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Tony Nominee Gabriel Byrne to Play Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright Samuel Beckett in Biopic Dance First by Caitlin Moynihan

Gabriel Byrne, a two-time Tony nominee and Golden Globe winner, will portray Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett in an upcoming film, Dance First, according to Variety. The film, written by Neil Forsyth, will be directed by Oscar winner James Marsh. Titled after Beckett's philosophy to "dance first, think later," the film is a sweeping account of the life of this icon of 20th-century literature. Beckett…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PM on November 4, 2021

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