Good People 2011
Opened: March 3, 2011Closing: May 29, 2011
Good People - 2011 - Broadway History , Info & More
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
Together, playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and MTC have brought four outstanding new plays to the New York stage. Their most recent collaboration, RABBIT HOLE, earned Lindsay-Abaire the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Now, he returns to MTC, along with RABBIT HOLE director and Tony Award® winner Daniel Sullivan, to premiere his newest work, the timely and powerful GOOD PEOPLE.
Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo… where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills… and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old fling who has made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what little she has left to find out.
With his signature humorous glow, Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with having next to nothing in America.
Good People - 2011 - Broadway Cast
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The Bad Choices of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People
8 / 10
It’s a given that we don’t talk about class in this country, so it’s hardly surprising that we don’t see a lot of plays about it. (We don’t see many plays, period, but that’s a different, if related, matter.) David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People — the latest in his Rabbit Hole realism phase — isn’t exactly an Odetsian war cry. But simply by broaching the subject of haves and have-nots, it will make a stir: Prepare for overpraise for “bravery” and abuse for not going further, for ending on a note perilously close to magical complacency. Whatever. Good People is a fine, small, heartfelt work that shadowboxes with social darkness in a safely lit room, floating on a vast sea of unsaid things.
Good People
9 / 10
In the current economy of scaled-back American dreams, when the role of class is too often dismissed, Good People has a quality rarely seen on Broadway: It seems necessary.
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Good People FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Good People have there been?
Good People has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 2011 and West End which opened in 2014.
What Tony Awards has Good People been nominated for?
Best Play and , .
What awards has Good People been nominated for?
Good People has received several nominations for prestigious awards. It was nominated for Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, it was nominated for Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards, with the nomination going to David Lindsay-Abaire. The play also received a nomination for Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, with the nomination going to Daniel Sullivan. Finally, Good People was nominated for Outstanding New Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
What awards has Good People won?
Good People has won several awards in the Broadway industry. It received the Best Play award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, it won the Outstanding Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for David Lindsay-Abaire. The show also received the Outstanding Director of a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Daniel Sullivan. Lastly, Good People was recognized with the Outstanding New Broadway Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
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