Neil LaBute's Reasons to Be Pretty Books Lyceum Theatre

The previously announced Broadway transfer of Neil LaBute’s Reasons to Be Pretty has booked the Lyceum Theatre. The play, which had a successful run at off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre last May in a production presented by MCC Theater, will begin previews on March 12 and open on April 2, 2009, directed by Terry Kinney. The Lyceum became available when the new musical Vanities postponed a planned Broadway production.

Reasons to Be Pretty centers on Greg, whose tight-knit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his off-handed remarks about a female co-worker’s pretty face and his girlfriend’s lack thereof get back to said girlfriend. But that’s just the beginning.

The off-Broadway production of Reasons to Be Pretty, which closed on July 5, starred Pablo Schreiber, Alison Pill, Thomas Sadoski and Piper Perabo. The original announcement of a Broadway transfer indicated that the four actors would reprise their roles, but none have confirmed. The creative team includes scenic design by David Gallo, costume design by Sarah J. Holden, lighting design by David Weiner, music & sound design by Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen and fight direction by Manny Siverio.

Reasons to Be Pretty will be produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Steve Traxler, Hal Thau, Ted Snowdon and Doug Nevin/Erica Lynn Schwartz in association with MCC Theater.