The Price - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More
Todd Haimes Theatre (Broadway)
229 W. 42nd St. New York, NY
When the Great Depression cost his family their fortune, Victor Franz gave up his dream of an education to support his father. Three decades later, Victor has returned to his childhood home to sell the remainder of his parents' estate. His wife, his estranged brother, and the wily furniture dealer hired to appraise their possessions all arrive with their own agendas, forcing Victor to confront a question, long-stifled, about the value of his sacrifice.
One of the most personal plays by the consummate voice of the American everyman, Arthur Miller's The Price is a riveting story about the struggle to make peace with the past and create hope for the future. Steppenwolf co-founder Terry Kinney (reasons to be pretty) directs.
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Broadway Review: ‘The Price’ Starring Mark Ruffalo, Tony Shalhoub, Danny DeVito
8 / 10
Miller wrote Solomon as a half-wise, half-comic figure. DeVito, who holds the audience in the palm of his hand, tends to favor the comic side, making an extended meal out of an egg-eating visual gag. But he also draws on down-to-earth Jewish wisdom to keep family hostilities from boiling over and spoiling the financial negotiations. 'With used furniture you cannot be emotional,' he wisely advises, although whenever he's called, it's always an emotional crisis. 'It's either a divorce or somebody died.'
Aisle View: Arthur’s Price
7 / 10
Ruffalo is likable, honest and direct, more plebeian than the other Victors I have seen (although I did not see Pat Hingle, who had already left the original production before I got there). Shalhoub, the former TV actor who has demonstrated his stage-worthiness with searing performances in Golden Boy and Act One, is a marvel as the successful brother. Walter almost sheens with success, on the surface; but the actor from the first allows us to see the depths that work beneath. Shalhoub can express his character's psychology by simply buttoning and unbuttoning his suit jacket; by play's end, he is gnawing at his fingernails.
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The Price History
Other Productions of The Price
| 1979 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | Broadway |
Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2019 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
The Price - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Danny DeVito |
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Danny DeVito |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Danny DeVito |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | The Price |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Danny DeVito |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | The Price |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Danny DeVito |
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