9 / 10
After snoozing through many well-meaning tracts about Iraq, the prospect of a play about a financial meltdown wasn't appealing. But 'Enron' is a whip-smart, edge-of-your-seat ride that'd rival anything at Six Flags -- there are even raptor-headed businessmen prancing around.
3 / 10
Yet even with a well-drilled cast that includes bright Broadway headliners like Norbert Leo Butz and Marin Mazzie, the realization sets in early that this British-born exploration of smoke-and-mirror financial practices isn’t much more than smoke and mirrors itself. “Enron” is fast-paced, flamboyant and, despite the head-clogging intricacy of its business mathematics, lucid to the point of simple-mindedness. But as was true of the company of this play’s title, the energy generated here often feels factitious, all show (or show and tell) and little substance.
| 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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