Therese Raquin
Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Therese Raquin - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Studio 54 (Broadway)
254 West 54th St. New York, NY
In this tale of love, lust, betrayal, and guilt, based upon the novel by Emile Zola, Therese has made peace with her loveless marriage to a weak man when her world is turned upside down by Laurent walking through the door. Unable to ignore their passion, the pair sets off on a violent path that may have far worse consequences for the perpetrators than for the victims.
Therese Raquin - 2015 - Broadway Cast
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‘Thérèse Raquin’ Review: Lethal Leading Lady
7 / 10
Any way you gnaw it, though, 'Thérèse Raquin' is a dreary hambone that once was shocking but is now quaint, and Helen Edmundson...has done no better by Zola. The pacing is arthritic...As for Ms. Knightley, she gives the kind of flat, underprojected performance you'd expect from an untrained Broadway debutante with limited stage experience. Her deficiencies are underlined by the excellent acting of Gabriel Ebert and Matt Ryan, who respectively play Thérèse's husband and lover. Beowulf Boritt designed the easy-on-the-eye Monet-style set, while Josh Schmidt, America's finest composer of incidental music for the stage, fills the air with hauntingly cloudy harmonies. If only their talents had been joined in the service of a better script -- and a stronger star!
Theater Review: Keira Knightley Glows From Within in Thérèse Raquin
6 / 10
...Knightley...makes a stark and somewhat counterintuitive Broadway debut. She is compelling and articulate, especially when silent, and brings to the morose tale the banked-fire quality that seems to illuminate such material from within...The drawn-out dénouement...is basically a slow return to the grimness of the reality in which Thérèse (and the others) were always trapped. That grimness is beautifully realized, at least; Beowulf Boritt's sets, lit exquisitely by Keith Parham, are all gesso and grisaille, suggesting a prepared canvas with no painting on it...Even a relatively short novel like this one offers too large a meal. The set-ups are lovely, and then comes the hasty glut. The director Evan Cabnet's unusually handsome staging, dominated by the sculptural deployment of the actors' bodies, often in silhouette, in a way highlights this failing, making the massive repression of the opening scenes powerfully eloquent but offering diminishing returns thereafter.
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Other Productions of Therese Raquin
| 2015 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Therese Raquin - 2015 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Judith Light |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Judith Light |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Helen Edmundson |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Beowulf Boritt |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Beowulf Boritt |
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