Collected Stories
Run Time:
2 hours, with one intermission
Closing: June 13, 20102 hours, with one intermission
Collected Stories - 2010 Broadway History , Info & More
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
Tony Award winner Linda Lavin and director Lynne Meadow, who collaborated on MTC’s The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, reunite for a new production of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies' celebrated drama. Collected Stories chronicles the relationship between two female writers: Ruth Steiner (Lavin), a celebrated New York author with a dry wit and a distinguished career; and her bright-eyed young protégé, Lisa Morrison. As their relationship evolves and the line between fact and fiction starts to blur, their fascinating story comes to an explosive conclusion.
Collected Stories - 2010 - Broadway Cast
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Collected Stories
7 / 10
By the end of Lynne Meadow's effective production, you've gotten hooked. But for the most part, 'Collected Stories' feels too polite, underwhelming and small. Linda Lavin gives a knockout performance as Ruth, marked by much humor and genuine emotion. Sarah Paulson looks too poised to play a student in her 20s, but becomes convincing as her character grows confident.
The Devil’s Disciple
8 / 10
But the real value of Collected Stories lies in the challenge it presents its two terrific actors, who spend the play parrying and sparring and cuffing each other, first with mother-and-cub affection and later with venomous resentment. Both Lavin and Paulson—under the direction of Lynne Meadow—give their all to the contest, and by the play's end, you can see what it costs them. Lavin plays this grand-dame writer as a down-to-earth diva. She may be sharply critical of her young disciple, but she's not inhumane. And in a confessional and vulnerable moment, when she shares the details of a youthful affair, her demeanor suddenly turns charmingly, disarmingly girlish.
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Collected Stories History
Other Productions of Collected Stories
| 1997 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1998 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2010 | Broadway |
Manhattan Theatre Club Production Broadway |
Collected Stories - 2010 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Linda Lavin |
| 1997 | The Pulitzer Prize | The Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Donald Margulies |
| 1997 | The Pulitzer Prize | The Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Donald Margulies |
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