"A thrill!"
Roundabout Theatre Company presents Clifford Odets’s classic tale about keeping your integrity in the face of success. This electrifying new production stars Emmy® Award winner and Tony Award® nominee Bobby Cannavale (Glengarry Glen Ross, “Boardwalk Empire”) along with Richard Kind (“Spin City”), who has won the Drama Desk Award and is now a Tony nominee for his performance. Tony winner Doug Hughes (Roundabout’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Doubt) directs.
In the golden age of Hollywood cinema, actors may have all the glory, but studio execs have all the power. The Hoff-Federated studio has had its most successful star, Charlie Castle, over a barrel ever since it helped cover up a mistake that could have ended his career. When a woman with insider knowledge threatens to come forward, the studio heads will stop at nothing to protect Charlie’s secret... but how far is he willing to go before he quits the movie business for good?
Set in a glossy world of rumor mills and rocky friendships, The Big Knife is a riveting, bitingly funny look at how challenging it can be to stay true to yourself—when everyone expects you to play a part.
![A blonde woman in a gold silk blouse and red skirt sits next to a man in a bright blue shirt with tan pants. She puts an arm around his neck and holds his hand.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/The-Big-Knife/BigKnife069r.jpg)
Marin Ireland and Bobby Cannavale
Photo by Joan Marcus![An older man in a blue double-breasted suit pats the head of a man in sunglasses holding a glass of liquor lounging in a fancy chair.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/The-Big-Knife/BigKnife080r.jpg)
Richard Kind and Bobby Cannavale
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man in a tuxedo without the blazer and an undone bowtie holds a rotary phone in one hand with the receiver up by his shoulder.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/The-Big-Knife/BigKnife126r.jpg)
Bobby Cannavale
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man in a nice blue shirt with sungless hanging on his collar sits in a fancy chair with a glass of liquor. He speaks to man in a suit and woman with a cigarette in a suit dress and gray turban.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/The-Big-Knife/BigKnife298r.jpg)
Bobby Cannavale, Joey Slotnick, and Brenda Wehle
Photo by Joan Marcus![Two men in fancy business suits gesture to a man sitting in a fancy chair. He wears a bright blue shirt, nice tan pants, and holds a glass of liquor in one hand.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/The-Big-Knife/BigKnife381r.jpg)
Richard Kind, Bobby Cannavale, and Chip Zien
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man in a black tuxedo with a white jacket stands with his hands behind his back.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/The-Big-Knife/BigKnife535r.jpg)
Billy Eugene Jones
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man in a white shirt and pants stands face to face with a man in a gray business suit. Two other business suit men watch the confrontation.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/The-Big-Knife/BigKnife047r1.jpg)
Chip Zien, Bobby Cannavale, Richard Kind, and Reg Rogers
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man in a bright blue shirt and tan pants clutches the arms of a red-headed womanin white and pulls her close to his face.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/The-Big-Knife/BigKnife105r.jpg)
Bobby Cannavale and Ana Reeder
Photo by Joan MarcusThe Big Knife Cast
- Dixie Evans
- Rachel Brosnahan
- Charlie Castle
- Bobby Cannavale
- Marion Castle
- Marin Ireland
- Russell
- Billy Eugene Jones
- Marcus Hoff
- Richard Kind
- Hank Teagle
- C. J. Wilson
- Connie Bliss
- Ana Reeder
- Smiley Coy
- Reg Rogers
- Buddy Bliss
- Joey Slotnick
- Patty Benedict
- Brenda Wehle
- Nat Danziger
- Chip Zien
- u/s Connie Bliss, Dixie Evans
- Katya Campbell
- u/s Charlie Castle, Smiley Coy
- Lee Aaron Rosen
- u/s Hank Teagle, Buddy Bliss, Russell
- Baylen Thomas
- u/s Nat Danziger, Marcus Hoff
- Mark Zeisler
- u/s Marion Castle, Patty Benedict
- Erika Rolfsrud
The Big Knife Creative
- Playwright
- Clifford Odets
- Director
- Doug Hughes
- Set Design
- John Lee Beatty
- Costume Design
- Catherine Zuber
- Lighting Design
- James F. Ingalls
- Original Music & Sound Design
- David Van Tieghem
![The empty house of the Todd Haimes Theatre with a wash of purple light over the seats, and a chandelier hangs at the top of the theatre.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_340,q_auto:eco,w_440/e_grayscale/e_tint:100:391f55:0p:ea5297:100p/v1/Venues/AA_Venue.jpg)
Presented at
Todd Haimes Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
between 7th and 8th Avenues