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Aaron Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention to open on Broadway in November
By Amy Somensky Jul 27, 2007, 13:34 GMT
07/24/2007 - Hank Azaria - World Pemiere of THE SIMPSONS MOVIE - Mann Village Theater - Westwood, CA © Chris Hatcher / PR Photos
New York: A new play by Aaron Sorkin, The Farnsworth Invention, is set to premiere on Broadway this fall. The production will begin previews at the Music Box Theater on Octoober 15, 2007 and officially open on November 14th.
Set to headline the production is Hank Azaria as David Sarnoff and Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth. More casting will be announced soon.
The creative team includes direction by Des McAnuff, set design by Klara Zieglerova, costume design by David C. Woolard, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Walter Trarbach, choreography by Lisa Shriver, and original music by Andrew Lippa.
The Farnsworth Invention premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse in February.
Press notes for the production read as follows: The Farnsworth Invention centers around the bitter conflict that pitted Philo T. Farnsworth, a boy genius who invented television as a high school student in 1927, against David Sarnoff , the head of the Radio Corporation of America. The legal battle between Farnsworth and RCA would later become known as one of the great, tragic examples of legal and industrial force combining to crush a rightful patent owner. In a race that would change humanity forever, two men battle one another for honor, glory and a place in the history books.
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