NEW YORK — When the weather warms up on Broadway, the stars will come out. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jessica Lange and Audra McDonald are some of the celebrities slated for the stage this spring. Here’s a look at some of the highlights:
• SAME ACTRESS, SAME ROLE: Jessica Lange will return to Broadway in a production of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” playing the same role she did 15 years ago in London, where she received an Olivier Award nomination for her performance as the morphine-addicted mother. (Opens April 19)
• SAME ACTOR, SAME ROLE: Nine years after Jeff Daniels starred in the play “Blackbird” off-Broadway, the “Dumb & Dumber” star will get another crack opposite Michelle Williams. David Harrower’s unsettling play centers on an older man, a much younger woman and what happens when they meet 15 years after their brief relationship has ended. (Opens March 10)
• ONE ACTOR, ALL THE ROLES: “Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson will play 40 different roles in Becky Mode’s 1999 solo comedy, “Fully Committed.” Ferguson will portray an aspiring actor and haggard reservations clerk at a snooty, upscale New York City restaurant who must switch from character to character as he plays his boss, colleagues and pompous patrons scrambling to get a table. (Opens April 25)