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!
'We don't associate Jones with comedy, but he displays the lightest touch here (unlike the sodden Lionel Barrymore in the film). Has the word 'pixilated' ever been used to describe a basso profondo? Jones at times gives the impression of a two-ton hummingbird, and he appears to float whenever he opens his mouth... The great character actors of Hollywood's golden age have nothing over these legit troupers, well known to New York audiences, and that includes the always rollicking Kristine Nielsen, Annaleigh Ashford, Reg Rogers, and Julie Halston, who chews every step as she crawls up designer David Rockwell's magnificent staircase.
Masterful the blueprint may be, but a weak ensemble and tin-eared direction can screw it up. But this revival (the first in more than 30 years) is stuffed with the city's finest comic talents. Besides the aforementioned pros, marvelous Reg Rogers lopes around the periphery as a raffish Russian dance teacher, while Julie Halston stops the show as a dipsomaniacal stage hack Penny brings home. Scott Ellis conducts the escalating craziness with style and grace on David Rockwell's perfectly cluttered, eclectic living-room set. The Sycamores will welcome literally anyone into the family: It's hard to resist running away to join their circus.
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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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