Paula Vogel's 25-Year-Old Play Debuts on Broadway With the Original Leads
How I Learned to Drive has had a long and successful history ever since it opened off-Broadway at New York's Vineyard Theatre in 1997.
The play, which is about incest and sexual assault, is at once a cri de coeur, a comedy of manners and a bit of a therapy session.
Its original cast starred Mary-Louise Parker, David Morse and Johanna Day and was directed by Mark Brokaw. Now, in a very unusual, if not unprecedented move, the show has debuted on Broadway with those four principals returning in their original roles.
It has also received three Tony Award nominations, for best revival of a play, best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play (Parker) and best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play (Morse).Anyone who did not see the original production should see this production, and anyone who did see the original production should absolutely see this production.
