Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan's THE GREAT SOCIETY, starring Brian Cox (a?oeSuccessiona??) as LBJ, directed by Bill Rauch, will play its final performance,…
BroadwayWorld is checking in with the cast to uncover some little known facts about the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Ty Jones gives us a lesson on Reverend Ralph Abern…
Week after week, and with more 6,500 ballots now counted for the 'Great Society Primary' at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, theatergoers of The Great Society continue to choos…
It takes a cast of 19 to bring the epic story of LBJ to life eight times a week at the Vivian Beaumont theatre. Led by the great stage and screen actor Brian Cox, the company of Rob…
"The Great Society," the second installment of playwright Robert Schenkkan's biographical account of the years Lyndon B. Johnson spent as president in the White House, is less a drama and mo…
With over 6,000 ballots now counted for the 'Great Society Primary' at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, theatergoers of The Great Society continue to vote for Senator Elizabeth…
Thomas brings to life the conscience and energy of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey in Robert Schenkkan's latest exploration of the earth-shaking events of the presidency of Lyndon B. Johns…
Those who remember him as TV's John-Boy Walton are often shocked to find that Richard Thomas is a lifelong Manhattanite. "It confuses people all the time," says Thomas, 68, who spent most of…
Robert Schenkkan's THE GREAT SOCIETY, starring Brian Cox (a?oeSuccessiona??) as LBJ, directed by Bill Rauch, is partnering with Broadway For All through its initiative ACCESS FOR ALL.
Corine talks about THE GREAT SOCIETY playing at Lincoln Center Theater. It's a poignant, powerful play. Did Corine like it? Listen to her podcast. The post THE GREAT SOCIETY. appeared first …
Grantham Coleman in The Great Society (Photo: Evan Zimmermann for MurphyMade) Grantham Coleman is currently doing something he never thought he'd do; playing Martin Luther King Jr. alongsi…
Grantham Coleman stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about The Great Society and more with Paul Wontorek.
The three-time Tony nominee reflects on his favorite stage performances including those given on Broadway, on tour, and in Las Vegas.
With nearly 6,000 ballots now counted for the 'Great Society Primary' at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Centera?"including from special guest Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12…
From the creative team behind the Tony-winning Best Play, All The Way, comes a thrilling new play about the LBJ legacy: The Great Society. 17 actors. Over 50 characters. One epic political d…
The production is too big. Too loud. Too academic. With little emotion. Or humor. It becomes a play about exits and entrances between the avalanche of details and facts.
 Just the facts, Ma'am. Just the facts. A misquoted phrase from the 1950's TV show Dragnet that swept the nation, is unfortunately what playwright Robert Schenkkan delivers in hi…
"All the Way" by Robert Schenkkan dealt with Lyndon Johnson's efforts to influence the 88th U.S. congress to vote in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It first appeared in 2012 at the Oregon Sha…
"The great society" was LBJ's campaign slogan; so what is the Broadway play about in slogan form?
Brian Cox had no intention of tackling a meaty character like Lyndon Baines Johnson in Robert Schenkkan's "The Great Society." He'd moved away from big theater roles to focus on parts in mov…
By: David Sheward October 10, 2019: Robert Schenkkan provided a brilliant example of political theater with his Tony winning All the Way which played Broadway in 2014 after premiering a…
The play is too overstuffed and too easily distracted to say anything profound or potent about its subject matter. The post Review: As Anatomy of a Presidency, <em>The Great Society<…
With nearly 5,000 ballots now counted for the 'Great Society Primary' at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on Broadway, theatergoers of The Great Society continue to broaden the lead for Senator E…
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