Laura Linney, Ben Daniels and Mamie Gummer have signed on to star in a new Broadway
production of Christopher Hampton's "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." To be directed by Rufus
Norris, the Roundabout Theatre Company's limited-engagement staging of the play is slated
to begin previews April 11, ahead of a planned May 1 opening night, said a statement
released by representatives for the show. Linney will play La Marquise de Merteuil, while
Daniels will portray Le Vicomte de Valmont in this dark comedy about the battle of the
sexes amongst pre-Revolutionary French aristocracy, show notes said. Also joining the
company are Gummer as Cecile Volanges, Kristine Nielsen as Madame De Volanges, Benjamin
Walker as Danceny, Rosie Benton as Emile and Derek Cecil as Azolan. "Les Liaisons Dangereuses"
will mark Mamie Gummer's Broadway debut.
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