A timely and gripping Broadway premiere from Tony Award® nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain’t Too Proud, Pipeline). In 2008 Detroit, a small automotive factory is on the brink of foreclosure, and a tight knit family of workers hangs in the balance. With uncertainty everywhere, the line between blue collar and white collar becomes blurred, and this working family must reckon with their personal loyalties, their instincts for survival and their ultimate hopes for humanity. The New York Times gives this astonishing work a Critic’s Pick and cheers, “A very fine new play… warm-blooded, astute, deeply moral and deeply American.” And The Amsterdam News hails it as “a prime example of how theatre imitates life… intense, touching and funny.” Directing is MTC’s Tony-winning Artistic Advisor Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Lackawanna Blues, August Wilson’s Jitney).
If some of the grit has been lost in Skeleton Crew's refurbished Broadway form, which also includes flashy video effects, Morisseau's play remains firmly based in the lives and evocative language of its characters, whom Santiago-Hudson treats with the respect they deserve. They're flawed but decent people, driven by forces that may or may not be beyond their control.
The script, full of dialogue that is both streetwise and lyrical, is unchanged from the original Off-Broadway production six years ago. The play still unfolds as an increasingly revealing portrait of four decent if flawed people depicted with humor and affection. The director, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, who also helmed the original, has gotten largely effective performances out of a new ensemble cast
2022 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Brandon J. Dirden |
2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Phylicia Rashad |
2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Joshua Boone |
2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Skeleton Crew |
2022 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Awards | Phylicia Rashad |
2022 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Skeleton Crew |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brandon J. Dirden |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Chanté Adams |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Phylicia Rashad |
2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Skeleton Crew |
2022 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Phylicia Rashad |
2022 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Skeleton Crew |
2022 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Michael Carnahan |
2022 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Nicholas Hussong |
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