Lungs 2020

Run Time:
1 hour and 20 minutes
Ages: 12+
Opened: March 25, 2020
Closing: April 19, 2020

Lungs - 2020 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Brooklyn Academy of Music
651 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

The ice caps are melting, there's overpopulation, political unrest; everything's going to hell in a handbasket - why on earth would someone bring a baby into this world? In Duncan MacMillan's hilarious emotional rollercoaster of a play, a couple wrestle with our planet's biggest dilemmas.

Lungs - 2020 - Off-Broadway Cast

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Lungs FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Lungs have there been?
Lungs has had 2 productions including West End which opened in 2019 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2020.

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