Official: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY to play the Nederlander this Spring- Page 2

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 9/4/19 at 7:04pm

qolbinau said: "Lehman Trilogy, Company, The Inheritance, Caroline, or Change, Tina, Six. Has there ever been so many London transfers in one season?"

Don’t forget A Girl From The North Country! 

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 9/4/19 at 7:09pm

keen on kean said: "I missed this at the Armory and can't seem to make the NT broadcasts at the Symphony Space, so this is good news for this Ben Miles fan.

To those who have seen it - any need to do any background reading to appreciate this play?"

Not necessary. I went in with a very limited knowledge of the Lehman brothers, and I was engaged throughout. The storytelling is all there on the stage.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 9/4/19 at 7:12pm

qolbinau said: "Lehman Trilogy, Company, The Inheritance, Caroline, or Change, Tina, Six. Has there ever been so many London transfers in one season?"

The 2017-2018 season had the same number (1894, The Children, Farinelli and the King, Angels in America, Harry Potter, and Travesties) 

2016-2017 had even more: The Encounter, Les Liaisons Dangereuse, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, The Play that Goes Wrong, Groundhog Day, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Cats (these last two are debatabe - not sure if they are technically considered the same productions that played in London - especially since Charlie had a different director. But even if you strike those, that still makes 6, matching this upcoming season) 

2014-2015 also had 6: Curious Incident, The River, Constellations, The Audience, Skylight, Wolf Hall

I started looking back through earlier seasons, but none of them matched 6 as far as I could tell, and then I got far back enough that I wasn't as familiar the productions, and didn't feel like looking them all up. 

But the answer to your question is: yes, there has been this same number of London transfers in the past. 

Updated On: 9/4/19 at 07:12 PM

[mufish]

Posted: 9/4/19 at 7:21pm

CT2NYC said: "keen on kean said: "I missed this at the Armory and can't seem to make the NT broadcasts at the Symphony Space, so this is good news for this Ben Miles fan.

To those who have seen it - any need to do any background reading to appreciate this play?"

Not necessary. I went in with a very limited knowledge of the Lehman brothers, and I was engaged throughout. The storytelling is all there on the stage."

I concur.  They do a great job of giving you all the info you need to know.

Re: Ticket prices, I'm quite pleased I was able to get a Standing Room ticket a week ago in London for a mere 18 GBP!  That works out to somewhere around $22, which is probably half what they'd go for in NY (if they even do SRO at the Nederlander).