Stephen Kunken, who is currently playing the Stage Manager in David Cromer’s acclaimed off-Broadway production of Our Town, will star in Enron on Broadway. Kunken will play disgraced Enron Chief Financial Officer Andy Fastow in the play by Lucy Prebble. The production, directed by Rupert Goold and starring Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz, will begin performances on April 8 at the Broadhurst Theatre and open on April 27.
Kunken is perhaps best known for his performance in Frost/Nixon on Broadway. His other Broadway credits include Rock ‘n’ Roll, Festen and Proof. In addition to Our Town, Kunken has appeared off-Broadway in Our House, A Very Common Procedure, Speak Truth to Power, Fabulation, Journals of Mihail Sebastian, The Story, A Dybbuk, Arrangements, Henry VIII and Misalliance.
Inspired by real-life events and using music, dance and video, Enron explores one of the most infamous scandals in financial history.
The piece was just nominated for a 2010 Olivier Award for Best Play.