Constellations
One hour and 10 minutes with no intermission
Constellations - 2014 Broadway History , Info & More
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
The American premiere of CONSTELLATIONS will be directed by Michael Longhurst and star Academy Award nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal in his Broadway neighborhood.
Let's go for a drink. I don't know what I'm doing here anyway. One drink. And if you never want to see me again you never have to see me again.
One relationship. Infinite possibilities.
Quantum multiverse theory, love and honey. An explosive new play about free will and friendship.
Constellations - 2014 - Broadway Cast
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‘Constellations,’ theater review
8 / 10
Jake Gyllenhaal and 'The Affair's' Golden Globe winner Ruth Wilson ace their Broadway debuts in 'Constellations,' a compact play with big ideas about life, love and death that is, happily, as brainy as it is sweet-hearted...It's like being in an echo chamber filled with fun-house mirrors and can be a bit off-putting -- at least until the structural framework makes itself evident. Payne makes sure that it does, and that everyone's on the same page...director Michael Longhurst's staging touches both the head and the heart deeply. Even Tom Scutt's lovely set, a bare stage below and beside a huge collection of inflated white balloons, packs a poetic touch. And the cast is swoon-worthy. Gyllenhaal is laid-back and ever-genunine as the passive Roland. Wilson, a two-time Olivier Award winner, is sensual and irresistibly carefree -- a perfect foil. Together, they have something elusive: combustible chemistry. Heavenly sparks ensue.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson transcend conceptual stunt in ‘Constellations’
8 / 10
Rarely has quantum physics felt as romantic, as lively as it does in Broadway's 'Constellations'...We constantly seesaw between sweet and sour, comic and tragic, romantic and pedestrian as the actors jump back and forth between story lines...Director Michael Longhurst's understated staging helps us differentiate the assorted versions, but the entire show rests on the two actors, both making their Broadway debut. Gyllenhaal...is subtly wonderful in the less showy role. The earthy Roland tends to be the calm sort, though in some variations he reveals petulance and frustration. But mostly Roland is a sounding board for Marianne, a socially awkward type who covers her nervousness with cringe-inducing bad jokes. The British-born Wilson is tremendous here...At times the show feels more like a conceptual stunt than anything else, especially with its conclusion. But Wilson and Gyllenhaal place it in a universe where Broadway vehicles have heart.
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Constellations History
Other Productions of Constellations
| 2012 | West End |
West End |
| 2014 | Broadway |
Broadway Premiere Broadway |
| 2021 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
Constellations - 2014 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jake Gyllenhaal |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Ruth Wilson |
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Nick Payne |
| 2015 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Award | Ruth Wilson |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Ruth Wilson |
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