In London this past season, there was one show that everyone was talking about. The Young Vic production of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE premiered in April 2014 to ecstatic reviews and instantly sold out its initial engagement. The production subsequently transferred to London's West End for another completely sold-out run. It won the 2015 Olivier Awards for Best Revival, Best Actor and Best Director. It was named the top theater pick of the year by The Evening Standard, The Guardian and The Independent. The Times called it "one of the great theatrical productions of the decade."
The Financial Times called it "superb, searing and triumphant." Time Out wrote, "To say visionary director Ivo van Hove's production is the best show in London is like saying Stonehenge is the current best rock arrangement in Wiltshire; it almost feels silly to compare this pure, primal, colossal thing with anything else on the stage."
The visionary director, Olivier winner Ivo van Hove, will be making his Broadway debut. The stellar cast will be led by Mark Strong (The Imitation Game; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), who won the Olivier Award for his portrayal of Eddie Carbone in Miller's dark and passionate classic drama set on the Brooklyn waterfront.
This must be what Greek tragedy once felt like, when people went to the theater in search of catharsis. Ivo van Hove's magnificent reconception ofArthur Miller's 'A View From the Bridge,' which opened on Thursday night at the Lyceum Theater, takes you into extreme emotional territory that you seldom dare visit in daily life. At the end of its uninterrupted two hours, you are wrung out, scooped out and so exhausted that you're wide awake. You also feel ridiculously blessed to have been a witness to the terrible events you just saw.
The direction seems to greatly favor those seated on stage, and while Strong is admirably forceful, there seems to be a lack of subtlety that the director imposes throughout evening. Rather than let Eddie's desires slowly reveal themselves, he smacks us on the head with them. Also smacking the audience are the bombastic tones of designer Tom Gibbons' lugubrious soundscape, which is peppered with bits of Fauré's Requiem. Miller's fine play would be better served by allowing the actors to provide such subtext.
| 1955 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1965 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1983 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
| 1997 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
| 2010 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| West End |
West End West End |
|
| 2015 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
| 2019 | Immersive |
Brave New World Repertory Theatre's Immersive Production Immersive |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Mark Strong |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Nicola Walker |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Ivo van Hove |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | A View From the Bridge |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Mark Strong |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Nicola Walker |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Arthur Miller |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Mark Strong |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Nicola Walker |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Ivo van Hove |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or off-Broadway) | A View From the Bridge |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Ivo Van Hove |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Jan Versweyveld |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Mark Strong |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Jan Versweyveld |
Videos