Inherit the Wind March 19, 2007

Inherit the Wind
Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Directed by Doug Hughes
16-Week Limited Engagement

Two Time Tony Award® winners Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy are joined by Byron Jennings and Tony Award® winner Denis O’Hare. In addition, the rest of the cast includes Terry Beaver, Steve Brady, Anne Bowles, Bill Buell, Bill Christ, Carson Church, Conor Donovan, Lanny Flaherty, Kit Flanagan, Beth Fowler, Sherman Howard, Katie Klaus, Maggie Lacey, Jordan Lage, Mary Kate Law, Philip LeStrange, Kevin Loomis, David M. Lutken, Charlotte Maier, Matthew Nardozzi, Randall Newsome, Jay Patterson, Pippa Pearthree, Scott Sowers, Amanda Sprecher, Erik Steele, Jeff Steitzer, Henry Stram, Benjamin Walker, and Andrew Weems.

INHERIT THE WIND is a fictionalized retelling of the famous 1925 “Monkey Trial,” in which science teacher John Scopes was tried and convicted for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution, violating a Tennessee law that forbade teaching any theory that conflicted with the Biblical conception of Divine Creation. Two-time Tony Award Winner Brian Dennehy will play the role of attorney Matthew Harrison Brady (based on William Jennings Bryan), and two-time Tony Award Winner Christopher Plummer will play attorney Henry Drummond (based on Clarence Darrow).

Official Website: http://www.inheritthewindonbroadway.com/