Lincoln Center Theater Announces Its 40th Anniversary Season Of Productions And Special Events
A 40th anniversary to remember! Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2024-2025 season of productions in the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow Theaters as well as a series of special events celebrating LCT’s 40th Anniversary and André Bishop’s final season as Producing Artistic Director.
Productions include the world premiere of McNEAL a new play by Ayad Akhtar, starring Robert Downey Jr. making his Broadway debut in the title role, directed by Bartlett Sher, and the Broadway premiere of the modern-day classic Floyd Collins, with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, book and direction by Tina Landau, and additional lyrics also by Landau at the Vivian Beaumont Theater; The Blood Quilt by Katori Hall, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, and Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts, featuring a new version by Mark O’Rowe, directed by Jack O’Brien at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater; and the Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 production of Six Characters, a new play by Phillip Howze, directed by Dustin Wills at the Claire Tow Theater.
Additionally, LCT will produce two special benefit events in support of its productions and education programs: On Monday, December 9, Bartlett Sher will direct a one-night-only reunion concert of LCT’s Tony Award-winning 2008 production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, including original cast members Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot, Matthew Morrison, Danny Burstein, Loretta Ables Sayre, Sean Cullen, Victor Hawks, Li Jun Li, Skip Sudduth, and Noah Weisberg, on the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater, followed by a cocktail party at the Metropolitan Opera House; on Monday, May 19 LCT’s 40th Anniversary Celebration, an evening commemorating 40 years of Lincoln Center Theater excellence and a salute to Producing Artistic Director André Bishop, will take place in the Vivian Beaumont Theater with a dinner to follow at the David H. Koch Theater.
More information on these and other special events, including ticket prices, and an additional LCT3 production as part of the 2024-2025 season will be announced at a later date.
