The production at the Roundabout Theatre Company is scheduled to premiere in September (17) and run until November (17) at the American Airlines Theatre. It is to be directed by Rebecca Taichman.
The production focuses on a wealthy Yorkshire, England family's life experiences over a difficult 18 year period following World War One. McGovern will play the matriarch of the family. The drama first premiered in 1938 and the new stageshow will serve as the first Broadway revival.
Former Downton Abbey star McGovern last appeared on Broadway in 1992's Hamlet.