AT LAST, THE BROADWAY COMEDY WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, one of the most popular comedies in America is back-with a hilarious ensemble cast ready to light up Broadway.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning, uproarious family affair is led by the legendary James Earl Jones, and features an outrageous cast of 20, including Golden Globe nominee Rose Byrne (Neighbors, Bridesmaids), Tony Award nominee Kristine Nielsen (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike), Tony Award nominee Annaleigh Ashford (Kinky Boots, Masters of Sex) and Tony Award winner Elizabeth Ashley.
Long before "Modern Family," there was the Sycamore family. Now playing at the Longacre Theatre, you can join this madcap clan as they live, love and laugh in an evening sure to end up with fireworks. Don't let them light the fuse without you!
You wouldn't, of course, expect nonstop cartoon looniness to reign for the full 2 ½ hours of this three-act comedy; the tension in the plot is the 'surprise' visit to the Sycamores by the stodgy, patrician Kirbys, parents of ardent Tony (Fran Kranz), who wants to marry the Sycamores' 'normal' daughter, Alice (Rose Byrne). But the embrace by the Sycamores of their quirky individualism feels less than total. That seems especially true for Jones, who, in the guise of the family patriarch, proves a genial rather than compelling presence. When he expounds on his character's peculiar philosophy - why, for example, Grandpa Martin doesn't pay taxes - it isn't with the kind of conviction that helps us understand, or giggle at, the sort of quaint contrarian he is meant to be. Lovers of vintage screwball comedy - a kind of lightweight cousin of absurdism - will dig its splashy return to Broadway. Others will have to wait for a more convincing resuscitation of the genre.
Like many great comedies, this play tickles the funny bone and touches the heart. One very sweet scene is a hug between Alice and her dad (Mark Linn-Baker). He dabbles in fireworks and lights a bright red sparkler that mirrors her head-over-heels feelings for Tony. It's a beautiful moment. When it comes to the memory of it, you can take it with you.
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2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Annaleigh Ashford |
2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Julie Halston |
2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Annaleigh Ashford |
2015 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Scott Ellis |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Annaleigh Ashford |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Julie Halston |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | You Can't Take it with You |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Jane Greenwood |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Scott Ellis |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Annaleigh Ashford |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Larry Magid |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | You Can't Take it with You |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Sydney Beers |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Julia C. Levy |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Harold Wolpert |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Todd Haimes |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Roundabout Theatre Company |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Will Trice |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jessica Genick |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Venuworks Theatricals |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | SunnySpot Productions |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Spisto & Kierstead |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Gabrielle Palitz |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Laruffa & Hinderliter |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Rebecca Gold |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Caiola Productions |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jane Bergere |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Terry Schnuck |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Daryl Roth |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Gutterman & Winkler |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Dominion Pictures |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | JAM Theatricals |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jerry Frankel |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jeffrey Richards |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | David Rockwell |
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