"John Tiffany's stunning production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie - which stars Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto in career-defining performances - promises to be the most revealing revival of a cornerstone classic for many a year to come. Be prepared to have the breath knocked out of you." - Ben Brantley, The New York Times
Broadway's most unforgettable new production is Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie.
Amanda Wingfield (two-time Tony Award winner Cherry Jones) is a Southern belle past her prime, living with two grown children in a small apartment in St. Louis. Amanda dreams of a better life for her shy and crippled daughter Laura (two-time Tony Award nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger), and so she pushes her son, Tom (Zachary Quinto, Angels in America), to find a "gentleman caller" for the girl. However, the arrival of the gentleman caller (Brian J. Smith, The Columnist) sends shockwaves through the family and causes cracks to form in the delicate fantasies that have kept them going.
A beautiful play full of poetry & longing, The Glass Menagerie has triumphantly returned to Broadway in an groundbreaking & critically-acclaimed new production.
"(5 stars) Tennessee Williams' classic is given a superb Broadway revival in John Tiffany's brilliantly acted, striking production. This shattering and shimmering Glass Menagerie is a must-see." - Daily News
"A thrilling night in the theater. There's magic from start to finish. It's all an alchemy that must be experienced. It is, like the work itself, unforgettable." Associated Press
Must every high-profile revival of Tennessee Williams' 1944 breakout drama 'The Glass Menagerie' be marred by an obtrusive and frustrating directorial concept or design scheme? True, John Tiffany's graceful production is a vast improvement over the 2005 Broadway production and the 2010 Off-Broadway staging. But the excellent four-member cast -Cherry Jones (Amanda), Zachary Quinto (Tom), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Laura) and Brian J. Smith (Gentleman Caller) - is forced to compete against Bob Crowley's chic but inappropriate set design, Natasha Diaz's harsh lighting and Nico Muhly's creepy, synthetic-sounding original music...But aside from these distractions, the acting is absolutely superb. Jones convincingly balances Amanda's brave ferocity and kooky excesses. Keenan-Bolger exquisitely captures Laura's sad, frail beauty. Even if Quinto comes off too casual and contemporary, he imbues Tom with a dreamy lyricism that contrasts with the clean-cut overachiever that is Smith's Gentleman Caller.
After a string of mediocre Tennessee Williams revivals in recent Broadway seasons, theatergoers might be forgiven for becoming jaded about this leading 20th century American dramatist's unparalleled gift for soaring poetry tethered to penetrating emotional truth. It's difficult to imagine a more potent remedy for that fatigue than John Tiffany's transfixing production of The Glass Menagerie, which accesses the extraordinary intimacy of this landmark 1944 play in ways that give the impression you're seeing it for the first time. A performance of towering complexity from Cherry Jonesis flanked by equally illuminating work from her three co-stars, making this essential theater.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Play | John Tiffany |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Clive Goodwin |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music in a Play | Nico Muhly |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Zachary Quinto |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Cherry Jones |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | The Hewes Awards | Hewes Design Award | Bob Crowley |
2014 | Theatre World Awards | Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | John Tiffany |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Natasha Katz |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Cherry Jones |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Lou Spisto/Lucky VIII |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Will Trice |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | INFINITY Stages |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Scott M. Delman |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | JAM Theatricals |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Mauro Taylor |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Rebecca Gold |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Michael Palitz |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Charles E. Stone |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | GFour Productions |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | American Repertory Theater |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jerry Frankel |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | John N. Hart Jr. |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jeffrey Richards |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Bob Crowley |
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