Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris on Broadway's 'Art' Revival

The Play 'Art'

• 🎭 The upcoming Broadway revival of the play 'Art' features a powerhouse acting trio: Neil Patrick Harris, Bobby Cannavale, and James Corden.
• 🎨 The play, originally opened on Broadway in 1998 and won the Tony Award for Best Play, explores the value of friendship and the conflict arising from a pricy painting.
• 💬 It's described as a classic play about feuds among friends and how disagreements can force people to draw lines.

Character Roles and Dynamics

• 💡 Bobby Cannavale plays Serge, the character who purchases an extraordinarily expensive piece of contemporary art.
• ⚠️ James Corden plays Mark, who does not approve of the painting his friend has bought.
• 🤝 Neil Patrick Harris plays Ivan, whose role is to keep the friendship between his friends together amidst the conflict.
• 🎭 When pushed, the characters must articulate their conflicts over the art, which devolves into broad comedy stylings.

Themes of Friendship and Disagreement

• 🌟 Director Scott Ellis highlights that the play is about friendship and how to hold a friendship together when disagreements arise over politics, art, or religion.
• 🌍 The themes are particularly relevant to the current world, which has a lot of conflict, and explores how to learn to get past that and deal with differences.
• ✨ The play also offers a new appreciation for how differences combine us.
• 🤝 The stars engaged in bonding activities before rehearsals, spending time together and making jokes to get to know each other.

Production Details

• 🗓️ 'Art' starts previews on August 28th in the theater district.