A Soldier's Play Revival Tour
A Soldier's Play - 2022 US Tour History , Info & More
Ahmanson Theatre
135 N Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012
This 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning thriller has rocketed back into the spotlight, thanks to this 2020 Tony Award®-winning Best Revival from Roundabout Theatre Company. “This is a play that deserves to be staged regularly all over America—though it’s hard to imagine that it will ever be done better than this. It keeps you guessing all the way to the final curtain” (The Wall Street Journal).
In 1944, on a Louisiana Army base, two shots ring out. A Black sergeant is murdered. And a series of interrogations triggers a gripping barrage of questions about sacrifice, service, and identity in America. Broadway’s Norm Lewis leads a powerhouse cast in the show Variety calls “a knock-your-socks-off-drama," directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon.
A Soldier's Play - 2022 - US Tour Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR A Soldier's Play
In 'A Soldier's Play,' Race Takes Center Stage
9 / 10
No pair is more interesting to watch than Lewis and Lee, who cross paths only through Fuller’s bending of time. As Davenport, Lewis is suave, sharp, deeply thoughtful and even funny, both amused and angered by how deeply he is underestimated. Even as he remains process-oriented, it’s clear that he loves these boys, and sees in each of them some version of himself. In a sort of postscript describing their entrance into Nazi Europe, he finally lets his guard down, and the audience can see the exhaustion in his whole body.
Review: Riveting ‘A Soldier’s Play’ takes on complexities of race, murder and sacrifice
9 / 10
For that to happen, “A Soldier’s Play” needs to work on many levels: as a murder mystery, a memory play, an exploration of Black identity and service, and as a portrait of multiple characters who are anything but one- dimensional. It succeeds on every level in both entertaining the audience and challenging their expectations and assumptions. Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article270943942.html#storylink=cpy
by Nathaniel Jones - May 19, 2023
The National Tour of A Soldier’s Play at ASU Gammage is magic, being led by not only the sensational Norm Lewis but also a fantastic cast, telling a story that although set in a time and place nearly 80 years ago, is also one that still mirrors realities our communities face today.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 18, 2023
The North American tour of “A Soldier’s Play” will make its Los Angeles premiere at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre May 23 through June 25, 2023.
by Stephi Wild - December 21, 2022
Roundabout Theatre Company has officially launched its national touring production of the 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play. Read the reviews for A Soldier's Play here!
by Show Highlights - December 16, 2022
Get a first look at footage of the premiere national touring production of Roundabout's 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 16, 2022
Get a first look at images of the premiere national touring production of Roundabout's 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier’s Play.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 28, 2022
The Kimmel Cultural Campus, in partnership with The Shubert Organization, will present the Philadelphia premiere of Roundabout Theatre Company's 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of a Play, A Soldier's Play.
A Soldier's Play History
Other Productions of A Soldier's Play
| 1981 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2005 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2020 | Broadway |
Roundabout Theatre Company's Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2022 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
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