Corruption 2024
Run Time:
2 hours and 50 minutes including one 15 minute intermissions
Opened: March 11, 20242 hours and 50 minutes including one 15 minute intermissions
Closing: April 14, 2024
Corruption - 2024 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023
Based on the book Dial M for Murdoch: News Corporation and The Corruption of Britain by Tom Watson and Martin Hickman, CORRUPTION tells the story behind the story of the phone hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in 2011, stunning the world and upending British politics. When Parliament member Tom Watson is maliciously smeared by the newspapers of Murdoch’s News International, he decides to fight back - taking on its larger-than-life leader Rebekah Brooks. But what he uncovers is far more insidious than he ever imagined. As Watson and a small band of journalists, lawyers, and politicians struggle to expose the endemic criminality at the heart of this media monolith, they risk their careers and, at times, their very lives. Epic in scope and often startlingly funny, CORRUPTION tells a true-life David and Goliath story of ordinary men and women trying to find a way to save their democracy before it’s too late.
Corruption - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Corruption
‘Corruption’ Review: Onstage, a Scandal’s Human Drama Is Muffled
4 / 10
As a news story evolving in real time, the scandal made for jaw-dropping reading. As a play, though, “Corruption” is uncompelling — counterintuitively so, given the inherent drama: the crimes, the coverup, the comeuppance (or not), the clashes of personality. Also the stakes, which include the well-being of a democracy in which one culture-shaping media magnate holds too much sway.
Review: New Drama About the Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal
6 / 10
Ensemble-wise, it’s a deep bench, with polished turns from Seth Numrich as an oily James Murdoch and Dylan Baker as a flinty lawyer, both doing the banality-of-evil soft shoe quite nimbly. But the hero of the day—in character and out—is Toby Stephens, who seems to be having fun as he carries this long and busy chronicle on his shoulders. Naturally charming and energetic, with inexhaustible Everylad comic appeal, Stephens uses considerable technique and charisma (he’s a London stage fixture) to fine effect, tossing off Rogers’s overstuffed dialogue and stilted diatribes with style, finding the humor and heart at every turn. Even if Corruption is a mixed bag, the real-life Watson must be pleased that after years of getting slagged off in the press, an admiring playwright prints the last word.
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Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of CORRUPTION at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 13, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 13, 2024
Check out photos from opening night of Corruption at Lincoln Center Theater!
Review Roundup: CORRUPTION Opens At Lincoln Center Theater
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2024
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2024
Lincoln Center Theater presents CORRUPTION a new play by J.T. Rogers, directed by Bartlett Sher. The production officially opened at the Mitzi E. Newhouse tonight! Read the reviews!
Video: Get a First Look at CORRUPTION at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 11, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 11, 2024
Get a first look at footage of Lincoln Center Theater's Corruption! Learn about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Get a First Look at John Behlmann, Saffron Burrows & More in CORRUPTION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 6, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 6, 2024
Get a first look at photos of Corruption at Lincoln Center Theater! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Lincoln Center Theater's CORRUPTION to Offer $39 Tickets as Part of Digital Lottery
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2024
Lincoln Center Theater is launching an online ticket lottery for its production of CORRUPTION. Learn about ticket costs and more about the production here.
Go Behind the Scenes of Bartlett Sher-Directed CORRUPTION at Works & Process
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2024
Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents Lincoln Center Theater: Corruption by J.T. Rogers, Directed by Bartlett Sher. Go behind the scenes of this new play about the international phone hacking scandal.
Photos: See John Behlmann, Saffron Burrows & More in Rehearsals for CORRUPTION at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2024
Check out rehearsal photos for Corruption at Lincoln Center Theater!
Corruption FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Does Corruption Off-Broadway have a daily lottery?
Digital Lottery:
Price: $39
Where: http://LCTlottery.com
When: The lottery will open at 12 AM on the day before the performance closing at 3 PM the day before the performance.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Winners will be chosen at random at 10:00am and at 3:00pm the day before the performance.
Corruption History
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Corruption - 2024 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Projection Design | 59 Productions |
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