Fences Revival 2010 - Articles Page 1.8
Run Time:
2 hours and 25 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: April 26, 20102 hours and 25 minutes, with one intermission
Closing: July 11, 2010
Fences - 2010 - Broadway History , Info & More
James Earl Jones Theater (Broadway)
138 West 48th St. New York, NY
Two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington returns to Broadway, alongside Academy Award nominee and Tony Award® winner Viola Davis, in August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. This strictly limited 13-week engagement begins April 14th at the Cort Theatre. Both a monumental drama and an intimate family portrait, Fences tells the story of Troy Maxson, a man torn between the glory of his past and the uncertainty of his future. Emboldened by pride and embittered by sacrifice, Troy is determined to make life better for future generations, even as he struggles to embrace the dreams of his own son.
Fences - 2010 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Fences
Denzel Washington hits it out of park in 'Fences'
8 / 10
Despite its 1987 Pulitzer Prize and its Tony Award, 'Fences' always was a glorious mess of a drama. As the second of what became August Wilson's monumental 10-play journey through African-American life in the 20th century, the early work is more plotted, structurally clumsy and melodramatic than the rest of the cycle. And that's the last negative observation you'll read in this space. 'Fences' has been magnificently revived - in all its messy glory - by director Kenny Leon with a splendid ensemble topped, but not dwarfed, by Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.
It’s No More Mr. Nice Guy for This Everyman
8 / 10
But Troy’s interactions with Rose are what give “Fences” its moments of genuine glory. Ms. Davis, who won a Tony for her performance in Wilson’s “King Hedley II,” may well pick up another for her work here. Her face is a poignant paradox, both bone-tired and suffused with sensual radiance. Rose has resigned herself to her life in a way Troy cannot, but that doesn’t mean there’s not passionate yearning within. What Troy rants about, Rose keeps to herself, and Ms. Davis draws extraordinary power from that reticence; you never feel that Rose is any less deep than her husband. You can sense, so palpably that it hurts, why Troy and Rose were meant to be together, and when it looked as if the marriage might be going south at the performance I attended, you could hear horrified gasps in the audience. Mr. Washington and Ms. Davis prove that lovers don’t have to be as young and star-crossed as Romeo and Juliet to generate shiver-making heat and pathos.
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Fences FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Fences have there been?
Fences has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1987 and Broadway which opened in 2010.
What Tony Awards has Fences been nominated for?
Best Costume Design of a Play for Constanza Romero, Best Costume Design of a Play for Constanza Romero, Best Direction of a Play for Kenny Leon, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Branford Marsalis, Best Revival of a Play for Carole Shorenstein Hays, Best Revival of a Play for Scott RudinBest Scenic Design of a Play for Santo Loquasto and Best Sound Design of a Play for Acme Sound Partners.
What Tony Awards has Fences won?
Best Costume Design of a Play for Constanza Romero, Best Costume Design of a Play for Constanza Romero, Best Direction of a Play for Kenny Leon, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Branford Marsalis, Best Revival of a Play for Carole Shorenstein Hays, Best Revival of a Play for Scott Rudin, Best Scenic Design of a Play for Santo Loquasto, Best Sound Design of a Play for Acme Sound Partners, .
What awards has Fences been nominated for?
Fences has been nominated for several awards. These include Outstanding Music in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Branford Marsalis, Outstanding Revival of a Play (tie) (Drama Desk Awards) for Fences, Outstanding Revival of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards), and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Chris Chalk.
What awards has Fences won?
Fences has won several awards, including the Outstanding Music in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Branford Marsalis, Outstanding Revival of a Play (tie) (Drama Desk Awards) for Fences, Outstanding Revival of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards), and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Chris Chalk.
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