One Man, Two Guvnors 2012 - Articles Page 1.8
Opened: April 18, 2012Closing: September 02, 2012
One Man, Two Guvnors - 2012 - Broadway History , Info & More
Music Box Theatre (Broadway)
239 West 45th St. New York, NY
Always-famished and easily-confused, Francis Henshall agrees to work for a local gangster as well as a criminal in hiding ("TWO GUVNORS"), both of whom are linked in a tangled web of schemes and romantic associations... none of which Francis can keep straight. So he has to do everything in his power to keep his two guvnors from meeting while trying to eat anything in sight along the way. Simple.
Falling trousers, flying fish heads, star-crossed lovers, cross-dressing mobsters and a fabulous on-stage band are just some of what awaits at the most "deliriously funny" (The Daily Telegraph) new play to cross the pond in decades.
Tickets on sale December 1, 2011
One Man, Two Guvnors - 2012 - Broadway Cast
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NY Review: 'One Man, Two Guvnors'
8 / 10
But the story is not really the main thing here. That would be Nicholas Hytner’s dazzling and delirious staging, which establishes the ingeniously absurd setups and then accelerates them, shifting into higher and higher comic gear. The Music Box management should be required to install restraints for the seats, as you’re likely to be falling out of yours from laughing so hard.
'One Man, Two Guvnors' is pure slapstick
7 / 10
There's the squeaky dry, silly-smart kind we know from Monty Python, Michael Frayn and Tom Stoppard. I love that kind. Then there is the slapstick, pants-dropping, music-hall, silly-dumb sort that traces its stock-character, low-comedy pedigree back to 16th century Italian commedia dell'arte, English pantomime and, clearly, Laurel (Brit) and Hardy (American). In this, I'm afraid you're on your own. 'One Man, Two Guvnors' obviously does what it does deliriously well. More than many trustworthy Londoners declared this among the funniest evenings they've ever had in the theater. On the other hand, there are few experiences lonelier than sitting with a poker face in a hall of laughter.
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One Man, Two Guvnors FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of One Man, Two Guvnors have there been?
One Man, Two Guvnors has had 3 productions including West End which opened in 2011, West End which opened in 2012 and Broadway which opened in 2012.
What Tony Awards has One Man, Two Guvnors been nominated for?
One Man, Two Guvnors has been nominated for the following Tony Awards: Best Costume Design of a Play for Mark Thompson, Best Direction of a Play for Nicholas Hytner, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Grant Olding, Best Scenic Design of a Play for Mark Thompson, and Best Sound Design of a Play for Paul Arditti.
What awards has One Man, Two Guvnors been nominated for?
One Man, Two Guvnors has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Music in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Grant Olding, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for James Corden, Distinguished Production of a Play (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Nicholas Hytner, and Outstanding New Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards).
What awards has One Man, Two Guvnors won?
One Man, Two Guvnors has won several awards, including Outstanding Music in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Grant Olding, the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for James Corden, the Distinguished Production of a Play at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Nicholas Hytner, and Outstanding New Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
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