The previously announced production of Katori Hall's The Mountaintop, starring Samuel L. Jackson as Martin Luther King Jr., will begin performances on September 22 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Opening night is set for October 13, directed by Kenny Leon. Halle Berry had previously expressed interest in the project, but will no longer star in the show "due to child custody issues," according to a …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:37PM on April 15, 2011