Choir Boy 2019 - Articles Page 1.8

Run Time:
One hour and 45 minutes, with no intermission
Ages: 12+
Opened: January 8, 2019
Closing: March 10, 2019

Choir Boy - 2019 - Broadway History , Info & More

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036

MTC presents Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Moonlight and a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship Grant. Directing is Trip Cullman (Murder Ballad).



For half a century, the Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys has been dedicated to the education of strong, ethical black men. One talented student has been waiting for years to take his rightful place as the leader of the legendary gospel choir. But can he make his way through the hallowed halls of this institution if he sings in his own key? On its US debut at MTC's Studio at Stage II, The New York Times called the play "vivid, magnetic and moving," and The New York Post hailed it as "bracing and provocative." Now, we"re thrilled to bring this soaring music-filled work to Broadway.



Choir Boy features music direction, arrangements, & original music by Jason Michael Webb; scenic & costume design by David Zinn; lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski; original music & sound design by Fitz Patton; hair & makeup design by Cookie Jordan; fight direction by Thomas Schall; and choreography by Camille A. Brown.



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Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy makes a spectacular, necessary Broadway debut: EW review
9 / 10

With Moonlight still looming so presently in our current cultural conscious, McCraney's past work, accompanied by this brief premise, paints a more solemn coming-of-age tale, which makes the joy that bursts forth from this cast of largely budding talents unexpected and well balanced. In addition to low, from-the-gut laughs, largely coming from Pharus' whip-smart comebacks ('I've never missed a key of G since I was 3'), AJ (John Clay III), Pharus' friend and roommate, offers brotherly warmth and acceptance as a tall, jock baseball player.

Theater Reviews: Contemporary Northern Prep and Southern Gothic, in Choir Boy and Blue Ridge
8 / 10

Director Trip Cullman has a buoyant feel for the play's comedy and, along with arranger and music director Jason Michael Webb, he gives Choir Boy's songs the front-and-center treatment they deserve. The play is an undercover, and gorgeous, a cappella musical, kept aloft by the extraordinary vocal talents of its cast.

Jeremy Pope, Chuck Cooper, Austin Pendleton to Lead MTC's CHOIR BOY
by Julie Musbach - April 18, 2018


Initial casting has just been announced for the Broadway premiere of Choir Boy, by Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight, The Brother/Sister Plays) and directed by Drama Desk Award nominee Trip Cullman (Lobby Hero, Significant Other, Murder Ballad).

Other Productions of Choir Boy

2013   Off-Broadway Manhattan Theatre Club Off-Broadway Production
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2019   Broadway Manhattan Theatre Club Original Broadway Production
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Choir Boy - 2019 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2019 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Choreography Camille A. Brown
2019 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music in a Play Jason Michael Webb
2019 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Sound Design in a Play Fitz Patton
2019 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Jeremy Pope
2019 Drama League Awards Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play Choir Boy
2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Play Jeremy Pope
2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Feature Actor in a Play John Clay III
2019 Theatre World Awards Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance Jeremy Pope
2019 Tony Awards Best Choreography Camille A. Brown
2019 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Jeremy Pope
2019 Tony Awards Best Play Tarell Alvin McCraney
2019 Tony Awards Best Sound Design of a Play Fitz Patton
2019 Tony Awards Special Tony Awards Jason Michael Webb

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