The Play That Goes Wrong, the hilarious Tony Award-winning hit Broadway comedy, will make its Milwaukee debut at the Marcus Performing Arts Center on March 17-22, 2020 as part of the Johnson Financial Group Broadway at the Marcus Center and Broadway Across America-Milwaukee series. Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 13 at 10:00 am and can be purchased in person at 929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee, by phone at 414-273-7206, or online at MarcusCenter.org or Ticketmaster.com. Groups of 10 or more SAVE! and should call Group Sales at 414-273-7121 x210 or x213.
Co-written by
Mischief Theatre company members
Henry Lewis,
Jonathan Sayer and
Henry Shields,
The Play That Goes Wrong is a riotous comedy about the theatre. The play introduces The 'Cornley University
Drama Society' who are attempting to put on a 1920s' murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong...does, as the accident-prone thespians battle on against all odds to get to their final curtain call.
Entertainment Weekly calls
The Play That Goes Wrong "Hilarious! Non-stop pandemonium." The Huffington Post calls it "The funniest play Broadway has ever seen!" And the New York Post says it's "Broadway's funniest and longest-running play! Nothing is as fall down funny. GO."
The Broadway production of
The Play That Goes Wrong opened at the Lyceum Theatre on April 2, 2017 and by its closing on January 6, 2019 played 27 previews and 745 performances, making it the 2nd longest running show in the history of the Lyceum Theatre. Not yet done with New York,
The Play That Goes Wrong officially opened Off-Broadway on February 20, 2019 at New World Stages - Stage 4, where it continues delighting audiences.
The Play That Goes Wrong received a Tony Award® for Best Set Design, Broadway.com's Audience Choice Award for Best Play, and the Theater Fans Choice Award for Best Play.
Awarded the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, 2014 WhatsOnStage Best New Comedy and 2015 UK BroadwayWorld Best New Play Awards,
The Play That Goes Wrong is now in its fifth year in the West End and playing on six continents. The producers have avoided Antarctica for fear of a frosty reception.
It is a remarkable rags-to-riches story for a play which started its life at a London fringe venue with only four paying members of the public at the first performance, and has gone on to play to an audience of over 2 million people around the world.
Mischief Theatre, led by Artistic Director
Henry Lewis and Company Director
Jonathan Sayer, was founded in 2008 by a group of graduates of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and began as an improvised comedy group.
Mischief Theatre performs across the UK and internationally with improvised and original scripted work.
The Play That Goes Wrong tour is directed by
Matt DiCarlo with original Broadway direction by
Mark Bell, featuring set design by
Nigel Hook, lighting design by
Ric Mountjoy, sound design by
Andy Johnson and costume design by
Roberto Surace.
The Play That Goes Wrong is produced on Tour by
Kevin McCollum, J.J. Abrams,
Kenny Wax, Stage Presence Ltd.,
Catherine Schreiber,
Ken Davenport,
Double Gemini Productions / deRoy- Brunish,
Damian Arnold /
TC Beech, Greenleaf Productions / Bard-Roth,
Martian Entertainment /
Jack Lane /
John Yonover, and
Lucas McMahon.
For more information, visit
www.BroadwayGoesWrong.com or follow
The Play That Goes Wrong on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @BwayGoesWrong
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