From The Mountaintop to The Columnist, A Look at the 2011-12 Broadway Season: The Plays

By Playbill Staff
24 Mar 2012

The Columnist is the final play of the 2011-2012 season
The Columnist is the final play of the 2011-2012 season
Photo by Andrew Eccles

With the 2011-12 Broadway season coming to a close next month (April 26 is the cut-off date for eligibility for the 66th Annual Tony Awards), Playbill.com offers a three-part look at the current season. Last up are the plays.

From Katori Hall's award-winning Mountaintop, which co-starred Oscar nominees Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Basset, to The Columnist, the final new play of the season, here is an overview of the 15 plays that have opened or will open in time for the 2012 Tonys, which will take place June 10 at the Beacon Theatre.

Read Playbill.com's look at the 2011-12 musicals and play revivals.  Continued...