Al Pacino will star in new David Mamet play ‘Broadway’

Al Pacino will return to Broadway next year in a new play by David Mamet written with the Oscar-winner expressly in mind. Producers said on Thursday that Pacino will star in “China Doll” directed by Pam MacKinnon starting in October 2015. Additional casting is to be announced later. Pacino will play a wealthy man about to retire and marry a younger woman when his plans are shaken by a phone call.

The actor has had a long working relationship with Mamet. He appeared in a production of "American Buffalo" in 1983 as well as the 1991 film version of "Glengarry Glen Ross." More recently, they collaborated on the HBO movie "Phil Spector" and the 2012 Broadway revival of "Glengarry."