The New Group just celebrated its 20th Anniversary Season with a one-night-only benefit reading of Jonathan Marc Sherman's Things We Want, reuniting director Ethan Hawke with the complete original cast of the critically-acclaimed 2007 world premiere production at The New Group: Paul Dano, Peter Dinklage, Josh Hamilton and Zoe Kazan. This special event took place last night, January 5 at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center (TheAlice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street). BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special event below!
In Things We Want, three brothers reunite in their inherited childhood home. Forced to live together again as adults, they struggle to redefine themselves as they pursue the things they want in life. While facing their own personal obstacles, a drastic shift in dynamics occurs when a sexy young neighbor suddenly enters their lives. This dark comedy by
Jonathan Marc Sherman paints an insightful and bittersweet picture of the illusions people have about what makes them happy and what is within their power to change.
Things We Want enjoyed its world premiere in an extended engagement at
The New Group, as the first production of the company's 2007-2008 Season (October 22-December 23, with Opening Night on November 7, 2007). Directed by
Ethan Hawke, the original production featured
Paul Dano,
Peter Dinklage,
Josh Hamilton and
Zoe Kazan, who return to
The New Group in the company's 20th Anniversary Season for this one-night-only benefit reading on January 5, 2015.
The New Group opened its current 2014-2015 Season with
David Rabe's Sticks and Bones, a recent Critics' Pick by The New York Times and Time Out New York, directed by
Scott Elliott and featuring
Richard Chamberlain,
Nadia Gan,
Holly Hunter,
Morocco Omari,
Bill Pullman,
Ben Schnetzer and
Raviv Ullman, playing in a limited Off-Broadway engagement through December 14. Up next in the company's season is Joel Drake Johnson's Rasheeda Speaking, directed by
Cynthia Nixon and featuring
Tonya Pinkins and
Dianne Wiest, to be followed in Spring 2015 by the world premiere of The Spoils, a new play written by and featuring
Jesse Eisenberg, directed by
Scott Elliott.
The New Groupproductions take place at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street).
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
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Ethan Hawke and Jonathan Marc Sherman
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Josh Hamilton
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Paul Dano
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Zoe Kazan
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Zoe Kazan, Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke, Paul Dano, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Peter Dinklage
Zoe Kazan, Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke, Paul Dano, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Peter Dinklage
Scott Elliott, Zoe Kazan, Josh Hamilton, Ethan Hawke, Paul Dano, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Peter Dinklage and Adam Bernstein
Ethan Hawke
Autographed Theatre Poster for the One-Night-Only Reunion Reading of Jonathan Marc Sherman's 'Things We Want' to Benefit The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center on January 5, 2015 in New York City.
