Overview
- Mariska Hargitay ended her Broadway engagement in Every Brilliant Thing on July 5 after succeeding Daniel Radcliffe and will appear in three benefit performances at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley on Aug. 7–8.
- Tracee Ellis Ross began her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing on July 7 and will lead the Hudson Theatre run through Aug. 9, succeeding Hargitay in the role.
- Proceeds from Hargitay’s Lucie Stern Theatre performances will support TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival and Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation, which aids survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.
- Hargitay’s final Broadway night on July 5 included a staged onstage proposal by her husband Peter Hermann, a moment widely reported during coverage of her closing performance.
- TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival runs Aug. 7–16 and will pair Hargitay’s benefit with new works including Vienna by Irene Sankoff and David Hein while the Broadway production’s team prepares a national tour scheduled for next year.