Take Me Out is going for another run!
Lead producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced that the Tony Award-winning Broadway production will return on Thursday, October 27 at the Schoenfeld Theatre.
The show will return with Tony Award Nominee Jesse Williams and Tony Award Winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The rest of the cast will be announced at a later date.
The show first opened in spring of 2022, earning four Tony Award nominations, and winning Best Revival of a Play and Best Featured Actor in a Play for Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
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“Major League Baseball draft. Can’t wait to reunite with this guy this fall. See you at the Schoenfeld on Broadway October 27th!” Jesse wrote on Instagram.
“Second Stage’s Tony Award-winning production was one of the most buzzed about plays of the spring season, and its limited run was too brief to capture the interest and demand for tickets,” said producer Barry Weissler.
Fran and I are so honored to serve as pinch-hitters and take the show into extra innings. We were blown away when we saw it at the Hayes earlier this year under Scott Ellis’ brilliant direction. After being big fans when the play premiered back in 2004, we were struck by how relevant and timely it continues to be. Richard Greenberg brilliantly uses the lens of America’s favorite pastime to expose and explore the prejudices that divide us, but he strikes the perfect balance, managing to entertain as well as enlighten. In short, to borrow a line from the show, Fran and I ‘have come to understand that baseball is a perfect metaphor for hope in a democratic society!’”
Here’s a plot summary: “In Take Me Out, playwright Richard Greenberg celebrates the personal and professional intricacies of America’s favorite pastime. When Darren Lemming, the star center fielder for the Empires, comes out of the closet, the reception off the field reveals a barrage of long-held unspoken prejudices dealing with sexuality and masculinity, money and power, and race and class. Facing some hostile teammates and fraught friendships, Darren is forced to contend with the challenges of being a gay person of color within the confines of a classic American institution. As the Empires struggle to rally toward a championship season, the players and their fans begin to question tradition, their loyalties, and the price of victory.”
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