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 Producer David Binder said Tuesday that "Milk" star Franco will play
George, and Irish actor and "Bridesmaids" star O'Dowd will play
Lennie in the revival, which starts performances in March at the
Longacre Theatre.
Tony Award-winner Anna D. Shapiro will direct.
The story by John Steinbeck centers on two migrant field workers in
California during the Great Depression — the big-dreaming George and
the mentally challenged Lennie. It has not been seen on Broadway in
40 years.
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