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‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Creator Leslye Headland To Make Broadway Debut With ‘Cult Of Love’; Trip Cullman Will Direct Second Stage Production


Leslye Headland, creator of the new Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte, will make her Broadway debut this fall with her play Cult of Love.

Headland’s play, making its New York premiere, begins performances at the Hayes Theater on Wednesday, November 20, with opening night set for Thursday, December 12. The company also announced today that its upcoming Off Broadway slate will include the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies ’ Lunar Eclipse, directed by Kate Whoriskey and starring Reed Birney and Lisa Emery. Headland’s other credits include the Freeform series Single Drunk Female, Terriers(FX), Heathers(Paramount) and the 2014 feature film remake of About Last Nigh t starring Kevin Hart.

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