The Father
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
The Father - 2016 Broadway History , Info & More
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
The Father is the acclaimed new play by Florian Zeller, in a translation by two-time Tony winner Christopher Hampton, directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes.
The Father offers a fascinating look inside the mind of Andre (Frank Langella), a retired dancer living with his adult daughter Anne and her husband. Or is he a retired engineer receiving a visit from Anne who has moved away with her boyfriend? Why do strangers keep turning up in his room? And where has he left his watch?
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Aisle View: Peering Into the Abyss
7 / 10
Langella keeps astonishing; and the passing years-he is now 78-only seem to deepen his power to draw us in and make us feel. In The Father, he adds something new to his well-honed arsenal of actorly skills. After lulling us into thinking, over the first hour of this ninety-minute play, that this is just another one of those excellent failing-old-men performances, the ground slips from under him (and us)-at which point the actor, and his audience, feel an altogether new kind of terror.
Review: ‘The Father’ Examines the Lion’s Mind in Winter
8 / 10
...Frank Langella, one of the most magnetic theater actors of his generation...As you may have gathered, 'The Father' offers one of the most disorienting experiences in town. Yet, as directed by Doug Hughes, this Manhattan Theater Club production exudes a cool clarity that borders on the clinical...Donald Holder's expert lighting leans more toward institutional uniformity than creeping shadows - though every so often, it shifts in ways that make you wonder if your eyes aren't playing tricks on you...everyone seems rather puny, compared with Mr. Langella's André, which is the intention. Dementia is ugly, but it is also inherently tragic. That's what Shakespeare saw in King Lear (himself a precursor to the absurdist existential hero). Mr. Langella impressively played that role several years ago, but it's here, in a more prosaic context, that he nails the rage, pathos and cruelty behind that titanic part....
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The Father History
Other Productions of The Father
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| 1928 | Broadway |
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| 1949 | Broadway |
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| 1962 | Broadway |
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| 1981 | Broadway |
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| 1996 | Broadway |
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| 2016 | Broadway |
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| 2016 | Off-Broadway |
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The Father - 2016 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Frank Langella |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Florian Zeller |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Frank Langella |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Florian Zeller |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Frank Langella |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Florian Zeller |
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