Warhol. Basquiat. Electric, eccentric, polar opposites… together, for the first time in the most unlikely partnership the art world has ever seen. Paul Bettany (The Avengers, WandaVision, A Very British Scandal) and Jeremy Pope (Choir Boy, Ain’t Too Proud, The Inspection) star in the thrilling American premiere of the London sensation.
In the summer of 1984, longtime international superstar Andy Warhol and the art scene’s newest wunderkind, Jean-Michel Basquiat, agree to work together on what may be the most talked about exhibition in the history of modern art. But can these two creative giants co-exist, or even thrive? The stage is their canvas in this sizzling tour-de-force by Anthony McCarten (four-time Oscar®-nominated writer of The Two Popes and Bohemian Rhapsody), directed by the acclaimed Kwame Kwei-Armah (Artistic Director of London’s Young Vic).
Andy Warhol - Paul Bettany
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Jeremy Pope
Maya - Krysta Rodriquez
Bruno Bischofberger - Erik Jensen
Writer - Anthony McCarten
Director - Kwame Kwei-Armah
Scenic & Costume Designer - Anna Fleischle
Lighting Designer - Ben Stanton
Sound Designer - Emma Laxton
Projection Designer - Duncan McLean
Wig Designer - Karicean "Karen" Dick & Carol Robinson
Original Music - Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Dialect & Vocal Coach - Deborah Hecht
New York Casting - Caparelliotis Casting & Kelly Gillespie
Presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club