This is Our Youth Revival 2014
Opened: September 11, 2014Closing: January 04, 2015
This is Our Youth - 2014 - Broadway History , Info & More
James Earl Jones Theater (Broadway)
138 West 48th St. New York, NY
Kenneth Lonergan's comedy THIS IS OUR YOUTH is coming to Broadway for the first time, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro and starring Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Tavi Gevinson. THIS IS OUR YOUTH follows three wayward young people as they navigate 1982 New York, recreating their broken homes in both their dysfunctional friendships and their bungled attempts at finding love. THIS IS OUR YOUTH is a living snapshot of the moment when young people first find themselves on the threshold of adulthood-far more sophisticated than their parents realize, and far less effectual than they themselves can possibly imagine.
THIS IS OUR YOUTH reminds us why The New York Times calls Kenneth Lonergan "arguably the most important American playwright of the last 20 years," and why Slate calls him "the most potent dramatic voice of his generation."
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This Is Our Youth (2014)
8 / 10
Culkin is sensational as Dennis, a talkative schemer whose occasional stumbles in no way impede his innate sense of self-confidence. Cera is nearly as strong as Warren, a willfully quirky boy who collects action figures and vintage toasters and who endures Dennis' poetic rants of invective against him like a pound puppy who craves attention no matter what form it takes...At 18, Gevinson is closer to her character's age than her castmates--but she can seem less at ease on stage for reasons that have nothing to do with Jessica's natural discomfort hanging out in a strange apartment with a virtual stranger.
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8 / 10
The production is the latest transfer by Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater, and as staged by Anna D. Shapiro, it's typical of that celebrated troupe in its physicality combined with thoughtfulness...The play, which launched the careers of both Lonergan and Mark Ruffalo (the original Warren), now feels like a period piece; a shell of amber surrounds it. This may have to do with fine performances that nonetheless fail to connect. Culkin exudes energy but not the menace that makes Warren interesting; Cera raises blankness of expression almost to the level of art and Gevinson is simply out of her league on the Broadway stage.
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This is Our Youth FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of This is Our Youth have there been?
This is Our Youth has had 3 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1996, Off-Broadway which opened in 1998 and Broadway which opened in 2014.
What Tony Awards has This is Our Youth been nominated for?
This is Our Youth has been nominated for the following Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Play for Tulchin Bartner, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, John Johnson, Sue Wagner, Joey Parnes, Fred Adler, Catherine Adler, Jhett Tolentino, Joan Raffe, Daryl Roth, Heni Koenigsberg, The Araca Group, Sonia Friedman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Scott M. Delman, Ruth Hendel, The Shubert Organization, Roy Furman, Jon B. Platt, William Berlind, Roger Berlind, Eli Bush, and Scott Rudin.
What awards has This is Our Youth been nominated for?
This is Our Youth has been nominated for the Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play at the Drama League Awards for Kenneth Lonergan.
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