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A new commercial play
about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is readying a world premiere
in Chicago, just as its subject is at the centre of the news and playing a
central role in the impeachment of President Donald J Trump. Titled “The Adult
in the Room,” the timely show will star
the Broadway actress Orlagh Cassidy as
the CaliforniaDemocrat.
Opening night is scheduled for January
26 at the rented Richard Christiansen Theatre. Directed by Heather
Arnson and Conor Bagley, the project is produced by
the Broadway and TV producers Jim Kierstead, Linda Karn and William
Frenandez. Based on the show’s advanced materials, a sympathetic portrait
appears to be in the offing. Whether Pelosi has given her blessing to the
project, which will explore her early life, rise to power and what the
producers call “the convulsive political climate that currently permeates the
U.S.,” was not immediately clear. Kierstead said Pelosi had received the
script, but, presumably, has been busy with other things.
Source: Vanguard
