{"id":275559,"date":"2026-06-23T18:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/275559\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:56:44","slug":"matthew-rhys-to-play-richard-burton-off-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/275559\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Rhys to Play Richard Burton Off-Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1842824\" title=\"12 2017 Farinelli and the King 18 Matthew Rhys\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/12-2017-Farinelli-and-the-King-18_Matthew-Rhys-e1782166066402.jpg\" alt=\"12 2017 Farinelli and the King 18 Matthew Rhys\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\"\/>Matthew Rhys <br \/>(\u00a9 Tricia Baron)<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, the company will present a rare revival of August Wilson\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/shows\/new-york-city-theater\/off-broadway\/seven-guitars-9\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seven Guitars<\/a>, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson (begins November 5); the new Kimberly Belflower play\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/shows\/new-york-city-theater\/off-broadway\/born-in-the-dirt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Born in the Dirt<\/a>, directed by Danya Taymor (begins April 14); and Emmy winner Matthew Rhys as Richard Burton in Mark Jenkins\u2019s play\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/shows\/new-york-city-theater\/off-broadway\/playing-burton-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Playing Burton<\/a>, directed by Bartlett Sher (dates to be announced).<\/p>\n<p>Upstairs at the Claire Tow Theater, LCT3 will present Mfoniso Udofia\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/shows\/new-york-city-theater\/off-broadway\/creation-stories-and-all-the-important-importants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Creation Stories and All the Important Importants,<\/a> directed by Tamilla Woodard (begins September 15), and Emma Watkins\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/shows\/new-york-city-theater\/off-broadway\/pretend-its-pretend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pretend It\u2019s Pretend<\/a>, directed by Annie Tippe (begins January 28).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Sara Bareilles, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Pasek &amp; Paul will perform one-night events at the Beaumont alongside rising songwriters; playwrights Jackie Sibblies Drury, Amy Herzog, Samuel D. Hunter, Martyna Majok, and Dominique Morisseau will curate a reading series; and the popular Comedy Series will return, as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These are in addition to the Broadway revivals of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/shows\/new-york-city-theater\/broadway\/a-few-good-men_1842787\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Few Good Men<\/a> this fall and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/shows\/new-york-city-theater\/broadway\/the-sound-of-music_1842781\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sound of Music<\/a> next spring at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, with full details about those productions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/news\/bradley-whitford-and-aaron-sorkin-to-team-up-for-broadway-revival-of-a-few-good-men\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">found<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/news\/jasmine-amy-rogers-to-star-in-broadway-revival-of-the-sound-of-music\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew Rhys (\u00a9 Tricia Baron) Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2026-27 season. 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