Roman Roy Has Big Shoes to Fill Again
After winning an Emmy for starring in a critically acclaimed, era-defining series like Succession, what’s the best follow-up? All three main Roy siblings (sorry, Connor) have had the same answer: Take it to the stage. Kieran Culkin, best known for playing Roman Roy, is set to be starring in a Broadway revival of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross in spring 2025. He follows in the footsteps of his on-screen siblings Sarah Snook, who starred in The Picture of Dorian Gray on the West End and won an Olivier, and Jeremy Strong, who starred in Enemy of the People on Broadway and won a Tony. Plus, he’s playing Richard Roma, the part that won Joe Mantegna a Tony when the play premiered on Broadway in 1984 and got Al Pacino an Oscar nomination in the 1992 film adaptation. So, no pressure at all for the youngest boy.
Thank goodness, then, that Culkin has a solid team behind him. His fellow prestige TV mainstay Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) will play Shelly Levene, and comedian Bill Burr is playing Dave Moss. The production will be directed by Patrick Marber (Tony winner for Leopoldstadt). But fans of the film be warned: The famous “Always be closing” monologue that Alec Baldwin performed in the movie will not be seen onstage — that role was written for the screen. What? You think this is abuse?
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