.

Sharrock's production of Equus comes to Broadway from London's West End, where it starred Radcliffe and Griffiths and played to sold-out houses during its five-month engagement. This will be the play's first Broadway revival since it won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1975, playing over 1,000 performances from 1974 to 1977.