Broadway's The Seagull Changes Opening Night to October 2

The forthcoming production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, which begins previews on September 16, has rescheduled its opening night a day later than the previously announced date of October 1. The production, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Peter Sarsgaard, will now open at the Walter Kerr Theatre on October 2. The change was made to take advantage of a newly open date vacated by To Be or Not To Be, which has delayed its own opening to October 14.

Featuring a new version by playwright Christopher Hampton and directed by Ian Rickson, the show features Thomas as Arkadina, Sarsgaard as Trigorin and Mackenzie Crook as Konstantin, with Art Malik as Dorn, Carey Mulligan as Nina, Pearce Quigley as Medvedenko, Peter Wight as Sorin, Zoe Kazan as Masha, Ann Dowd as Polina, Julian Gamble as Shamrayev, Christopher Patrick Nolan as Yakov, Mary Rose as a Housemaid and Mark Montgomery as The Cook. The production was originally staged by Rickson as his farewell to London's Royal Court Theatre when he ended his tenure there as artistic director; the show went on to be the biggest selling production in the Court's 50-year history.

The Seagull features set and costume design by Hildegard Bechtler, lighting by Peter Mumford, sound by Ian Dickinson and music by Stephen Warbeck.

The limited engagement is set to close on December 21.