Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive) has written a bitingly funny and unflinchingly honest new play about the hold our family has over us and the surprises we find when we unpack the past.
It’s 1962, just outside of D.C., and matriarch Phyllis (Jessica Lange) is supervising her teenage children, Carl (Jim Parsons) and Martha (Celia Keenan-Bolger), as they move into a new apartment. Phyllis has strong ideas about what her children need to do and be to succeed, and woe be the child who finds their own path. Bolstered by gin and cigarettes, the family endures — or survives — the changing world around them. Blending flares of imaginative theatricality, surreal farce, and deep tenderness, this beautiful roller coaster ride reveals timeless truths of love, family, and forgiveness.
Celia Keenan-Bolger, who previously graced the Second Stage Theater in productions like A Parallelogram and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, brought her award-winning talent to the cast of Mother Play. more...
Jessica Lange, an acclaimed actress who has achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, returned to Broadway in 2024 to play the hardheaded matriarch in Paula Vogel's play "Mother Play." more...
Jim Parsons, known for his award-winning role as Sheldon Cooper in *The Big Bang Theory*, showcased his versatile acting skills in the Off-Broadway revival of *A Man of No Importance*, earning a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for his performance. more...
Awards and Nominations
2024 Tony Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Jim Parsons was nominated but did not win.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Celia Keenan-Bolger was nominated but did not win.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Jessica Lange was nominated but did not win.
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