Laura Linney has set a Broadway return for 2027 with Manhattan Theatre Club, with the stage and screen favorite set to star in a new play from David Hare making its world premiere on the Main Stem, Montauk. Daniel Sullivan will direct, with performances to begin at the company’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in spring 2027.
The work follows two artists whose lives are entangled both professionally and romantically, ultimately exploring each person’s reasons for creating art. Linney will star as writer Roxy Margaux, with further casting to be announced.
The casting comes as MTC names Linney its inaugural Artist-in-Residence, an honor that commemorates Linney’s long relationship with the company. Her association with the group dates back to MTC’s 1991 Beggars in the House of Plenty and 1992’s Sight Unseen Off-Broadway, and also includes the Broadway stagings of Sight Unseen, Time Stands Still, The Little Foxes, My Name is Lucy Barton, and Summer, 1976. Sight Unseen, Time Stands Still, The Little Foxes, and Summer, 1976 were all also directed by Sullivan.
“Laura Linney is one of the most versatile actors of our time,” says MTC Artistic Director Nicki Hunter in a statement. “Her artistry, intelligence, and generosity make her the ideal partner for this brand-new initiative for MTC. We are thrilled to welcome her in this expanded capacity, cementing a commitment to working together in the future, and to collaborate on David Hare’s Montauk, directed by Daniel Sullivan. We’re proud to be giving this play its world premiere on Broadway.”
“I could not be more proud to be Manhattan Theatre Club’s first Artist-in-Residence,” adds Linney. “MTC has been my theatrical home for decades, and I feel very honored indeed to kick off this new position. Thank you, Nicki and Lynne [Meadow]!”
Montauk joins a previously announced season that includes Jocelyn Bioh‘s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play on Broadway and Nick Payne‘s The Unbelievers Off-Broadway.
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