Machinal Revival 2014 - Articles Page 1.8
Opened: January 16, 2014Closing: March 02, 2014
Machinal - 2014 - Broadway History , Info & More
Todd Haimes Theatre (Broadway)
229 W. 42nd St. New York, NY
Inspired by the infamous 1927 murder trial of Ruth Snyder, Machinal is a gripping drama by American journalist and playwright Sophie Treadwell. Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall (The Town, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) stars in this sensational new production helmed by acclaimed British director Lyndsey Turner.
It's America's Golden Age, a time of happiness, freedom and prosperity - or is it? For one young woman in the industrial, male-dominated world of the 1920s, life is nothing like she hoped it would be. Restless and unfulfilled in a passionless marriage and an unwanted motherhood, she finds her only joy in the form of an illicit love affair. But when reality sets in and she must return to her routine existence, she'll go to any lengths to regain her freedom.
A groundbreaking work in the landscape of American theatre, Machinal is a riveting look at the danger that can come from a life unlived.
Machinal - 2014 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Machinal
Woman Trapped in Modern Times (1920s Edition)
8 / 10
Yet in 'Machinal'...Ms. Hall must struggle to hold her own against an overbearing co-star. That would be Es Devlin's revolving, scene-stealing set, which portrays a juggernaut of doom -- i.e., modern urban existence -- that flattens all in its path. You might say such a battle, pitting a lone specimen of humanity against a marvel of technology and artifice, only underscores the haunting determinism of 'Machinal,' and I wouldn't argue. And even if the Young Woman is clearly headed for extinction from the first scene, Ms. Hall's emotionally transparent performance is never overwhelmed by what surrounds it.
'Machinal' review. The machine age is murder
9 / 10
Describing 'Machinal' as ahead of its time is just the tip of the revelations in Sophie Treadwell's 1928 expressionist stunner. This little-known adventure in psychological, sociological and stylistic boundary-pushing -- not on Broadway in 86 years -- has been given a dazzling, daring revival that feels especially startling in the doggedly conventional environs of the Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre...It cannot be easy to play a character so tightly trapped behind society's facade. But Hall -- with a beanpole body like an exclamation point and a face of a thousand worried looks -- brings us deep inside the long, virtuosic bursts of halting half-sentences and tangled mazes of internal monologues.
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Other Productions of Machinal
| 1928 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1990 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2014 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
| 2024 | West End |
West End |
Machinal - 2014 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Jane Cox |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Matt Tierney |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Rebecca Hall |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Lyndsey Turner |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Machinal |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) | Es Devlin |
| 2014 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Rebecca Hall |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Michael Krass |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Jane Cox |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Es Devlin |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Matt Tierney |
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