Born Yesterday Revival 2011 - Articles Page 1.8
Run Time:
2 hours and 15 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: April 24, 20112 hours and 15 minutes, with one intermission
Closing: June 26, 2011
Born Yesterday - 2011 - Broadway History , Info & More
James Earl Jones Theater (Broadway)
138 West 48th St. New York, NY
Emmy Award nominee Jim Belushi ("According to Jim," "The Defenders"), Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard, and Outer Critics Circle nominee Nina Arianda ("A breakout performance—one of the highlights of the year" Charles Isherwood, The New York Times for Venus in Fur) head the cast in Born Yesterday, Garson Kanin’s award-winning comedy about sex and politics. Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (Doubt) directs this timeless and timely story of a not-so-honest businessman and a not-so-dumb blonde out to "capitalize" on everything Washington has to offer.
Born Yesterday - 2011 - Broadway Cast
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Born Yesterday
9 / 10
Director Doug Hughes (Doubt) doesn't try to goose the 1946 comedy with contemporary perspective. (Anyone who sat through the egregious 1993 screen remake with Melanie Griffith knows that updating this plot doesn't work.) Instead, he lets the play stand on its own idealistic, mid-century terms in its certainty that honesty and Constitutional integrity will always win out over big-money muscle and corporate and political self-interest. Even if many in the audience are likely to roll their eyes and think, 'Yeah, good luck with that,' it's pleasurable to escape into the fantasy of less cynical times.
'Born Yesterday'
9 / 10
That's what I call a rebirth. A new face has breathed fresh life into 'Born Yesterday' at the Cort Theatre. Not that Garson Kanin's 1946 comedy was even a little tired. It is as deliciously witty and pungent as when it was born. But it takes a special actress in the key role of Billie Dawn - the dumb blond who outsmarts her junk-dealer tycoon boyfriend - to make the play more than funny and to make you fall in love. With the knockout newcomer Nina Arianda center stage, be prepared to fall hard, fast and completely. If you missed her last year as a dominatrix downtown in 'Venus in Fur,' you probably don't know her work.
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Other Productions of Born Yesterday
| 1946 | Broadway |
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| 1989 | Broadway |
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Born Yesterday - 2011 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Nina Arianda |
| 2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | 0 |
| 2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Nina Arianda |
| 2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | 0 |
| 2011 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Catherine Zuber |
| 2011 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Nina Arianda |
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