Mike Birbiglia's The New One - 2018 Broadway History , Info & More
James Earl Jones Theater (Broadway)
138 West 48th St. New York, NY
Mike Birbiglia's The New One comes to Broadway!
Mike Birbiglia has a new one. It's called The New One. He's made you laugh in Sleepwalk with Me (it was a play presented by Nathan Lane, then a movie, THEN a book), My Girlfriend's Boyfriend and Thank God for Jokes. (He was also really funny in that one season of Orange Is the New Black. And in Billions. And Broad City.) Now he's on Broadway telling a new story in a new way with the same heart and humor we've come to expect. Lin-Manuel Miranda called The New One "as perfect a night as you're gonna get." Do not miss The New One. Some people say it's his best one. (It was John Mulaney. Also, Vogue.)
On Broadway for 12 weeks (99 performances!) only.
Mike Birbiglia's The New One - 2018 - Broadway Cast
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Mike Birbiglia and Michael C. Hall Star in Two Very Different Theatrical Monologues
9 / 10
There will be no spoilers here about how all this works out, but the tone and pitch of the comedy changes dramatically toward the end of the 90 minutes. It has to; one of Birbiglia's final revelations is that his new life means he now laughs in a new way himself. You think you could stay there even longer. Birbiglia is the kind of ribald, engaging storyteller you never want to stop.
'The New One' review: Fatherhood is fertile ground for Mike Birbiglia
8 / 10
Directed by Seth Barrish, Birbiglia tells the story as if for the first time, sharing a litany of gory details, from the indignities of fertility issues (he actually brought his urologists on Jimmy Kimmel) to the ramifications of the expectant mom's raging hormones. Along the way, he dispenses with the hilarity and sneaks in some valid concerns about bringing a child into a world of rising sea levels and environmental neglects, along with one infuriating (to me, anyway) comment about understanding why some men leave.
Mike Birbiglia's The New One History
Other Productions of Mike Birbiglia's The New One
| 2018 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Production at Cherry Lane Theatre Off-Broadway |
| 2018 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Mike Birbiglia's The New One - 2018 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Solo Performance | Mike Birbiglia |
| 2019 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Solo Performance | Mike Birbiglia |
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