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Children of a Lesser God Revival 2018

Run Time:
Two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission
Ages: 10+
Opened: April 11, 2018
Closing: May 27, 2018

Children of a Lesser God - 2018 Broadway History , Info & More

Studio 54 (Broadway)
254 West 54th St. New York, NY

Experience the emotional fireworks that New York Magazine calls "intense, primal, and show-stopping." CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD has arrived on Broadway in a breathtaking new production starring Joshua Jackson ("The Affair," "Fringe"), Lauren Ridloff (Wonderstruck), and Anthony Edwards ("ER"). This Tony-winning Best Play tells the story of an unconventional teacher at a school for the deaf and the remarkable woman he meets there.

Jesse Green of The New York Times raves, it's "fierce, crackling, passionate and profound. Lauren Ridloff gives a blistering, knockout debut performance. And I am awestruck by Joshua Jackson." "He is truly astonishing" cheers the Daily Beast. And Variety declares, "Lauren Ridloff comes out of nowhere and knocks us off our feet."

CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD. "It’s easy to understand why it means so very much to so many people" (Chicago Tribune). On Broadway at Studio 54.


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Children of a Lesser God review at Studio 54, New York – ‘an absorbing revival’
8 / 10

Two more D/deaf students are played with a truthful-feeling tenacity by John McGinty and Treshelle Edmond. Kenny Leon's production additionally makes unprecedented steps towards inclusivity, offering simultaneous supertitles as well as the text on a mobile App, and providing ASL interpreters at designated performances. Leon's absorbing production is only undermined by an ugly abstract set of door frames and naked tree trunks.

Review: Sound, or Silence? A Passionate Debate in ‘Children of a Lesser God’
7 / 10

The pungency of sign language is not the subject of Mark Medoff's 'Children of a Lesser God,' which opened on Wednesday at Studio 54 in a mixed bag of a Broadway revival directed by Kenny Leon. But it's a wonderful bonus to the play's fierce rivalry between those who promote spoken English as the highest attainable form of communication and those who are staunch partisans of silence.

Nyle Dimarco & Celeste Headlee to Moderate Talkbacks with Cast of CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
by Julie Musbach - May 15, 2018


Producer Hal Luftig announced today that co-producer Nyle DiMarco will host a talkback for the audience at Children of a Lesser God today, May 15, following the 7:00pm show. DiMarco will join the cast immediately following the performance for a moderated discussion and an opportunity for audience members to ask questions. The talkback will happen on stage and is open to any ticketholder for that evening's performance.

WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Lauren Ridloff
by Nicole Rosky - May 26, 2018


Watch below as Lauren tells us all about want this nomination means to her, how she's preparing for the Tonys, and so much more!

CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD to Play Final Broadway Performance 5/27
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2018


Producer Hal Luftig announced today that the acclaimed Broadway revival of Mark Medoff's Children of a Lesser God will play its final performance at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street) on Sunday, May 27, 2018. 

The Stars of Children Of A Lesser God Discuss Their Journey to Broadway on The Today Show
by Macon Prickett - April 27, 2018


"Children of a Lesser God," the award-winning play about a deaf woman and her teacher, is back on Broadway. Megyn Kelly TODAY welcomes stars Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Jackson, who reveal how Ridloff, who was born deaf, landed the role. Jackson also comments on what may happen next on his TV series "The Affair."

VIDEO: Joshua Jackson Talks How He Owes His Career To Jon Stewart
by Stephi Wild - April 13, 2018


'Children of a Lesser God' star Joshua Jackson appeared last night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he talked about how he might have stayed in school had he not been pulling all-nighters as a teenager to watch Jon Stewart. Watch the clip below!

Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
by Walter McBride - April 12, 2018


Audiences have started to listen again at Studio 54. That's because Children of a Lesser God is back, and it officially opened last night on Broadway. Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Children of a Lesser God stars film and television favorite Joshua Jackson and breakout star Lauren Ridloff, alongside Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe Award winner Anthony Edwards, Drama Desk Award nominee and Obie Award winner Kecia Lewis, Julee Cerda, Treshelle Edmond, and John McGinty. The play will open on Wednesday, April 11 at Studio 54. Check out photos from the opening night red carpet below!

TV: Joshua Jackson, Lauren Ridloff & More Celebrate Opening Night of CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
by TV - Opening Night Special - April 12, 2018


Audiences have started to listen again at Studio 54. Children of a Lesser God is back, and it officially opened last night on Broadway. Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Children of a Lesser God stars film and television favorite Joshua Jackson and breakout star Lauren Ridloff, alongside Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe Award winner Anthony Edwards, Drama Desk Award nominee and Obie Award winner Kecia Lewis, Julee Cerda, Treshelle Edmond, and John McGinty. The play will open on Wednesday, April 11 at Studio 54.

BWW Review: Echoes of G.B. Shaw in Mark Medoff's CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
by Michael Dale - April 12, 2018


While audiences gather at Lincoln Center to see Lerner and Lowe's musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's classic, there's a different kind of Pygmalion story being played out at Studio 54, where Mark Medoff's 1980 Tony winner for Best Play, Children of a Lesser God is receiving its first Broadway revival.

Photo Coverage: Inside the Opening Night Party for CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
by Walter McBride - April 12, 2018


Children of a Lesser God opened last night, April 11, 2018. BroadwayWorld was on hand at the big night and we're taking you inside the cast's opening night party! Check out the photos below.

Photo Coverage: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD Cast Takes Their Opening Night Bows
by Walter McBride - April 12, 2018


Children of a Lesser God opened last night, April 11, 2018. Check out photos of the cast taking their opening night bows!

Review Roundup: The Critics Weigh In on CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - April 11, 2018


Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Children of a Lesser God stars film and television favorite Joshua Jackson and breakout star Lauren Ridloff, alongside Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe Award winner Anthony Edwards, Drama Desk Award nominee and Obie Award winner Kecia Lewis, Julee Cerda, Treshelle Edmond, and John McGinty. 

TV: Start Listening with Highlights from CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - April 10, 2018


Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Children of a Lesser God stars film and television favorite Joshua Jackson and breakout star Lauren Ridloff, alongside Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe Award winner Anthony Edwards, Drama Desk Award nominee and Obie Award winner Kecia Lewis, Julee Cerda, Treshelle Edmond, and John McGinty. The play will open tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11 at Studio 54.

VIDEO: Joshua Jackson Talks His Broadway Debut in CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD on LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN
by Macon Prickett - April 10, 2018


Joshua Jackson, star of Broadway's Children of a Lesser God, visits LIVE with Kelly and Ryan to discuss growing up in the industry, his love for his hometown, and starring in Children of a Lesser God on Broadway.

Photo Flash: First Look at Joshua Jackson, Lauren Ridloff & More in CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - April 9, 2018


Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Children of a Lesser God stars film and television favorite Joshua Jackson and breakout star Lauren Ridloff, alongside Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe Award winner Anthony Edwards, Drama Desk Award nominee and Obie Award winner Kecia Lewis, Julee Cerda, Treshelle Edmond, and John McGinty. The play will open on Wednesday, April 11 at Studio 54.

Enter to Win Tickets to Opening Night of CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD!
by Nicole Rosky - March 23, 2018


Tony-Award-winning play Children of a Lesser God is back on Broadway and fans now have the chance to win VIP tickets to opening night at Studio 54! For a charitable donation of $10 or more at Prizeo.com/Children, you're entered to win the pair of VIP tickets to the show on April 11, admittance to the opening night after-party, two nights' hotel accommodations and roundtrip airfare (for you and guest).

Broadway's CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD Announces Student Rush Policy
by A.A. Cristi - March 22, 2018


Today, Children of a Lesser God announced its student rush policy as the Tony Award-winning play begins performances tonight at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street) ahead of a Wednesday, April 11 official opening night.

CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD to Include Supertitles, Closed Captioning, and ASL Interpretation
by Julie Musbach - March 22, 2018


Producer Hal Luftig announced today that the first-ever Broadway revival of Children of a Lesser God would be the most accessible play in Broadway history with three ways audiences can enjoy the Tony Award®-winning play at Studio 54

Meet the Cast of CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - March 22, 2018


Children of a Lesser God begins previews tonight at Studio 54. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!

Up on the Marquee: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
by Walter McBride - March 1, 2018


Children of a Lesser God, playing at Broadway's Studio 54 (254 W 54th Street) this spring, will be directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon and feature the scintillating arrival of Joshua Jackson in his Broadway debut. Performances are scheduled to begin March 22, 2018 with an opening night set for Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with the Company of CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
by Walter McBride - February 22, 2018


Children of a Lesser God, playing at Broadway's Studio 54 (254 W 54th Street) this spring, will be directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon and feature the scintillating arrival of Joshua Jackson in his Broadway debut. Performances are scheduled to begin March 22, 2018 with an opening night set for Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

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Children of a Lesser God - 2018 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2018 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Joshua Jackson
2018 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Lauren Ridloff
2018 Drama League Awards Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play Children of a Lesser God
2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actress in a Play Lauren Ridloff
2018 Theatre World Awards Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance Lauren Ridloff
2018 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Lauren Ridloff

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