Actor Laurence Fishburne is heading back to Broadway in the revival of "American Buffalo." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actor Sam Rockwell attends the 91st annual Academy Awards Oscar nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills on February 4. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Academy award-winning actress Helen Mirren reacts to comments by playwright and director David Mamet as she is introduced during an unveiling ceremony honoring her with the 2,488th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles in 2013. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Tony winner Laurence Fishburne and Oscar winner Sam Rockwell have signed on to star as Donny and Teach in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's drama American Buffalo.
The show reunites playwright Mamet with director Neil Pepe. The pair previously collaborated on productions of Speed-the-Plow and A Life in the Theatre.
Performances of the revival of American Buffalo are scheduled to begin in March, with an official opening planned for April 14.
The play about poker buddies planning to steal a valuable coin collection debuted on Broadway in 1977 and was last staged on the Great White Way 11 years ago.
Starring Cedric the Entertainer, John Leguizamo and Haley Joel Osment, the 2008 version closed after eight performances.