Seth Numrich will play the lead character in Bartlett Sher's coming production of Clifford Odets's “Golden Boy†for Lincoln Center Theater, alongside an ensemble cast that includes Yvonne Strahovski, Tony Shalhoub, Danny Burstein and Dagmara Dominczyk among several others, press representatives for the theater company said on Wednesday.
Mr. Numrich, who played Albert Narracott in Lincoln Center Theater's production of “War Horse†and Lorenzo in the recent Broadway revival of “The Merchant of Venice,†will portray the “Golden Boy†protagonist Joe Bonaparte, a young man torn between careers as a violinist and a boxer.
Mr. Shalhoub, of the television series “Monk†and Broadway productions like “Lend Me a Tenor,†will play Mr. Bonaparte, Joe's father. Ms. Strahovski, who starred in the NBC action-comedy “Chuck†and will appear in the coming season of the Showtime thriller “Dexter,†will play Lorna Moon, a woman for whom Joe develops feelings, despite the fact that she is his manager's girlfriend.
Mr. Burstein, a Tony Award nominee for last season's Broadway revival of “Follies,†will play the trainer Tokio. Ms. Dominczyk, who has performed on Broadway in “The Violet Hour†and “Enchanted April†and in the TV shows “Good Wife†and “Person of Interest,†will play Joe's sister, Anna Bonaparte.
Also announced in the “Golden Boy†cast are Michael Aronov, Bill Camp, Sean Cullen, Ned Eisenberg, Brad Fleischer, Karl Glusman, Jonathan Hadary, Daniel Jenkins, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Dion Mucciacito, Lucas Caleb Rooney and David Wohl.
“Golden Boy†will be performed at the Belasco Theater, where the play was first presented in 1937. This revival will begin previews on Nov. 8 and is to open on Dec. 6.
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