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Curley's wife | Of Mice and Men on Broadway S&S #2: I am so incredibly humbled and inspired to help bring his world to life. ~ LM

OF MICE AND MEN
on Broadway
#2



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SYNOPSIS
Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck and first published 1937. The novella set during The
Great Depression on a ranch in California centers around the intelligent but uneducated George and Lennie,
a man with limited mental abilities. They have an unlikely friendship with George acting as Lennie's protector.
The friends are soon approached by their boss' son, Curley; an aggressive man who has a inferiority complex,
and the situation is deteriorating as the days go by.




CURLEY'S WIFE
Leighton will take on the role of Curley's wife in the Broadway peoduction. A lonely woman with crushed
dreams about becoming a movie star. To her this is the reason for her behavior on the ranch.


ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
The Broadway production will be directed by Tony award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro. It is produced by
David Binder with Kate Lear, Darren Bagert, Adam Zotovich, Barbara Whitman and Latitude Link. Previews
begin on March 19, 2014, and the production will premiere at the Longacre Theater on April 16, 2014. Tickets
will be available for purchase on January 26.


CAST
James Franco - George Milton
Chris O'Dowd - Lennie Small
Leighton Meester - Curley's wife
Jim Norton - Candy
Jim Parrack - Slim
Alex Morf - Curley
Ron Cephas Jones - Crooks
Joel Marsh Garland - Carlson
James McMenamin - Whit
Jim Ortlieb - The Boss


PICTURES
First curtain call - March 19


NEWS
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Leighton Meester Will Join James Franco and Chris O'Dowd in Broadway Revival of Of Mice and Men
Jim Norton Joins Broadway’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ Starring James Franco
'True Blood' Actor Joins 'Of Mice and Men' Cast (Exclusive)
Full Cast & Creative Team Announced for Of Mice and Men, Starring James Franco & Chris O'Dowd on Broadway
Rehearsals for OF MICE AND MEN Broadway Revival Now Underway in Chicago
In Their Own Words: Of Mice & Men's Star-Studded Cast
Photo Coverage: James Franco, Chris O'Dowd & Leighton Meester Take First Bows in OF MICE AND MEN



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