Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in Neil Simon’sPlaza Suiteon Broadway.Photo: Bruce Glikas/Getty
Plaza Suiteis headed to the West End!
TheNeil Simonstage comedy is set to open for a limited run at London’s Savoy Theatre in January 2024, withSarah Jessica ParkerandMatthew Broderickset to reprise their roles.
The real-life longtime couple previously led the play’sBroadwayrevival, which opened at the Hudson Theatre last March and closed that July.
Parker and Broderick play three different couples who all check into the Plaza Hotel. Each act tells the tale of two characters exploring the conflict of their relationship in the same suite of the famed New York City hotel.
The N.Y.C. revival was set to commence in 2020, but was pushed to a 2022 date due to theCOVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Broadway.
The Broadway production ofPlaza Suitemarked the first time Parker, 58, and Broderick, 61, have shared the stage since 1996’sHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Plaza Suite’supcoming run will mark Parker’s West End debut and Broderick’s second time on the West End, after his 2019 performances inThe Starry Messenger.
While premieringa first-look image of the Broadway showback in 2019, PEOPLE spoke with the couple about working together on it.
“A surprising, unexpected confluence of events came together and all of a sudden we were pondering this gorgeous, funny, not-seen-in-far-too-long Neil Simon play,” Parker said.
“And there’s a feeling of tradition to it,” Broderick added.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick inPlaza Suiteon Broadway.Bruce Glikas/Getty
ThoughPlaza Suitewas their second time on stage together, Parker and Broderick share another theater credit: She originated the title role of A.R. Gurney’sSylviain the 1995 Off-Broadway premiere, before Broderick co-led a Broadway-revival production of the play in 2015.
The two have also starred in several other productions on Broadway. Parker made her debut in 1976’sThe Innocentsat the age of 11 (she’d laterplay the lead role inAnnie), while Simon’s 1983 premiere ofBrighton Beach Memoirsgave Broderick his first role (and first of twoTony Awards).
Broderick continued to work for the next three decades with Simon, with roles inBiloxi BluesandThe Odd Couple.
source: people.com
