We Had a World Off-Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More
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131 West 55th St. (between 6th and 7th Avenues) New York, NY 10019
A dying woman calls her grandson and asks him to write a play about their family. “But I want you to promise me something,” she says. “Make it as bitter and vitriolic as possible." In this searing, funny and deeply personal play, the author of last season's Prayer for the French Republic recreates thirty years of family fights, monstrous behavior, enormous cruelty, and enduring love.
We Had a World - Off-Broadway Cast
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We Had a World: A Too Fractured Memory Play
7 / 10
For all its affectionately nostalgic, piquant details, however, the play never quite coheres dramatically. Its episodic, non-linear structure frequently proves confusing, and such tangents as an account of Renee’s solo trip to Paris when she was 35 feel like minor anecdotes barely explored. For every powerful moment— as when Ellen informs us that she had told her mother that if she ever drank in front of her grandson, she would never be able to see him again — there are more that feel like filler.
We Had A World Review
7 / 10
Too much of We Had A World is taken up with plaintive anecdotes and petty squabbles. Some of these are amusing. Some exhibit a refreshing self-awareness, such as the time when Josh in college was irrationally ranting against his mother for having bought him a mirror when she noticed the one in his dorm was broken. But the scenes play out over three decades (more in a hodgepodge than with a clear chronology), and start to feel not exactly redundant, but static.
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Photos: WE HAD A WORLD Celebrates Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - March 22, 2025
by Bruce Glikas - March 22, 2025
The world premiere of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman just celebrated its opening night at Manhattan Theatre Club. Check out photos from inside the big night here!
WE HAD A WORLD Extends for Two Weeks at Manhattan Theatre Club
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 20, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 20, 2025
The world premiere of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman has extended for the second time at Manhattan Theatre Club. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review Roundup: WE HAD A WORLD Starring Joanna Gleason and Andrew Barth Feldman
by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2025
by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2025
The world premiere production of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman, opens tonight. Read the reviews!
Video: Watch Andrew Barth Feldman & Joanna Gleason in WE HAD A WORLD
by Michael Major - March 19, 2025
by Michael Major - March 19, 2025
Watch a first look at Off-Broadway's We Had A World, starring Joanna Gleason, Andrew Barth Feldman, and Jeanine Serralles. See the new video, offering a look inside the new production, now running through April 27.
WE HAD A WORLD Performance Halted After Actor Falls Ill
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2025
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2025
A recent performance of Manhattan Theatre Club's We Had A World, currently running Off-Broadway at NY City Center Stage II, was halted after performer Jeanine Serralles fell ill during the show.
Photos: Andrew Barth Feldman and Joanna Gleason in WE HAD A WORLD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 5, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 5, 2025
Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the world premiere of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon, starring Andrew Barth Feldman and Joanna Gleason. See photos of the production here!
WE HAD A WORLD Starring Andrew Barth Feldman, Joanna Gleason and Jeanine Serralles Extends
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 25, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 25, 2025
The world premiere production of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman, has extended for an additional two weeks at NY City Center Stage II. Learn more!
Video: In Rehearsals for WE HAD A WORLD with Andrew Barth Feldman, Joanna Gleason and Jeanine Serralles
by Joey Mervis - February 8, 2025
by Joey Mervis - February 8, 2025
Rehearsals are officially underway for the world premiere production of Joshua Harmon's We Had A World at Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by Trip Cullman. Watch in this video as Andrew Barth Feldman, Joanna Gleason and Jeanine Serralles to chat about what the new play is all about.
Photos: WE HAD A WORLD's Gleason, Feldman & Serralles Meet the Press
by Bruce Glikas - February 4, 2025
by Bruce Glikas - February 4, 2025
The world premiere production of We Had A World at Manhattan Theatre Club will begin performances this month. See photos of the cast meeting the press!
WE HAD A WORLD Starring Joanna Gleason and Andrew Barth Feldman Tickets On Sale Now
by A.A. Cristi - December 9, 2024
by A.A. Cristi - December 9, 2024
Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere production of We Had A World at Manhattan Theatre Club, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon (Prayer for the French Republic at MTC), directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman (Choir Boy and Murder Ballad at MTC, Lobby Hero, Six Degrees of Separation).
Joanna Gleason and Jeanine Serralles to Star in WE HAD A WORLD at MTC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 10, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 10, 2024
Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the initial cast and the venue for the world premiere of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon. See who is starring and learn more about the production!
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