With so much turmoil in the world, it's at least a little comforting that things haven't changed much in Grover's Corners, the place that gives Our Town, Thornton Wilder's beloved 1938 repor…
By: David Sheward
October 10, 2024: Kenny Leon's starry revival of Thornton Wilder's classic 1938 portrait of everyday life, Our Town, features a diverse, multiethnic cast, but doesn't hi…
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The unendurable passage of time haunts both plays.
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It takes a great deal of work to make the ordinary enticing, but that's precisely what director Kenny Leon does in his production of Thornton Wilder's 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning "Our Tow…
Theatrely's Broadway review of Our Town by Thornton Wilder and directed by Kenny Leon starring Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, and more at the Barrymore Theatre in New York City.
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★★★☆☆ Jim Parsons, Richard Thomas, Zoey Deutch and more in director Kenny Leon's new production
The post Our Town: Thornton Wilder's Classic in Functional (but …
★★★★☆ Parsons, Thomas, Holmes, Jones, Wilson, Deutch, Sykes head stand-out 28-member cast
The post Our Town: Kenny Leon Smartly Repopulates Thornton Wilder for …
Theatre Review by Ron Fassler . . . Picture the surprise gasp from the audience as the curtain rose on Our Town at its premiere in 1938. The sight of there being no scenery must have sho…
Kenny Leon's production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town celebrates its opening night on Broadway tonight! The production marks the first major Broadway revival of the classic play in nearly…
Jim Parsons is sharing his experience with the new revival of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Parsons plays the Stage Manager in the production, a role he says was an immediate 'yes' when it was…
Casting is one of director Kenny Leon's special powers, so when he calls Ephraim Sykes "a superstar in the American theater," it's worth paying attention. Leon first took note of Sykes' tale…
"Act I:Â No curtain. No scenery. The audience, arriving, sees an empty stage in half-light."
Thornton Wilder
(Photo: New York Public Library)
Audiences accustomed to the realism of Cli…
Sarah Snook is coming to Broadway! The forever Shiv Roy of "Succession" is bringing her one woman "Picture of Dorian Gray" here in March 2025. Get the Tony Award shined up! Snook plays 26 ch…
A special literary event, Ann Patchett & Our Town, featuring Jim Parsons, Kenny Leon and more from the Broadway company of Our Town, will take place at Symphony Space. The event will cel…
Yesterday, students from Shepherd University's Contemporary Theatre Studies Program in West Virginia saw Thornton Wilder's Our Town on Broadway. Check out a photo here!
With only three Broadway productions selling out last week, total grosses for the 29 shows was down about 7% from the previous week, settling in at $25,296,948. Total attendance was 226,267 …
SOURCE: Deadline at 3:08pm on September 24, 2024☆⚑
Kenny Leon, the creative force behind a new revival of "Our Town" on Broadway this fall, wasn't always a fan of Thornton Wilder's 1938 play. "There was no diversity in the town," the Tony-wi…
Take a closer look inside the sets of Our Town with scenic designer Beowulf Boritt! Hear more about his inspiration for the new revival of the beloved play as part of our fall preview here: …
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