Entertainment

Woody Allen returning to Broadway

May 17, 2011 / 4:49 PM EDT / CBS News

Director Woody Allen poses on the red carpet next to actress Rachel McAdams and actor Owen Wilson before the opening ceremony and the screening of "Midnight in Paris,"at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2011. FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images

(CBS/AP) Fresh from an appearance on the Croisette to promote his new molvie "Midnight in Paris" at the Cannes Film Festival, director Woody Allen is headed for the Great White Way.

Pictures: Cannes Film Festival 2011

One-act plays by Woody Allen, Ethan Coen and Elaine May are being bundled together into a szingle performance on Broadway in October..

Allen is no stranger to the format, having collaborated with May and David Mamet for ``Death Defying Acts,'' three effervescent one-act comedies that debuted in 1995.

The new mini plays, titled `Relatively Speaking,'' will be directed by John Turturro, who has appeared in several films by Coen and his brother Joel, including ``The Big Lebowski.''

Producers said Tuesday that previews will begin in September with an opening the following month. Details on casting and location will be made later.

The 75- year-old Allen returns to the New York stage as a playwright following the off-Broadway productions of his ``Writer's Block'' in 2003 and ``A Second Hand Memory'' in 2004. He began his career as a standup comedian, was hored to write "What's New Puysscat " in 1965 and made his directorial debitthe nest year with "What's Up. Tiger Lily."