"Succession" star Sarah Snook is set to make her Broadway debut in a one-woman production of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in which she plays all 26 roles.
Snook, 36, already starred in the play's West End run at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, which won two Olivier Awards, including best actress. The play, based on the Oliver Wilde book of the same name, utilizes video displays and on-stage cameras to weave together her portrayals of all 26 characters.
The show, adapted and directed by Kip Williams, was originally developed by the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia, where he serves as artistic director, and premiered in 2020.
According to the play's official synopsis, "Wilde's timeless text is revolutionized by Williams' celebrated collision of form employing an explosive interplay of video and theater through an intricately choreographed collection of on-stage cameras bringing to life a dizzying 26 characters, each brought to life by Snook."
While the Australian actress is best known to U.S. audiences for her portrayal of Shiv Roy in HBO's "Succession," she has several theater credits including roles in "King Lear," and more recently "Saint Joan."
"It was a singular privilege to bring 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' to life in London," Snook said in a statement. "I am thrilled we will be able to share this astonishing production with audiences in New York. From Oscar Wilde's timeless words to the masterful reinterpretation Kip Williams has created, this tale of virtue, corruption, vanity and repercussion is an electrifying journey for me as much as for the audiences and I am filled with anticipation as we continue on this ambitious creative endeavor."
"The Picture of Dorian Gray," published in full in 1891 after a shorter version was published in a magazine the year before, tells the story of a man who makes a deal with the devil, trading his soul for eternal youth. The titular picture, the man's painted portrait, ages instead.
"I was so humbled by the response from audiences in London to 'The Picture of Dorian Gray,' and I could not be more thrilled to be bringing this work to Broadway," Williams said in a statement. "It has been extraordinary to witness the way Oscar Wilde's story continues to resonate with people today. I am so excited for audiences in New York to experience our show and to see the tour-de-force performance Sarah Snook gives in bringing to life the many characters in this new adaptation of Wilde's remarkable story."
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" will hit the Great White Way in a Shubert theater for a limited engagement beginning in March 2025.
-- With reporting by TMX
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