Laura Linney to star in 'Montauk' on Broadway

Montauk, the home of the lighthouse, is about to see its name in lights on Broadway.

On Tuesday, Manhattan Theatre Club announced that Emmy Award winner and Oscar nominee Laura Linney will star in the world premiere of "Montauk," a new drama by David Hare ("Plenty") at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre next spring. The play is described as "a visceral portrait of two artists with violently different approaches to art and life." Linney will play a writer who becomes infatuated with a passionate artist who is "a stubborn titan of Long Island abstraction," according to the announcement.

In addition, Linney will perform another role with MTC as its first artist-in-residence, which means she'll be involved in developing projects for the group's upcoming seasons and participating in its educational and community outreach programs.

Long Island's East End, of course, has a history as a refuge for artists including Andy Warhol, who lived in the oceanfront estate Eothen in Montauk. Even more notable was Jackson Pollock, who lived and worked in The Springs, a hamlet in East Hampton, with his wife, Abstract Expressionist artist Lee Krasner. The Pollock-Krasner House, which features exhibitions, is open to the public from May through October by reservation only.