EXCLUSIVE: Bridgerton star Luke Newton will play the late fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen in a new Off Broadway play starting next month.
Darrah Cloud’s House of McQueen will begin previews August 19 at The Mansion at Hudson Yards, with an official opening set for September 9. Directing will be Sam Helfrich.
Newton’s London stage credits include The Book of Mormon and, most recently, Neil LaBute’s The Shape of Things.
“It is our absolute pleasure to announce Luke’s involvement with House of McQueen,” said executive producer Rick Lazes. “We can’t think of anyone better suited to bring Lee’s story to life than this incredibly impressive multi-hyphenate.”
The official synopsis: “The play will take guests through Lee’s layered individual experience, from his early days as an emerging designer, to later building one of the most important fashion houses in the world, and ultimately his tragic passing in 2010. Within the performance, intimate relationships with key figures in his life ranging from mentor Isabella Blow to blood relatives will be explored surrounded by a highly produced landscape complete with floor-to-ceiling LED panels designed to shift environments on stage.”
The play will be the first production at the new Hudson Yards, Manhattan, venue.
Newton is most widely known for his starring role of Colin Bridgerton in the Netflix series based on the novels by Julia Quinn. He recently wrapped production on the series’ Season 4, set to debut in 2026. He also recently wrapped production on the upcoming sci-fi thriller White Mars, opposite Lucy Hale.
House of McQueen will be produced by Lazes, with Gary James McQueen, nephew of the late designer, serving as creative director.