A stage adaptation of Room will come to Broadway this spring, starring Adrienne Warren.
The play was adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, who wrote the original novel, published in 2010, and the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the 2015 film. The stage production features songs and music by Scottish songwriters Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett, who also directs.
Warren, who recently starred in the film The Woman King and who won a Tony Award for her role as the lead of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, will play Ma, the role played by Brie Larson in the film.
“I am truly honored for the opportunity to return to Broadway in a project unlike anything I’ve done before,” Warren said. “There were many reasons I wanted to join this team in telling this story, but most importantly, I wanted to share this beautifully human bond between a mother and her son. This...
The play was adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, who wrote the original novel, published in 2010, and the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the 2015 film. The stage production features songs and music by Scottish songwriters Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett, who also directs.
Warren, who recently starred in the film The Woman King and who won a Tony Award for her role as the lead of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, will play Ma, the role played by Brie Larson in the film.
“I am truly honored for the opportunity to return to Broadway in a project unlike anything I’ve done before,” Warren said. “There were many reasons I wanted to join this team in telling this story, but most importantly, I wanted to share this beautifully human bond between a mother and her son. This...
- 1/23/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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