Art Revival
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Music Box Theatre (Broadway)
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How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One of Marc's best friends, Serge, has just bought a very expensive painting. It's about five feet by four, all white with white diagonal lines. To Marc, the painting is a joke, but Serge insists Marc doesn't have the proper standard to judge the work. Another friend, Ivan, though burdened by his own problems, allows himself to be pulled into this disagreement. Eager to please, Ivan tells Serge he likes the painting. Lines are drawn and these old friends square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures. As their arguments become less theoretical and more personal, they border on destroying their friendships. At the breaking point, Serge hands Marc a felt tip pen and dares him: "Go on." This is where the friendship is finally tested, and the aftermath of action, and its reaction, affirms the power of those bonds.
Art - 2025 - Broadway Cast
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ART: A Debate Over Devaluation — Review
5 / 10
The play, as translated from its original French by Christopher Hampton, is still good. But sitting through Scott Ellis’ intermittently enjoyable revival at the Music Box, it was clear it needs perfect casting and a razor-sharp directorial vision to justify itself. This first Broadway revival promises luxury and stars; its black-and-white poster has Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris suited-up and laughing expensively, politely. That frictionless sheen also glazes over their onstage chemistry, however game each of them seem to be.
‘Art’ Broadway Review: At Least Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris Are Having Fun
5 / 10
The three stars appear to be having great fun even when their respective characters are at each other’s throat. It doesn’t matter that Yasmina Reza wrote stick figures rather than characters for her play “Art,” which won the Tony Award for best play back in 1998. She instead sets up a series of premises in which Marc (Bobby Cannavale), Serge (Neil Patrick Harris) and Yvan (James Corden) are able to sound off against each and take sides. Friendship triangles like this one are made so someone feels left out. The current revival of “Art” opened Tuesday at the Music Box, and it is a reminder of how far the theater has traveled since the late 20th Century.
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Art History
Other Productions of Art
| 1998 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2016 | West End |
Old Vic London Revival Production West End |
| 2025 | Broadway |
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