Our Town Revival 1988 - Articles Page 5

Ages: 11+
Opened: December 4, 1988
Closing: April 02, 1989

Our Town - 1988 - Broadway History , Info & More

Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)
149 W. 45th St. New York, NY 10036

Day in and day out, Grover's Corners is Any Town, USA. The paper is delivered, the milkman visits, time passes and life continues. Only when such routine is interrupted is the fleeting beauty of the everyday brought more clearly into perspective. Join us as the Stage Manager guides us through this elegant portrait of the ordinary but remarkable joys and sorrows that define our lives. Our Town is the best American play celebrating the magic that makes a community.


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FAT HAM Wins 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Team BWW - May 9, 2022


The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that Fat Ham has won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: Selling Kabul, and Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord.

VIDEO: Who Will Win the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Live at 3pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 9, 2022


The Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2022 award winners for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

New York Festival Of Song and Kaufman Music Center Present THE WIDER VIEW: SONGS BY BLACK COMPOSERS
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022


The concert features mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, soprano Kearstin Piper Brown, and baritone Jorell Williams, together with pianists Nathaniel LaNasa and Steven Blier, in works by Black composers that include H. Leslie Adams, Margaret Bonds, Harry Burleigh, Adolphus C. Hailstork, Robert Owens, Hale Smith, and William Grant Still..

ADG Awards to Honor Ida Random
by Michael Major - Jan 26, 2022


Ida Random’s career spanned 42 years and over 30 films, highlighted by an Academy Award nomination for Rain Manin 1988. Other projects include The War of The Roses, Hoffa, Body Double, Wyatt Earp, The Postman, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Throw Momma From the Train, Chasing Mavericks and the remake of Roots TV mini-series, to name a few. 

Broadway Actors in THE GILDED AGE & How You Know Them
by Michael Major - Jan 30, 2022


Meet all of the Broadway actors in THE GILDED AGE! The new series features appearances by Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Kelli O'Hara, Carrie Coon, Claybourne Elder, Donna Murphy, Katie Finneran, Debra Monk, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patrick Page, Michael Cerveris, and more.

Boca Raton Historical Society Announces Town Hall Talks 2021-2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2021


Each of the four fascinating presentations will be held on Wednesday evenings at the Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum, located in Boca Raton's historic Town Hall.  Town Hall Talks 2021-2022 is generously sponsored by Alina Schwartz.

Papatango Announces Filmed Release Of Igor Memic's OLD BRIDGE and Transfer To The Netherlands
by Stephi Wild - Nov 8, 2021


Papatango today announces that the 2020 Papatango New Writing Prize-winner Old Bridge by Igor Memic – which is currently running at the Bush Theatre – has been filmed and will be available to watch online from Monday 29 November until Saturday 4 December.

BWW Review: OLD BRIDGE, Bush Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Oct 28, 2021


Igor Memic's Papatango Award winner introduces us to four compelling characters and reminds us of the brutality of war

10 Movies We Want to See As Broadway Shows!
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2021


From Coming to America to Crazy Rich Asians, see our picks for the films we would most like to see get the movies to Broadway treatment!

BWW Feature: OPERA IN AMERICA AND ABROAD at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - Oct 9, 2021


Tour members meet on the Flying Opera Magic Carpet for a week of American and international performances. Our first stop is at San Francisco Opera, for Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven online October 14, 17, and 30, 2021. Cost- $25.

SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, GOSSIP GIRL, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH & More to Arrive On HBO Max This July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 21, 2021


Find out what's coming to HBO Max in July! It’s time to get your squad together to watch the Tunes play the Goons in “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” In the film, basketball champion and global icon LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside the timeless Tune Bugs Bunny and the Tune Squad in this animated/live-action event.

BroadwayWorld Celebrates Pride: Top 10 LGBTQ+ Plays!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2021


June marks the official start of Pride Month! This year, BroadwayWorld is celebrating pride with a series focused on some of our favorite LGBTQ-themed musicals, plays, characters, and songs! This week, check out our top 10 favorite plays featuring LGBTQ+ characters or themes!

THE HOT WING KING Wins the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Jun 11, 2021


It was just announced by the Pulitzer Prize organization that Katori Hall's The Hot Wing King has officially won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This year's finalists included Circle Jerk by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley and Stew by Zora Howard.

Redhouse Arts Center Announces 2021-2022 Theatre Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2021


Redhouse Arts Center’s 2021-22 Main Stage Season has been announced, featuring the remounting of a previously cancelled show. With every production this season, Redhouse will utilize its versatile theatre space not only treat audiences to a thrilling theatre experience but allow for social distancing and a safe return back to live theater.

BWW Interview: Marga Gomez of NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER at MarshStream Explores the Humor in Life's Uncomfortable Truths
by Jim Munson - Dec 2, 2020


It's hard to believe, but the ever-youthful, trailblazing actor/writer/comedian Marga Gomez is now well into the fourth decade of her remarkable career. Known for her funny and touching solo theater pieces as well as her uproarious standup comedy, Gomez recently revived her hit play Not Getting Any Younger for the MarshStream International Solo Fest where it won the award for Best Solo Show. In the play, Gomez weaves commentary through hilarious surreal life vignettes like little Marga visiting the worst amusement park ever with her showgirl mom in tow, and adult Marga trying to get a senior discount at Forever 21. In a swift 55 minutes, Gomez looks back on how even an outspoken lesbian can find herself in the closet for women of a certain age. Luckily for viewers everywhere, Gomez is now reprising the show for two more livestreamed performances on December 5th and 6th. Additional details can be found on the MarshStream website. BroadwayWorld recently chatted by phone with Gomez from her home in the Glen Park neighborhood of San Francisco. Our conversation delved into how she adapted Not Getting Any Younger for virtual performance, her experience as one of the first successful, out lesbian comedians, and her colorful family history in the Latino variety show world. Offstage, she is much as you would expect - naturally warm, funny and down-to-earth - but also surprisingly nerdy about the careful technique that goes into making a successful virtual performance.

Phoenix Theatre & Indianapolis Public Library Present Actors Performing Holiday Books For Kids
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2020


It's the holly jolliest time of the year as the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre and the Indianapolis Public Library will present Season's Readings, a ten-book children's storytelling series that highlights a diversity of families, cultures and celebrations.

Concord Theatricals Acquires Licensing Rights to Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN (MULTILINGUAL)
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2020


Concord Theatricals has announced that it has secured exclusive licensing rights in North America to Our Town (Multilingual) by Thornton Wilder, with translations by Nilo Cruz and Jeff Augustin, for its Samuel French imprint.

See October Highlights from HBO Max
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 24, 2020


Start sweater weather season off right with exciting new original series and A-list blockbuster movies coming this October to HBO Max.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company In Collaboration With Flushing Town Hall Present Virtual CrossCurrent Choreographic Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2020


Flushing Town Hall will celebrate New York's diverse and vibrant Asian American dance scene when it presents Part One of the Virtual CrossCurrent Choreographic Festival on Friday, June 26 at 7:00 PM. Produced by the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company andfocused exclusively on emergent choreographers, the festivalwill include performances and panel discussions with the participating artists and selection committee. 

Flushing Town Hall Presents A Virtual Tribute To Jazz Legend And Queens Jazz Orchestra Music Director Jimmy Heath
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2020


Flushing Town Hall will celebrate the life and legacy of NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath, the Music Director of the Queens Jazz Orchestra, in a virtual tribute a?" a?oeI'm Back Swinging Again! a?" on Friday, June 19 at 7:00 PM. Mr. Heath, who passed away in January at the age of 93, had been due to return to Flushing Town Hall's stage with his orchestra that evening.

Breaking: A STRANGE LOOP Wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Nicole Rosky - May 4, 2020


It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy that Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop has officially won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This year's finalists included: Will Arbery's Heroes of the Fourth Turning and David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori's Soft Power.

VIDEO: Who Will Win the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Watch Live at 3pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 4, 2020


The Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2020 award winners' (originally scheduled for Monday, April 20) for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020)
by Peter Nason - Apr 7, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest theatrical works (non-musical) from 1920-2020; see if your favorites made the list!

BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest MOVIE MUSICALS of All Time
by Peter Nason - Mar 30, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!

Where to See Shows During Philly Theatre Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2020


Philadelphia has so much more than great cheesesteak and the Liberty Bell - it's also home to some amazing theater. For the third time this February, we're excited to partner with Theatre Philadelphia on Philly Theatre Week 2020, when you can score free, $15, and $30 tickets to some of the best shows in town Feb. 6-16.

Other Productions of Our Town

1938   Broadway
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1944   Broadway
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1969   Broadway
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1988   Broadway Broadway Revival
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2002   Broadway Broadway Revival
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2009   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
2017   Regional (US) Benefit Reading Production
Regional (US)
2019   West End Regent's Park Open Air Theatre London Revival
West End
2024   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
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Our Town - 1988 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1989 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Jane Greenwood
1989 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Penelope Ann Miller
1989 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Penelope Ann Miller
1988 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Play Eric Stoltz
1988 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Play Penelope Ann Miller
1988 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Kevin Rigdon
1988 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival Our Town

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