Enron
2 hours and 40 minutes, with one intermission
Enron - 2010 Broadway History , Info & More
Broadhurst Theatre (Broadway)
235 W. 44th St. New York, NY
Based on real-life events and using music, dance and video, Lucy Prebble’s Enron explores one of the most infamous scandals in financial history, reviewing the tumultuous 1990s and casting a new light on the financial turmoil in which the world currently finds itself. Director Rupert Goold (Macbeth with Patrick Stewart), along with a crack team of designers, will bring the most exciting and innovative theatrical event Broadway has seen this decade.
Enron - 2010 - Broadway Cast
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Enron
7 / 10
Prebble frames her case study as a classical tragedy, where unethical behavior goes unchecked and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Jeffrey Skilling, the Harvard grad who seized power under the careless watch of Enron founder Kenneth Lay, is portrayed as a tragic figure along the lines of Macbeth. The play often strains as it attempts to condense an overwhelming amount of exposition and introduce complicated financial models. But for the most part, Prebble cuts a clear narrative through this unwieldy terrain. Rupert Goold's slick, aggressive production maintains a chaotic energy level mixed with playful theatricality: Enron's shell companies are symblized as hungry raptors with glowing red eyes that literally eat the company's debt, and stock traders perform as a barbership quartet. Wait till you see how Lehman Brothers and Arthur Anderson are portrayed.
Funny money gets devalued in 'Enron'
5 / 10
Despite the serious research and the playful imagination, the splendid new American cast and the irresistible craven puppets, the play tells us what it is in the first half-hour and then tells us again for another two hours. Board members are blind mice in suits. A video of Bill Clinton reminds us that he 'didn't have sex with that woman.' Voting in Florida was too close to call. Bush deregulated electricity and California is still paying for it.
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Enron - 2010 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Adam Cork |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Mark Henderson |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Adam Cork |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Lucy Prebble |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Stephen Kunken |
| 2010 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Adam Cork |
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