Gabriel Byrne heads to Broadway with solo show “Walking With Ghosts”

Actor Gabriel Byrne will organize his own individual show walking with ghosts On Broadway this fall, in a limited run, directed by Lonnie Price.

The show officially opens on Thursday 27 October and will run for only 75 performances.

The production, adapted from Byrne’s memoir of the same name, was announced today by producers Ann Clark, Mara Isaacs and Neil Street.

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“What an honor to be back on Broadway, especially in a great place like the Music Box,” Byrne said in a statement. “It was a real joy to hear the laughter in the theater during the premiere. walking with ghosts in Dublin. I have chosen to be honest and unwavering in the story of life from working class Dublin to Hollywood. Although the roots are local, I hope the work will have a universal resonance ”.

Byrne, a two-time Tony nominee, was last on Broadway in 2016. the long journey from day to night, like James Tyrone. He appeared The touch of a poet in 2005 and moon for the sick in 2000.

synopsis of this walking with ghosts we read: “Alternatively, a sultry memory of a childhood spent in an Ireland that has now almost disappeared, a subversive commentary on the stars and, ultimately, a lyrical homage to the people and landscapes that shape our destiny, walking with ghosts describes the extraordinary journey of life in all its exhilarating and heartbreaking aspects.

Byrne’s career as an actor, writer and director has spanned both stage and screen, appearing in more than 80 films. He won a Golden Globe for his work on a television drama. in treatment.

Following its debut at the Gayet Theater in Dublin, walking with ghosts It was presented at the Edinburgh International Festival and will then have a limited run in London’s West End from 7 to 16 September. walking with ghosts Commissioned and first produced by Landmark Productions.

Led by three-time Emmy Award-winning director Price, the creative team also includes Sinéad McKenna (production and lighting designer); Joan Auclair (costume designer) and Sinead Diskin (composer and sound designer). Wagner Johnson Productions is the executive producer.

Byrne is represented by the agency and the paradigm. The price is represented by the paradigm.