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It's not language that defines you. It's your voice. That's the message of English- the Pulitzer Prize-winning play coming to Broadway via Roundabout Theatre Company. Written by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Knud Adams, the play arrives on Broadway, after its world premiere co-production with Atlantic Theater Company. once again directs this English is about the universal foibles of language and miscommunication.
The comedy unfolds in an Iranian classroom where adult English learners practice for their proficiency exam. As they leapfrog through a linguistic playground, their wildly different dreams, frustrations, and secrets come to light. Can they overcome the limits of language to discover what they really want to say?
English won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2023, beating out finalists On Sugarland by Aleshea Harris and The Far Country by Lloyd Suh.
The company features the entire cast from the off-Broadway premiere, including Tala Ashe, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Pooya Mohseni, Marjan Neshat, and Hadi Tabbal. All are making their Broadway debuts in the production.
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English: Pulitzer-Winning Play Translates Well on Broadway
8 / 10
English, I’m told, is one of the hardest languages to learn. We Americans tend to take it for granted, but with its erratic pronunciations, bizarre contractions and seemingly made-up words, not to mention all the slang, it must be incredibly difficult for foreigners to master our native tongue. And yet for so many people throughout the world, a working knowledge of English is currency to a career, a better life, and even freedom. That’s the backdrop for a group of ESL students studying English in Iran; and as you’d expect, most of them are struggling. Playwright Sanaz Toossi won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for English, a keenly understated work that speaks volumes about the immense impact language has on our culture and identity.
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10 / 10
If Toossi’s thoughtful and searching play has things to teach us—about character, culture, postcolonial identity—it does so through immersion. We first see Marjan’s classroom from the outside, through a window. But Marsha Ginsberg’s boxed set soon rotates to invite us inside; it keeps turning throughout the play to give us new angles, and Toossi does the same. Like any grammar, English has rules and structures that it carefully maintains, but enough exceptions and variations to provide character and texture. It unfolds fluently, but not glibly; its choices of word have purpose and care.
Video: Inside Opening Night of ENGLISH on Broadway
by Joey Mervis - January 30, 2025
by Joey Mervis - January 30, 2025
The best of Broadway gathered at the Todd Haimes Theatre to celebrate opening night of English-Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, directed by Knud Adams. Watch in this video as the whole company comes together to celebrate the special occasion and tells us all about the new play.
Photos: ENGLISH on Broadway Opening Night Red Carpet
by Bruce Glikas - January 24, 2025
by Bruce Glikas - January 24, 2025
Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, directed by Knud Adams, is officially open on Broadway at The Todd Haimes Theatre. Check out photos from the red carpet here!
Photos: ENGLISH Company Celebrates Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - January 24, 2025
by Bruce Glikas - January 24, 2025
The best of Broadway was on hand to celebrate opening night of Engilsh- Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, directed by Knud Adams. Check out photos of the cast and creative team before the curtain went up here.
Video: Scenes from ENGLISH on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - January 24, 2025
by Nicole Rosky - January 24, 2025
Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, directed by Knud Adams, is officially open at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Watch highlights from the show in this video!
Photos: First Look at ENGLISH on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - January 24, 2025
by Nicole Rosky - January 24, 2025
English has arrived on Broadway. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Knud Adams, is officially open at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Check out photos of the cast in action here.
Photos: ENGLISH Cast Takes Opening Night Bows
by Jennifer Broski - January 24, 2025
by Jennifer Broski - January 24, 2025
Roundabout Theatre Company just celebrated opening night of Pulitzer Prize-winning play English by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Knud Adams. Check out photos from the cast's opening night bows!
Review Roundup: Pulitzer Prize-Winning ENGLISH Opens On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2025
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2025
Roundabout Theatre Company's brings its production of Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, English, directed by Knud Adams, to Broadway! The show officially opens tonight at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Read the reviews!
Meet the Cast of ENGLISH, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - January 3, 2025
by Stephi Wild - January 3, 2025
Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Sanaz Toossi's English, directed by Knud Adams, is officially coming to Broadway, beginning previews tonight. Meet the cast of English here!
Character Breakdown: ENGLISH Cast Unpacks Their Roles
by Joey Mervis - December 28, 2024
by Joey Mervis - December 28, 2024
Roundabout Theatre Company's English is getting ready to begin previews on Broadway! Written by Sanaz Toossi, the new play arrives at the Todd Haimes Theatre directed by Knud Adams. Watch as the cast unpacks their roles!
Video: Meet the Broadway-Bound Cast of ENGLISH
by Joey Mervis - December 23, 2024
by Joey Mervis - December 23, 2024
The next play to hit Broadway is the Roundabout Theatre Company production of English, which will begin previews at the Todd Haimes Theatre on Friday, January 3, 2025. Watch as we hang with the whole cast and creative team in this video!
Up on the Marquee: ENGLISH
by Jennifer Broski - December 20, 2024
by Jennifer Broski - December 20, 2024
Roundabout Theatre Company is getting ready to bring Sanaz Toossi's English, directed by Knud Adams, to Broadway! Check out photos of the new marquee here.
Photos: In Rehearsal for ENGLISH On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - December 17, 2024
by A.A. Cristi - December 17, 2024
Go inside rehearsal for Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of English by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Knud Adams in new photos!
Photos: The Cast of ENGLISH on Broadway Meet the Press
by Bruce Glikas - December 9, 2024
by Bruce Glikas - December 9, 2024
Performances begin next month for Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play English. The cast of English recently met the press and BroadwayWorld was there. Check out photos here!
ENGLISH on Broadway to Feature Original Cast from Off-Broadway World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 26, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 26, 2024
Roundabout Theatre Company has revealed the complete cast for the upcoming Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play English by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Knud Adams. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
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