Private Lives Revival 2011
Run Time:
2 hours 30 minutes (one intermission)
2 hours 30 minutes (one intermission)
Ages: 8+
Opened: November 17, 2011Closing: December 31, 2011
Private Lives - 2011 - Broadway History , Info & More
Music Box Theatre (Broadway)
239 West 45th St. New York, NY
Considered one of the greatest comedies ever written, Noël Coward's Private Lives premiered in London in 1930 and has been produced around the world ever since; it premiered on Broadway in 1931. Glamorous, rich and reckless, Amanda (Kim Cattrall) and Elyot (Paul Gross) have been divorced from each other for five years. Now both are honeymooning with their new spouses in the South of France. When, by chance, they meet again across adjoining hotel balconies, their insatiable feelings for each other are immediately rekindled. They hurl themselves headlong into love and lust without a care for scandal, new partners or memories of what drove them apart in the first place...for a little while, anyway.
Private Lives - 2011 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Private Lives
NY Review: 'Private Lives'
7 / 10
The reason for this revival is Kim Cattrall, a fine stage actor whose 'Sex and the City' TV and film gigs have made her bankable. Cattrall, in her mid-50s, looks great and handles an English accent effortlessly, but she has trouble locating Amanda's dryness and mercurial whimsy. Gross, also 50ish, a top Canadian star known here for his wonderful work on the TV series 'Slings and Arrows,' looks just as great and brings a commanding presence to the stage.
When Coward's Amanda Turns Cougar
7 / 10
Ms. Cattrall, to be sure, looks gorgeous, but she doesn't look 30, and the fact that the play has been recast to accommodate her age—Mr. Gross is 52—distorts it still further...Between Mr. Day's stiff-upper-lip Victor and Mr. Gross's urbanely exasperated Elyot, this 'Private Lives' is quite good enough to be worth seeing. But Ms. Cattrall's earthbound performance keeps it from taking wing, and a production of 'Private Lives' that fails to soar can't help but disappoint.
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Private Lives FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Private Lives have there been?
Private Lives has had 17 productions including West End which opened in 1930, Broadway which opened in 1931, Broadway which opened in 1931, Broadway which opened in 1948, Off-Broadway which opened in 1968, Broadway which opened in 1969, Broadway which opened in 1975, Broadway which opened in 1983, Broadway which opened in 1992, Broadway which opened in 1992, Broadway which opened in 2002, Broadway which opened in 2002, West End which opened in 2010, Broadway which opened in 2011, West End which opened in 2013, UK Tour which opened in 2021 and West End which opened in 2023.
What awards has Private Lives been nominated for?
Private Lives has been nominated for the Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Kim Cattrall and Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards).
What are the songs in Private Lives and what's the order?
Someday I'll Find You
I Never Realized
If You Were the Only Girl in the World
I Never Realized
If You Were the Only Girl in the World
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