"John Tiffany's stunning production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie - which stars Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto in career-defining performances - promises to be the most revealing revival of a cornerstone classic for many a year to come. Be prepared to have the breath knocked out of you." - Ben Brantley, The New York Times
Broadway's most unforgettable new production is Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie.
Amanda Wingfield (two-time Tony Award winner Cherry Jones) is a Southern belle past her prime, living with two grown children in a small apartment in St. Louis. Amanda dreams of a better life for her shy and crippled daughter Laura (two-time Tony Award nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger), and so she pushes her son, Tom (Zachary Quinto, Angels in America), to find a "gentleman caller" for the girl. However, the arrival of the gentleman caller (Brian J. Smith, The Columnist) sends shockwaves through the family and causes cracks to form in the delicate fantasies that have kept them going.
A beautiful play full of poetry & longing, The Glass Menagerie has triumphantly returned to Broadway in an groundbreaking & critically-acclaimed new production.
"(5 stars) Tennessee Williams' classic is given a superb Broadway revival in John Tiffany's brilliantly acted, striking production. This shattering and shimmering Glass Menagerie is a must-see." - Daily News
"A thrilling night in the theater. There's magic from start to finish. It's all an alchemy that must be experienced. It is, like the work itself, unforgettable." Associated Press
Memory floats on a giant plane of regret in American Repertory Theater's epic and intimate production of 'The Glass Menagerie,' trapped forever between a shimmering black sea and an endless void that even an infinite fire escape can't reach. Tennessee Williams' world of poetry and prose is presented gracefully, even wondrously, in this distinctive production - helmed by John Tiffany ('Once') and starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto - that no doubt will have Gotham's gentlemen and women coming to call, even if sometimes it's just awkward and disconnected.
As you can see both in director John Tiffany's beautiful Broadway revival that opened here Thursday night and in a smaller but equally insightful and yet more intense Chicago revival that was the highlight of last season, directors have finally realized that there is no shame in presenting explicit memory in the only medium that can fully serve it...Cherry Jones, one of the great American stage actors, understands that playing a character in a memory play does not mean work informed by the ephemeral. Her Amanda is a great, gutsy woman from a time lousy for her gender. In this fine performance, you discern that her attempts at survival and modest progress are laid low by her own awareness of life's fragility for women, such as her daughter, without visible means of support. Keenan-Bolger spends much of the two hours of stage traffic trying to find some small victories to overcome her own despair; it is another beautiful performance.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Play | John Tiffany |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Clive Goodwin |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music in a Play | Nico Muhly |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Zachary Quinto |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Cherry Jones |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | The Hewes Awards | Hewes Design Award | Bob Crowley |
2014 | Theatre World Awards | Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | John Tiffany |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Natasha Katz |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Cherry Jones |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Lou Spisto/Lucky VIII |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Will Trice |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | INFINITY Stages |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Scott M. Delman |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | JAM Theatricals |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Mauro Taylor |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Rebecca Gold |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Michael Palitz |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Charles E. Stone |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | GFour Productions |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | American Repertory Theater |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jerry Frankel |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | John N. Hart Jr. |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jeffrey Richards |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Bob Crowley |
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