Hand to God - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Booth Theatre (Broadway)
222 West 45th St. New York, NY
The hilarious and provocative Hand to God centers on shy, inquisitive student Jason, who finds an outlet for his burgeoning creativity at the Christian Puppet Ministry in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet small town of Cypress, Texas. Jason's complicated relationships with the town pastor, the school bully, the girl next door and-most especially-his mother are thrown into further upheaval when Jason's hand puppet Tyrone-once soft-spoken-takes on a shocking and dangerously irreverent personality all its own. As Tyrone's influence over Jason steadily grows, Hand to God explores the startlingly fragile nature of faith, morality, and the ties that bind us.
Hand to God will feature the complete cast of the hit 2014 MCC Theater production: Steven Boyer as Jason/Tyrone; Geneva Carr, in her Broadway debut, as Margery; Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch as Pastor Greg; Sarah Stiles as Jessica; and Michael Oberholtzer, in his Broadway debut, as Timmy. Boyer reprises the role for which he has been honored with an Obie Award, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play, the Actors' Equity Association Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and a citation from the Drama League for Distinguished Performance, among other awards.
Hand to God - 2015 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Hand to God
Hand to God
10 / 10
Praise be to the angels behind it: Hand to God has made it to Broadway. No need for heavenly choir music, though, because the reception the play deserves is the one it gets nightly at the Booth: roars of gleeful laughter. Some have wondered whether Robert Askins's outrageous dark comedy-about a sweet Christian teen, Jason (Steven Boyer), and his demonic puppet, Tyrone-would work as well in a larger venue as in its two hit Off Broadway runs. The answer is a resounding, full-throated yes. The freshest and funniest Broadway comedy in years, Hand to God is to plays as The Book of Mormon is to musicals: a welcome breath of foul air.
‘Hand to God’ Theater Review: Humans Are Here Simply to Service Their Puppets
7 / 10
Since Askins possesses such a warped sense of humor, he'll probably take this as a compliment, but by far the most interesting characters in 'Hand to God' are the puppets, not the humans. Except for Timothy, they aren't that vivid, although Stiles is outrageously droll when it comes to having her hand puppet Jolene service Tyrone...'Hand to God' is a good night in the theater, but it does not offer the consistently inspired insanity of Christopher Durang's 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,' wherein all the characters rivet us with their individual madness. The big difference, of course, is that Durang is a veteran and Askins, at age 34, is making his Broadway debut. The theater of the absurd (or the ridiculous, the bizarre, or whatever it's being called today) is in good hands, and the mantle has been passed to very capable hands.
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Hand to God History
Other Productions of Hand to God
| 2014 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2016 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
Hand to God - 2015 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Robert Askins |
| 2015 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Award | Geneva Carr |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Moritz von Stuelpnagel |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Steven Boyer |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Sarah Stiles |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Geneva Carr |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Mariano V. Tolentino Jr. |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | MCC Theater |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Ensemble Studio Theatre |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jam Theatricals |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Ayal Miodovnik |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Lily Fan |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Timothy Laczynski |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jhett Tolentino |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Joan Raffe |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | DeSimone/Winkler |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | LAMS Productions |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Stephanie Kramer |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Morris Berchard |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | CMC |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Broadway Global Ventures |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Kevin McCollum |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Robert Askins |
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