Clybourne Park
2 hours 5 minutes (one intermission)
Clybourne Park - 2012 Broadway History , Info & More
Walter Kerr Theatre (Broadway)
219 West 48th St. New York, NY
In CLYBOURNE PARK, which also won the Olivier Award for Best New Play, Bruce Norris imagines the history of one of the more important houses in literary history, both before and after it becomes a focal point in Lorraine Hansberry’s classic “A Raisin in the Sun.” In 1959, the house, which is located in a white neighborhood at 406 Clybourne St. in Chicago, is sold to an African-American family (the Younger family in “A Raisin in the Sun”). Then in 2009 after the neighborhood has changed into an African-American community, the house is sold to a white couple. It is through this prism of property ownership that Norris’ lacerating sense of humor dissects race relations and middle class hypocrisies in America.
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Clybourne Park
9 / 10
Rarely in American drama have the gaps between what one wants to say, how one says it and what one really feels been as hilariously explored for dramatic effect as Norris is able to pull off here. There are secrets in this house and surprises, too, expertly managed by helmer Pam MacKinnon on Daniel Ostling's thematically expressive set, in the hands of a brilliant and versatile company. All are united in the task of peeling back society's veneer to confront the terrors lurking below the surface. 'Clybourne Park' has no easy answers for the questions it raises about the historical roots and present-day dimensions of racial disharmony. But it sharpens the viewer's antennae for the obfuscation in which we timidly traffic when trying to discuss those questions, and that's a public service right there.
Broadway review: 'Clybourne Park'
9 / 10
The cast on Broadway has come from a production in Los Angeles, staged at the same time Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre Company was running its own. The Arden’s version, directed by Ed Sobel, came off a bit differently than the Broadway production, which opened Thursday night. The second act — when Norris really lets loose with his characters’ intimations about racial issues surrounding the sale of a property to a white couple in a solid and upscale African American neighborhood — is mined more for laughs on Broadway, where it’s directed by Pam MacKinnon. The Arden’s production, while undeniably funny, was more intense as it progressed, giving the issues at stake a higher focus. While that’s the interpretation I prefer, there’s nothing awry about the show on Broadway, where it provides all the food for thought and lets you do the grazing by yourself.
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Other Productions of Clybourne Park
| 2010 | Off-Broadway |
Playwrights Horizons Production Off-Broadway |
| 2011 | West End |
West End Transfer West End |
| 2012 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 2022 | West End |
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Clybourne Park - 2012 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jeremy Shamos |
| 2012 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Production of a Play | 0 |
| 2012 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Debut Performance | Crystal A. Dickinson |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Pam MacKinnon |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Jeremy Shamos |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Bruce Norris |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Daniel Ostling |
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