Elegant in its simplicity yet limitless in its scope, Long Day's Journey Into Night is the tale of an ordinary summer's day with extraordinary consequences. Drawing so heavily from the author's personal history that it could only be produced posthumously, the story of the Tyrone family and their battle to unearth-and conceal-a lifetime of secrets continues to reveal itself to audiences as one of the most profound and powerful plays ever brought to the stage.
Two-time Academy Award winner and three-time Emmy Award winner Jessica Lange will play "Mary Tyrone," following her critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-nominated performance in the role on the West End in 2000.
Golden Globe winner and Tony Award nominee Gabriel Byrne will play "James Tyrone."
Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr. will play "Edmond Tyrone."
As the morphine-addicted Mary Tyrone in the latest Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's bitter masterwork, Long Days Journey Into Night, Jessica Lange brings stunning colors to the role of a woman clawing her way through fog. You can't take your eyes off her; it's a mesmeric performance...Lange's Mary is a desperate fighter, defensive and manipulative...By turns, she is loving, wistful, lonely, proud, vicious and confused -- but above all, she is an addict...Gabriel Byrne plays her husband, James, with striking weariness and restraint...As their dissolute oldest son, Jamie, the riveting Michael Shannon infuses his climactic drunk scene with acrid dark humor and reluctant, wounded tenderness toward his consumptive younger brother, Edmund (a willfully sincere John Gallagher Jr.).
The acting company isn't perfect. Gallagher is a bit too modern, and the mostly very good Shannon, known for his offbeat characters, is occasionally an awkward fit for Jamie. (Colby Minifie is amusing as the family's uninhibited maid.) Byrne, though, makes a rich, authoritative, compelling James, an ideal companion for Lange's ethereal, haunted Mary. With her good looks, Lange lets us simultaneously see the lonely, broken woman Mary is and the vivacious beauty she was as a young, convent-educated girl who attracted James Tyrone, already a famous actor.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | John Gallagher, Jr. |
2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Play | Jessica Lange |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Jessica Lange |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Michael Shannon |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Long Day's Journey Into Night |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jessica Lange |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Michael Shannon |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Eugene O'Neill |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Gabriel Byrne |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Jessica Lange |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Michael Shannon |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Natasha Katz |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or off-Broadway) | Long Day's Journey Into Night |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Jane Greenwood |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Jonathan Kent |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Natasha Katz |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Michael Shannon |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Gabriel Byrne |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Jessica Lange |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Long Day's Journey Into Night |
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