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Gruesome Playground Injuries Revival

Run Time:
90 Minutes
Closing: December 28, 2025
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Gruesome Playground Injuries Off-Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More

Lucille Lortel Theatre
121 Christopher St (between Hudson & Bleeker Sts) New York, NY 10014

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries will return to the New York stage in a new production starring three-time Emmy Award nominee Nicholas Braun and two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young, and directed by Tony Award Nominee Neil Pepe.  Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together.


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‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ Review: Does It Hurt?
6 / 10

But while Young, one of New York’s most fascinating stage actors, is enrapturing in the first scene, that is by far the high point of this tantalizingly tricky play. Braun, seeming subdued and less than comfortable in the role, does not match her, and the show overall is too often curiously flat. Neither its sometimes pitch-black sense of humor nor its characters’ bond and brokenness are fully realized. The synergy isn’t there, at least not yet; that might come with time.

Theater ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’: Kara Young and Nicholas Braun embrace a world of hurt
6 / 10

Still, it can be hard to make sense of the show’s central conceit — that these childhood buddies are only connecting in five-year increments when one or the other is in a moment of crisis — or to glean an overriding message that justifies the time we’re spending in the company of this star-crossed not-quite couple. Gruesome Playground Injuries mostly succeeds as an acting exercise, where the performers can throw themselves (sometimes literally) into showy recklessness.

Photos: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - November 25, 2025


Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries is back on the New York stage, and recently celebrated its gala opening for its off-Broadway run. Check out photos from the opening night here!

Review Roundup: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES Opens Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - November 24, 2025


Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries is back on the New York stage in a new production starring three-time Emmy Award nominee Nicholas Braun and two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young. Read the reviews here!

Video: Kara Young Picks the Shows That Shaped Her
by Joey Mervis - November 22, 2025


In this video, watch as two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young walks us through the aisles of the Drama Book Shop to tell us all about the plays that made her the artist she is today. Can you guess which classics she most adores?

Video: Nicholas Braun & Kara Young Talk Starring in GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES on TODAY
by Josh Sharpe - November 6, 2025


Two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young and Succession star Nicholas Braun stopped by TODAY on Thursday to talk about their roles in the off-Broadway revival of the play Gruesome Playground Injuries. Watch the interview now.

Photos: Nicholas Braun & Kara Young Star in Gruesome Playground Injuries
by Nicole Rosky - October 20, 2025


Check out photos of Nicholas Braun and Kara Young in the upcoming production of Gruesome Playground Injuries, starting November 7 in NYC.

Video: Nicholas Braun & Kara Young Are Getting Ready for GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES
by Joey Mervis - October 15, 2025


Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries will return to the New York stage in a new production starring three-time Emmy Award nominee Nicholas Braun and two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young. Watch in this video as the whole team explains what the play is all about!

Photos: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES' Nicholas Braun and Kara Young Meet the Press
by Bruce Glikas - October 14, 2025


Gruesome Playground Injuries will return to the New York stage in a new production starring Nicholas Braun and Kara Young, and directed by Tony Award Nominee Neil Pepe. See photos of the cast meeting the press here!

Nicholas Braun & Kara Young Will Lead GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES Off-Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - September 25, 2025


Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rajiv Joseph’s Gruesome Playground Injuries will return to the New York stage in a new production starring three-time Emmy Award nominee Nicholas Braun (“Succession”) and two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young.

Gruesome Playground Injuries History

Other Productions of Gruesome Playground Injuries

2011   Off-Broadway Second Stage Theatre Production
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2025   Off-Broadway
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