Broadway BUZZ

Michael Patrick Thornton returns to Broadway after debuting in Sam Gold’s Macbeth. Co-founder of Chicago’s acclaimed the Gift Theatre, Thornton notably appeared in their productions of Doubt and Richard III (King Richard) both at Steppenwolf, as well as Othello (Iago) and the premieres of Andrew Hinderaker’s Colossal; Dirty; and Suicide, Incorporated. Elsewhere: Will Eno’s Title and Deed (Lookingglass) and Middletown (Steppenwolf). Thornton directed the premieres of fellow Gift ensemble members David Rabe (Good For Otto; Cosmologies) and Will Eno (Oh, The Humanity). Thornton’s experimental improv show You & Me enjoyed residence at Chicago’s Second City and has since played throughout the U.S. and Dublin, Ireland. The Chicago Reader calls the show and Thornton’s improvisation “masterful.” Television and film: NCIS, The Good Doctor, Let The Right One In, 61st Street, Away, Madam Secretary, Counterpart, The Red Line, The Exorcist, Private Practice, The View From Tall.