Children of a Lesser God - 2018 Broadway History , Info & More
Studio 54 (Broadway)
254 West 54th St. New York, NY
Experience the emotional fireworks that New York Magazine calls "intense, primal, and show-stopping." CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD has arrived on Broadway in a breathtaking new production starring Joshua Jackson ("The Affair," "Fringe"), Lauren Ridloff (Wonderstruck), and Anthony Edwards ("ER"). This Tony-winning Best Play tells the story of an unconventional teacher at a school for the deaf and the remarkable woman he meets there.
Jesse Green of The New York Times raves, it's "fierce, crackling, passionate and profound. Lauren Ridloff gives a blistering, knockout debut performance. And I am awestruck by Joshua Jackson." "He is truly astonishing" cheers the Daily Beast. And Variety declares, "Lauren Ridloff comes out of nowhere and knocks us off our feet."
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD. "It’s easy to understand why it means so very much to so many people" (Chicago Tribune). On Broadway at Studio 54.
Children of a Lesser God - 2018 - Broadway Cast
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BWW Review: Echoes of G.B. Shaw in Mark Medoff's CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
7 / 10
With attitudes, and the language we use to express them, drastically changing in the nearly four decades since Children of a Lesser God first hit New York, the play's criticism of well-intentioned coddling of those of diverse abilities is now pretty much preaching to the choir. The play might be best viewed today as a period piece that helped popularize a way of thinking that is now much more widely accepted.
Sharpen Your Senses to Really Hear ‘Children of a Lesser God’
7 / 10
The play is set, we are told, in the mind of James, and on stage he orbits between the world of the play and narrating and addressing us. That might explain Derek McLane's design in this production directed by Kenny Leon, a series of proscenium arches that act as both practical exits and entries to a classroom, a park, or James and Sarah's home, but also the many psychological chambers the play occupies.
Children of a Lesser God History
Other Productions of Children of a Lesser God
| 1980 | Broadway |
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| 2018 | Broadway |
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Children of a Lesser God - 2018 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Joshua Jackson |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Lauren Ridloff |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Children of a Lesser God |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Lauren Ridloff |
| 2018 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Lauren Ridloff |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Lauren Ridloff |
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