The Elephant Man Returns to Broadway

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 8, 2015

The Elephant Man, based on the real life of Joseph Merrick, is the story of a 19th-century British man who became a star of the traveling freak show circuit. When the renowned Dr. Treves takes Merrick under his care, he is astonished by the man’s brilliant intelligence, unshakable faith and resounding desire for love and understanding. Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola, stars of The Elephant Man on Broadway, will be on the show to discuss this production, which is playing a limited engagement at the Booth Theater through February 15th

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