First, it was Charles Webb's book. Then, it was Mike Nichols' the film. Then, it's Terry Johnson's play. And now it's on Broadway.
It's a story that has stood the test of time for nearly 40 years. It's been a best-selling novel and an Academy Award winning movie and now, following its sell-out success in London's West End, the stage adaptation of The Graduate has arrived on Broadway.
Cited by The New York Times as being one of the best social satires we've ever had, The Graduate tells the story of Benjamin Braddock, a college graduate who returns to his family home, unable to decide what to do with his future. Naïve and confused, Benjamin is seduced by Mrs Robinson, the frustrated wife of his father's business partner. They embark on a chaotic affair that begins to unravel when Benjamin falls in love with the Robinson's daughter, Elaine.
Kathleen Turner plays the seductive Mrs. Robinson, a role first made famous by Anne Bancroft in the classic film. And Jason Biggs of American Pie fame is Benjamin Braddock, the object of her affection. Alicia Silverstone rounds out the all-star cast as Mrs. Robinson's daughter, Elaine.