Shailene Woodley to make Broadway debut in ‘Cult of Love’

The Emmy Award-nominated Big Little Lies star and multiple other cast members have been announced for the New York premiere of Leslye Headland’s family drama.

Gillian Russo
Gillian Russo

Second Stage Theater has set initial casting for Cult of Love on Broadway, its fall production at the Hayes Theater. Performances begin on November 20 ahead of a December 12 opening.

Shailene Woodley, the Emmy Award and Golden Globe-nominated star of Big Little Lies, The Descendants, and The Fault in Our Stars, will make her Broadway debut in the show. Other Cult of Love cast members include Zachary Quinto (Star Trek), Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria), Molly Bernard (Younger), Roberta Colindrez (Fun Home), Rebecca Henderson (Star Wars: Acolyte), Christopher Lowell (Glow), and Christopher Sears.

Additional casting has yet to be announced.

In the Broadway-debut play by Emmy nominee Leslye Headland (Star Wars: The Acolyte), the Dahl family reunites for Christmas dinner, significant others in tow. Tensions explode as the adult children grapple with their deeply religious upbringing, deal with the choices each other have made, and try to hang on to some holiday traditions.

Trip Cullman directs. Additional creative team members will be announced soon.

Get Cult of Love tickets now.

Photo credit: Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, Barbie Ferreira, Roberta Colindrez, Rebecca Henderson, Molly Bernard, Christopher Lowell, and Christopher Sears. (Photos courtesy of production)

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