The Cottage on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
The Cottage Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Comedy Play
- The Cottage is 2 hours 10 minutes long, including an intermission of 15
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: July 7, 2023
- Show Opened : July 24, 2023
- Show Closed: October 29, 2023
“Seinfeld” alum Jason Alexander directs a farce that skewers the works of Noël Coward where an extramarital affair brings a group of interconnected people together at a country house in the Fall of 1923.
What's The Cottage Like?
In a country house get-together, Sylvia Van Kipness decides to expose her love affair to her husband and her lover's wife.
The true meaning of fate, identity, and marriage are called into question as a surprising, hilarious web of secrets unravel.
Is The Cottage Good for Kids?
The show is geared more towards adult humor and may only be suitable for children over the age of 16.
The Cottage on Broadway Background
The show was first staged at the Astoria Performing Arts Center in Queens in 2013 and received a positive critical response and strong box office returns.
Touring Show Success
The show then toured Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Virginia, and Florida, and then headed back to Long Island in 2014. It has not been performed since then.
Jason Alexander's Involvement
Jason Alexander directed a reading of the play in 2016 and led a developmental workshop in 2017.
Jason Alexander's Broadway Directing Debut
The Cottage will be Jason Alexander's Broadway directing debut, but he has appeared on Broadway before, Alexander appeared in six Broadway shows and also won a Tony Award.
Theatre Information
Helen Hayes Theatre
New York, NY 10019
Cast Members
- Beau
- Eric McCormack
- Sylvia
- Laura Bell Bundy
- Marjorie
- Lilli Cooper
- Richard
- Nehal Joshi
- Clarke
- Alex Moffat
- Dierdre
- Dana Steingold
Producers
Victoria Lang
Ryan Bogner
Tracey McFarland of Broadway & Beyond Theatricals
Carl White and Gregory Rae of Martian Entertainment
Eric Cornell and Jack Sennott of Cornice Productions
Production Credits
- Director
- Jason Alexander
Creative Team
- Playwright
- Sandy Rustin