
Emmy-winning actor Tom Skerritt will make his Broadway debut this season, co-starring in the forthcoming drama
A Time to Kill, based on
The Firm author John Grisham's first novel. Skerritt will play the role of Lucien Wilbanks.
M*A*S*H,
Alien,
Top Gun,
Steel Magnolias, and
A River Runs Through It are among Tom Skerritt's film credits. However, he is equally well-known for his role on the acclaimed CBS TV program
Picket Fences, for which he won his Emmy Award.
Tom Skerritt joins a cast that includes Sebastian Arcelus, Patrick Page, Tonya Pinkins, and Fred Dalton Thompson. Adapted by Rupert Holmes and directed by Ethan McSweeny,
A Time To Kill is scheduled to start performances at the John Golden Theatre on September 28. Opening night is set for October 20.