A rehearsal room, a paper cup of coffee and two very broad grins: Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell are back at work on Much Ado About Nothing, which is now in rehearsal for its 10-week Broadway run at the Winter Garden Theatre.
The Jamie Lloyd Company confirmed on October 13 that the Broadway company is officially in rehearsals, and marked it with a set of black-and-white pictures by Justine Matthew, shared on the company's Instagram. Hiddleston, in a zip-up jacket, is all smiles among the company. Atwell, in an oversized black blazer, has her coffee in one hand and is talking with the other.
Jamie Lloyd's staging reaches New York after its run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, with Hiddleston as Benedick and Atwell as Beatrice. The engagement is strictly limited: previews begin Saturday, October 31, opening night is Thursday, November 19, and the final performance is Sunday, January 10, 2027.
Mason Alexander Park and Hayley Atwell in rehearsal. Photo by Justine Matthew.
Around the two leads are Mara Huf as Hero, Mika Onyx Johnson as Borachio, Gerald Kyd as Don Pedro, Forbes Masson as Leonato, Phillip Olagoke as Friar Francis, Mason Alexander Park as Margaret, James Phoon as Claudio and Tim Steed as Don John. The understudies are Franklin Bongjio, Michael Iván Carrier, Beth Elliott, Marlon Alexander Vargas and Ed White, who is also the dance captain.
Design is by Soutra Gilmour (sets and costumes), Jon Clark (lighting) and Ben and Max Ringham (sound and original music), with choreography by Fabian Aloise.
The Winter Garden Theatre is at 1634 Broadway. The show runs 2 hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission, and the production's official site is MuchAdoBroadway.com.
