Fun Home 2015 - Articles Page 1.8
Run Time:
One hour and 45 minutes, no intermission
Opened: April 19, 2015One hour and 45 minutes, no intermission
Closing: September 10, 2016
Fun Home - 2015 - Broadway History , Info & More
Circle in the Square (Broadway)
1633 Broadway at 50th St. New York, NY
Based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling graphic memoir of the same name, Fun Home, the 2015 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, features music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, and direction by Sam Gold, all of whom won 2015 Tony Awards for their work on this production. Fun Home began previews March 27, 2015 and opened to rave reviews at the Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street) on Sunday, April 19, 2015.
Featuring a cast led by 2015 Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris, as well as 2015 Tony Award nominees Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone, Sydney Lucas and Emily Skeggs, Fun Home also features Roberta Colindrez, Zell Steele Morrow, Joel Perez, Oscar Williams, Lauren Patten, Gabriella Pizzolo, Marrick Smith, Jim Stanek, and Nicole Van Giesen.
Fun Home introduces us to Alison at three different ages, revealing memories of her uniquely dysfunctional family- her mother, brothers and volatile, brilliant, enigmatic father- that connect with her in surprising new ways. This intimate and emotional theatrical experience is performed entirely in the round, bringing audiences closer to Alison's story than ever before. Hailed as "the best musical of the season" by both The New York Times and New York Magazine, Fun Home "demonstrates how much our world has changed and reflects just how far we've come" (The Wall Street Journal). Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Fun Home was also nominated for 2015 Tony Awards for Best Scenic Design of Musical (David Zinn), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Ben Stanton) and Best Orchestrations (John Clancy). The creative team also includes Danny Mefford (Choreography), Kai Harada (Sound Design), and Chris Fenwick (Music Direction).
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‘Fun Home,’ Intimate And Powerful, Defies Broadway’s Demand For Spectacle – Review
9 / 10
A memory musical, as haunted and haunting as The Glass Menagerie, thanks to Kron's quicksilver script and lyrics and the music by Tesori (Violet, Shrek, Caroline, Or Change), whose work merges the experimentalism and euphony that suffuse the best of Sondheim; the only other contemporary composer in this vein was the late Jonathan Larson (Rent).
'Fun Home' is an emotional powerhouse
9 / 10
Cerveris - no doubt with the help of the director, Sam Gold, whose storytelling has surety and sensitivity - figured out that the way to play Bruce was the opposite of the obvious choice of a repressed, bottled-up man. Cerveris, whose performance is deeply disturbing in all the right ways, shows you a man acting out constantly, a man whose denial of self has meant excessive hunger for stimuli of all kinds.
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Fun Home FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Fun Home have there been?
Fun Home has had 7 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2013, Broadway which opened in 2015, US Tour which opened in 2016, International Tour which opened in 2016, International Tour which opened in 2017, London which opened in 2018 and Immersive which opened in 2019.
What Tony Awards has Fun Home been nominated for?
Fun Home has been nominated for several Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for Lisa Kron, Best Direction of a Musical for Sam Gold, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Ben Stanton, Best Orchestrations for John Clancy, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical for David Zinn.
What Tony Awards has Fun Home won?
Fun Home has won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for Lisa Kron, Best Direction of a Musical for Sam Gold, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Ben Stanton, Best Orchestrations for John Clancy, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Jeanine Tesori, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Lisa Kron, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical for David Zinn.
What awards has Fun Home been nominated for?
Fun Home has been nominated for several awards, including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn. The show was also nominated for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical at the Drama League Awards. Additionally, Sydney Lucas and Emily Skeggs received Theatre World Awards for their performances in Fun Home.
What awards has Fun Home won?
Fun Home has won several awards including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn. The show also received the Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical award at the Drama League Awards. Additionally, Sydney Lucas and Emily Skeggs were honored with Theatre World Awards for their performances in Fun Home.
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