Burn This - 2019 Broadway History , Info & More
Hudson Theatre (Broadway)
141 W. 44th St. New York, NY
Academy Award nominee Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman, Star Wars, "Girls") and Golden Globe winner Keri Russell ("The Americans," Waitress, "Felicity") star in the acclaimed drama by Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson.
When a mysterious death brings together two unlikely strangers, their explosive connection sparks a chemistry too fiery to ignore. Directed by Tony winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), and co-starring Tony nominees David Furr and Brandon Uranowitz, BURN THIS is a smoldering story of love and raw attraction by one of the most vital playwrights of the modern era.
Burn This - 2019 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Burn This
BWW Review: Adam Driver and Keri Russell Star in Lanford Wilson's Drama of Sex and Grieving, BURN THIS
8 / 10
Director Michael Mayer's generally well-acted production begins with an impressive visual, set designer Derek McLane's striking depiction of a downtown Manhattan loft apartment in what was once an industrial building, featuring square footage for days, tall windows offering a sweet view of the city and warmth provided by a parade of steam radiators lining a wall. Kerri Russell gives a fine, thoughtful performance as Anna, a dancer and aspiring choreographer who has just lost her best friend and artistic collaborator, Robbie, when he and his boyfriend perished in a boating accident. Anna and Robbie shared the loft with former dancer turned Madison Avenue wonk Larry. The funeral made it clear to them that most of Robbie's family was unaware of his sexual orientation, treating Anna as his girlfriend.
Burn This review – Adam Driver ignites patchy Broadway revival
6 / 10
As Pale and Anna, Driver and Russell seem mismatched, mostly because he's a Juilliard-trained stage animal and she's a first-rate television actress, versed in small-screen physicality and nuance. He's reaching for the fly space and she's working in closeup, a problem exacerbated by the play, which seems fascinated by Pale and includes several scenes where Anna mostly just listens and reacts. Actually a few of her scenes with Burton (a character who makes perilously little sense) are like this, too. It's only with Larry that she gets anything like equal billing, so Russell mostly disappears, though she does somehow make 80s mom jeans look impossibly chic.
Burn This History
Other Productions of Burn This
| 1987 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1987 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 2002 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2019 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
Burn This - 2019 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brandon Uranowitz |
| 2019 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Adam Driver |
| 2019 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Burn This |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Brandon Uranowitz |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Adam Driver |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Burn This |
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