Curse of the Starving Class Revival
Ages: 13+
Closing: April 06, 2025Curse of the Starving Class - 2025 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
The Pershing Square Signature Center [The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre]
480 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036
Sam Shepard’s fiercely funny, OBIE award-winning play returns to the stage. With their family home on the verge of collapse and the creditors closing in, the Tate family white knuckles to their past, while scratching and clawing their way towards a better future. Told through a contemporary biting lens, this classic story dismantles the American dream in its look at a family fighting to stay alive.
Curse of the Starving Class - 2025 - Off-Broadway Cast
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Curse of the Starving Class: Curses! The Sam Shepard Classic Declassifies Itself
5 / 10
At some moment in this last segment, Emma declares she’s waiting for something to happen (thereby speaking for the audience, too). Playwright Shepard—who’s already called for a live sheep (the attentive Lois) as well as nudity—provides such an outburst (special thanks to sound designer Leah Gelpe, lighting designer Jeff Croiter), but it feels too busily contrived, as does a stretched-out closing parable.
Review: ‘Curse of the Starving Class’ Doesn’t Satisfy
4 / 10
Scott Elliott’s direction fails to fit all the seemingly disparate vocabulary of Shepard’s work into a coherent stage language. Throughout the play, the characters randomly break out into monologues that seem taken from a lucid dream state. ... These speeches then feel didactic in a way Shepard’s script never does, their fourth-wall-breaking execution making the play feel disjointed and self-consciously stagy — which is also a problem with the performances.
Review Roundup: CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS At The New Group
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2025
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2025
Reviews are in for Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class at The New Group, starring David Anzuelo, Kyle Beltran, Calista Flockhart, Cooper Hoffman, Jeb Kreager, Stella Marcus and Christian Slater, directed by Scott Elliott, running now through April 6.
CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS Extended at The New Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 19, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 19, 2025
The New Group will present an additional week for Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class with David Anzuelo, Kyle Beltran, Calista Flockhart, Cooper Hoffman, Jeb Kreager, Stella Marcus and Christian Slater. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Christian Slater Talks Working with Live Sheep in CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS
by Josh Sharpe - January 21, 2025
by Josh Sharpe - January 21, 2025
On a recent visit to Late Night with Seth Meyers, Christian Slater opened up about one of his unusual co-stars in the upcoming off-Broadway production of Curse of the Starving Class. Watch the interview now!
Photos: In Rehearsal for CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - January 9, 2025
by A.A. Cristi - January 9, 2025
The New Group will present Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class with David Anzuelo, Kyle Beltran, Calista Flockhart, Cooper Hoffman, Jeb Kreager, Stella Marcus and Christian Slater, directed by Scott Elliott. Check out photos from inside rehearsal.
CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS Starring Calista Flockhart, Christian Slater & More Sets Full Cast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2024
The New Group has revealed the complete cast for Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class, starring Calista Flockhart, Christian Slater and more. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Curse of the Starving Class History
Other Productions of Curse of the Starving Class
| 1978 | Off-Broadway |
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| 1985 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1997 | Off-Broadway |
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| 2019 | Off-Broadway |
Signature Theatre Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
| 2025 | Off-Broadway |
The New Group Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
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