When Harry Met Sally... is coming to London's West End as a stage show, starring Luke Perry in the role Billy Crystal made famous in the 1989 film.
The play is scheduled to open Feb. 20 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, producer James Tod said. Preview performances begin Feb. 10. Plans are for a limited run of 16 weeks.
Meg Ryan's role as Sally has not yet been cast, but Tod said he expected an American actress to take the part.
Best known for his role on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, Perry appeared on Broadway several seasons ago in a revival of The Rocky Horror Show. The stage version of When Harry Met Sally..., adapted by Marcy Kahan from Nora Ephron's screenplay, is the latest in a long line of hit movies to have spawned stage musicals and, more recently, plays.
The Graduate, a British theater version of the Mike Nichols film, had a lengthy run on the West End and a much shorter engagement on Broadway. (It comes to the Aronoff Center Dec. 16-28.) The movie Billy Elliot is being developed as a London stage musical to open late next year.
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