Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day is headed towards a December 16 opening night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre via Manhattan Theatre Club. Get a first look at the new production in the photo gallery below. Previews began November 25 with Anna D. Shapiro at the helm.
The play, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2019 and made a London debut in 2022, centers on a private elementary school in California that is forced to reconsider its liberal vaccine policy following an outbreak of the mumps. MTC's production, which is a new staging, is produced by special arrangement with Sonia Friedman Productions (which co-presented the 2022 London run), Wagner Johnson Productions, and Seaview.
From Josephine Baker to the Chitlin’ Circuit, the new Broadway revival explores the lives of early 20th century Black performers, without changing a word.
Following a group of magical girls who protect the Earth from evil, the series is extremely popular, having been translated into 17 languages, with the manga having sold more than 46 million copies.