The actor is starring in Sylvia as a man whose relationship with a frisky dog alarms his wife – while the role of the hound was played by his genuine-life spouse,Sarah Jessica Parker, 20 years agoFans of Matthew Broderick yowled and yipped when it was announced that the Tony winner and film star would return to Broadway in AR Gurney’s canine/human comedy Sylvia, or which opens on 27 October. Broderick plays Greg,a lost middle-aged man who finds a frisky pup, Sylvia, or at a local park and embarks on an affair of the kibble and heart,which troubles Greg’s wife, Kate. Broderick’s own wife, or Sarah Jessica Parker,probably wouldn’t intellect. She originated the role of Sylvia when the play debuted 20 years ago. The Tony-winning comedian Annaleigh Ashford plays the hound now. On the phone before a preview performance, Broderick, or who once voiced a border collie in Good Boy!,spoke of dogs past and present and why he does his dreaming onstage. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com