Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Tony Award winner David Lindsay-Abaire, whose acclaimed works include Rabbit Hole, Kimberly Akimbo, Good People, and Shrek the Musical, joins us to discuss his latest play, The Balusters.
Video: Watch a Scene from THE BALUSTERS on Broadway
The Balusters stars Anika Noni Rose, Richard Thomas, Margaret Colin, Marylouise Burke and more.
By: Nicole Rosky
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Balusters has extended for an additional two weeks and will now run through Sunday, June 7 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
The new play is written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Kenny Leon. The production recently received two Drama League Award nominations, including Outstanding Production of a Play and the Distinguished Performance Award for Marylouise Burke, as well as an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding New Broadway Play.
The cast includes Marylouise Burke as Penny Buell; Kayli Carter as Willow Gibbons; Ricardo Chavira as Isaac Rosario; Carl Clemons-Hopkins as Brooks Duncan; Margaret Colin as Ruth Ackerman; Michael Esper as Alan Kirby; Maria-Christina Oliveras as Luz Baccay; Anika Noni Rose as Kyra Marshall; Richard Thomas as Elliott Emerson; and Jeena Yi as Melissa Han.
The Balusters centers on the Vernon Point Neighborhood Association, where disputes over details such as porch railings and trash can protocol escalate into larger conflicts. Tensions rise when a newcomer proposes installing a stop sign on one of the neighborhood’s streets, setting off a broader clash among residents.
Watch a scene froom the new play in this video!
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The Balusters on Broadway: Community, Control, and the Cost of Change
In this episode of Half Hour, we discuss the Broadway production of The Balusters, now playing at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Kenny Leon, the play centers on a neighborhood association navigating questions of safety, preservation, and community identity.
#97 - Maria-Christina Oliveras
Maria-Christina Oliveras is currently starring on Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club’s The Balusters at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. A versatile performer and Drama Desk nominee, her theater credits include Between Riverside and Crazy, Amélie, Machinal, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Hadestown, Cymbeline, Here Lies Love, and more.
#156 - Maria Christina-Oliveras - The Balusters
Maria Christina-Oliveras joins us on the heels of the success of The Balusters. MC does a deep dive on the show and her role of Luz as well as the journey in unpacking the truth in the humor of David Lindsay-Abaire new American Play.
THE BALUSTERS — Broadway’s All-Star Cast Takes Center Stage + Anika Noni Rose Joins The Production!
Broadway’s brightest gathered for the press day of THE BALUSTERS, and The Roundtable was in the room with the all-star cast and creatives behind this highly anticipated production.
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