The Shark Is Broken
John Golden Theatre
Previews Began: July 25, 2023
Opening Night: August 10, 2023
Closing Night: November 19, 2023
Playwright: Joseph Nixon
Ian Shaw
Martha’s Vineyard, 1974: shooting on ‘Jaws’ has stalled. The film’s lead actors – Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss – are stuck on a boat, at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Awash with alcohol and ambition, three hammered sharks start to bare their teeth…
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Alex Brightman Richard Dreyfuss
Colin Donnell Roy Scheider
Ian Shaw Robert Shaw
Understudies: Peter Bradbury (Roy Scheider/Robert Shaw), Stephen Dexter (Roy Scheider/Richard Dreyfuss/Robert Shaw), Coby Getzug
(Richard Dreyfuss/Roy Scheider)
