Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
#1Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
Posted: 11/18/19 at 10:13am
http://www.playbill.com/article/off-broadway-hit-hangmen-will-make-broadway-debut-in-2020?fbclid=IwAR2keNot5sFUDUo4GoGZ4AhLGt3T3IH1n4j7n_Pz1SMKRRtyuybpG-vHx0g
After its hit run at the Atlantic, this show had a ton of buzz to transfer to Broadway a couple years ago, then the rumor was that it fell through due to a conflict from a key cast member (if I recall correctly).
Now, it's finally happening!
Personally, i had mixed feelings about the show when I saw it on the West End. I thought it started and ended well, but had a very slow middle. Still, I'm glad for them that it's finally getting this transfer!
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#2Martin McDonagh's
Posted: 11/18/19 at 10:45am
Weird...it was enjoyable at Atlantic (two years before its Bway transfer) but I figured its narrow window of buzz/Broadway interest had passed. I believe it had a theatre and everything for Spring 2018 and then things fell through when the lead actor's wife became pregnant.
What a crazy year for new plays on Broadway! Reminds me of 2017 all over again.
The Inheritance
The Lehman Trilogy
Slave Play
Hangman
Grand Horizons
The Sound Inside
The Minutes
A Christmas Carol
Birthday Candles
My Name Is Lucy Barton
The Height of the Storm
Linda Vista
Sea Wall/A Life
The Great Society
#3Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
Posted: 11/18/19 at 10:53am
It's so nice that people are interested in seeing work from Phoebe Waller-Bridge's boyfriend!
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
SouthernCakes
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/19
#4Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
Posted: 11/18/19 at 10:54amStill seems like The Sound Inside is the best play front runner so far.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#5Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
Posted: 11/18/19 at 11:11am
SouthernCakes said: "Still seems like The Sound Inside is the best play front runner so far."
If we're going by reviews alone, Slave Play probably received the most effusive reviews, and it feels more "important" than Sound Inside, which is well-written & well-acted but kind of slight. I don't even know if Sound is guaranteed a nomination at this point.
Tony voters still might like The Inheritance better than the critics. The writing has an accessible/commercial quality, it has a better chance of still being open around nomination time, and it wouldn't be the worst thing for voters to skip Part 2!
Inheritance could still win (or be nominated for) the Pulitzer Prize, too.
#6Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
Posted: 11/18/19 at 11:30am
That list is missing The Lehman Trilogy, which will definitely be a contender for Best Play, too. What an embarrassment of riches this season.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#7Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
Posted: 11/18/19 at 11:40am
True, but with Slave Play not extending, it may slip voters minds.
Ledaero
Featured Actor Joined: 11/20/14
#8Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
Posted: 11/18/19 at 11:45am
RippedMan said: "True, but with Slave Play not extending, it may slip voters minds."
I really don't think that's of much consideration if we look at last year's nominees and winners. Boys in the Band won revival and Choir Boy got the nomination over box office smashes like Mockingbird and Network.
SouthernCakes
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/19
#9Martin McDonagh's "Hangmen" will finally transfer to Broadway
Posted: 11/18/19 at 12:25pmTrue ^^^
#10Martin McDonagh's
Posted: 11/18/19 at 12:53pm
RippedMan said: "True, but with Slave Play not extending, it may slip voters minds."
Is it definitely not extending? Man i wish I could see it again during my spring visit.
Edit: just noticed the theater Hangman's going in. Agh. Waiting for a miracle I suppose.
Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.
Updated On: 11/18/19 at 12:53 PM
Falsettolands
Featured Actor Joined: 11/18/13
#11Martin McDonagh's
Posted: 11/18/19 at 12:56pm
Valentina3 said: "RippedMan said: "True, but with Slave Play not extending, it may slip voters minds."
Is it definitely not extending? Man i wish I could see it again during my spring visit."
I've been told it has the potential to extend for another week or two, but "Hangman" has to take over the Golden mid-February.
#12Martin McDonagh's
Posted: 11/18/19 at 2:48pm
I hope he has taken the time to give it a second draft. It was under-developed.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#13Martin McDonagh's
Posted: 11/18/19 at 3:16pm
PianoMann said: "That listis missingThe Lehman Trilogy, which will definitely be a contender for Best Play, too. What an embarrassment of riches this season."
I enjoyed The Lehman Trilogy, but -- and I do think others shared my opinion -- I think it got 'less great' with each successive act. IMO Act 1 was an A+, Act 2 was a B+, and Act 3 was a C+. I really thought that Act 3 was confusing (and I spent my entire career in Banking and Brokerage), and the last part was pretty much a mess. I think that will hurt its chances. I also think it is going to be a challenge deciding how to nominate the actors, although I do think that Simon Russell Beale stood out in a great cast.
#14Martin McDonagh's
Posted: 11/18/19 at 3:17pm
I don't see the point if Johnny Flynn doesn't come back with it. McDonagh is a favorite but even I thought this was second-tier work.
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
Ledaero
Featured Actor Joined: 11/20/14
#15Martin McDonagh's
Posted: 11/18/19 at 4:00pm
I enjoyed The Lehman Trilogy, but -- and I do think others shared my opinion -- I think it got 'less great' with each successive act. IMOAct 1 was an A+, Act 2 was a B+, and Act 3 was a C+. I really thought that Act 3 was confusing (and I spent my entire career in Banking and Brokerage), and the last part was pretty much a mess. I think that will hurt its chances.
I actually felt the opposite about it, starting off on the weaker side and then getting stronger and stronger with each Act and generation. The 3rd person perspective was a lull and unexciting device to wrap me in from the get-go, but as it went on I became extremely invested and found the ending extremely exciting. The ending will also carry weight with the Tony voters, knowing that they lived through the event and were around the same age as the people in the company when it collapsed. I have definitely spoken to a handful of native New Yorker's who found the symbolic use of the cardboard boxes very emotionally charged.
SisterGeorge
Leading Actor Joined: 5/8/19
#16Martin McDonagh's
Posted: 11/18/19 at 7:02pm
"I think it got 'less great' with each successive act. IMOAct 1 was an A+, Act 2 was a B+, and Act 3 was a C+. I really thought that Act 3 was confusing (and I spent my entire career in Banking and Brokerage), and the last part was pretty much a mess."
I completely agree about "Lehman Trilogy." Furthermore, the more time passes (I saw it last April at the Armory), the more I dislike the writing, the structure and the lack of point of view. The acting, however, was undeniably brilliant by all three.
Sister George
