Adam Driver-Led Hold On to Me Darling Officially Opens Off-Broadway October 16 | Playbill

Off-Broadway News Adam Driver-Led Hold On to Me Darling Officially Opens Off-Broadway October 16

Neil Pepe is directing the new staging at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Adam Driver in Hold On To Me Darling Julieta Cervantes

Film star Adam Driver makes his stage return in a new revival of Kenneth Lonergan's Hold On to Me Darling, officially opening October 16 after beginning previews September 24 at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Driver stars as country music icon Strings McCrane, who abandons the limelight to return to his small Tennessee hometown after the death of his mother.

The cast also includes Heather Burns as Nancy, Adelaide Clemens as Essie, Keith Nobbs as Jimmy, CJ Wilson as Duke, and Frank Wood as Mitch. Understudies Mark Jacoby, Haskell King, and Jamie Ann Romero round out the company. Casting is by Telsey Casting.

Driver is a 2012 Lucille Lortel Award winner for his performance in Look Back in Anger and picked up a Tony nomination for his Broadway work in 2019's Burn This.

Neil Pepe is directing, with a creative team including scenic designer Walt Spangler, costume designer Suttirat Larlarb, lighting designer Tyler Micoleau, and sound designer David Van Tiegham. Wagner Johnson Productions is general managing.

The 13-week limited run continues through December 22.

Visit HoldOnToMeDarling.com.

Photos: Hold On To Me Darling Starring Adam Driver

 
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