Blackbird 2016
Run Time:
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
Ages: 14+
Opened: March 10, 2016Closing: June 11, 2016
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Belasco Theatre (Broadway)
111 West 44th St. New York, NY
Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams will return to Broadway this season to star in David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning drama BLACKBIRD. The production, to be directed by Joe Mantello.
BLACKBIRD tells the story of Una and Ray. Fifteen years earlier they had a relationship and haven't set eyes on each other since. Now she's found him again.
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Michelle Williams soars in brutal 'Blackbird' on Broadway: review
9 / 10
Michelle Williams tears up the stage, literally and figuratively, in 'Blackbird'...the 'Brokeback Mountain' actress lurches from defiance to pleading, sputtering rage to romantic desperation, offering up an unforgettable portrait of a doomed soul who has long since lost agency over her own emotions. It's a half-terrifying, half-thrilling high-wire act that leaves the actress visibly exhausted -- and the audience in awe...directed here by Joe Mantello ('The Humans'), 'Blackbird' is an unrelenting, unapologetically grim vision. But whether this 90-minute piece is actually saying anything new or original about the human condition -- or simply rubbing our noses in the muck of it all -- is tough to discern.
Williams, Daniels Bring Unnerving 'Blackbird' to Broadway
8 / 10
Williams is venomous, fragile and, finally, stripped bare as she narrates a spellbinding account of Una's last encounter with Ray, at a beach-side hotel in a town far away enough from where they both lived that they wouldn't be recognized...In [Daniels] hands, it's apparent Ray knows what he did was wrong, but also clear that he doesn't believe he was one of 'them' -- the kind of man who belongs on a sex-offender registry...After Una tells Ray her father died some years back, Ray moves to comfort her, touching her back in the warm way a friend might. The way Williams reacts feels pointedly truthful. Joe Mantello's direction is as taut as in 'The Humans'...I'm genuinely surprised a piece of this intense nature has made it to Broadway. 'Blackbird' is a small gem, here in the hands of two gifted actors.
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Blackbird FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Blackbird have there been?
Blackbird has had 3 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2007, Off-Broadway which opened in 2007 and Broadway which opened in 2016.
What Tony Awards has Blackbird been nominated for?
Blackbird has been nominated for Best Revival of a Play at the Tony Awards.
What awards has Blackbird been nominated for?
Blackbird has been nominated for several awards, including the Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams. The play was also nominated for Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for David Harrower and Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Blackbird.
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