Second Arena Stage Production Heads to Broadway

D.C.-based Arena Stage proudly announced earlier today that for the first time in the theater’s history since 1979, two productions that recently played at Arena will be on Broadway at the same time: Moisés Kaufman’s 33 Variations starring Jane Fonda, and Next to Normal featuring the entire Arena Stage cast. You can read our reviews of both Arena productions here and here.

Hopefully these two shows will have better luck than D.C.'s last Broadway export, Signature Theater's Glory Days, which closed after one night. Next To Normal begins previews at the Longacre Theatre on March 27. 33 Variations is currently in previews at the Eugene O’Neill Theater and opens officially March 9. [Full disclosure: this DCist editor has a family member involved in the Broadway production of 33 Variations]