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Sweat 2017

Run Time:
Two hours and 25 minutes, with one intermission
Ages: 14+
Opened: March 26, 2017
Closing: June 25, 2017

Sweat - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More

Studio 54 (Broadway)
254 West 54th St. New York, NY

With warm humor and tremendous heart, Lynn Nottage's Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets and laughs while working together on the line of a factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in the hard fight to stay afloat.



Kate Whoriskey directs this stunning new play about the collision of race, class, family and friendship, and the tragic, unintended costs of community without opportunity.


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'Sweat' is Lynn Nottage's new Broadway play about working-class frustrations
8 / 10

'Sweat' is inarguably a schematic socialist drama - and hardly the first to play at Broadway prices to mostly upper-middle-class urbanites - that clearly decided in advance what it wanted to say about the state of the nation. Its conclusion is not a surprise. But - and, along with a mordent wit, this is its mitigating strength and greatest asset - 'Sweat' also is a moral, passionate and richly articulated cri de coeur from one of America's leading African-American Playwrights aimed squarely at the ongoing inability of her hate-spewing white Brothers and Sisters to accurately locate the cause of their problems and to quit trying to drown the next worker trying to snag a spot in the lifeboat speeding away from the wreck of industrial America.

DRAMATIC Review: How Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’ Explains Trump’s America
8 / 10

It is refreshing to hear characters talk about politics as urgently, and realistically, as people are affected by it. Sweat is politics as lived and spoken about on the ground, not as an abstraction, and not as Washington power-game, or a shrieking panel on CNN. Sweat is the first, properly muscular play of the Trump era, directly addressing the political and cultural bedrock of his presidency: Nottage has already won the 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. The politics of the play, while clear and emphatic, do not supersede the careful drawing of character

BWW Flashback: The Factory is Closed- SWEAT Concludes Broadway Run Today
by Stephi Wild - June 25, 2017


Sweat closes today, June 25th. Before we say farewell, take a final look at the show's journey on Broadway. 

Pulitzer Prize-Winning SWEAT To Play Final Broadway Performance, 6/25
by A.A. Cristi - June 13, 2017


It has just been reported that Sweat, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey, will close on Sunday, June 25.

SWEAT Cast Set for Q&A at Strand Book Store Next Week
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2017


Join the cast of SWEAT in Strand Book Store's Rare Book Room, as Felicia Fitzpatrick sits down with cast members Khris Davis, Hunter Hoffman, and Reza Salazar to discuss the hit show on Monday, June 19 from 7 to 8 p.m.

The Broadwaysted Podcast Doesn't SWEAT the Small Stuff with Tony-Nominee Johanna Day
by Broadwaysted - June 7, 2017


We're so excited to kick off our Tony week by getting Broadwaysted with Johanna Day, the Tony-nominated star of SWEAT! We're all pouring out...water (pace yourselves for Tony week, kids!) while Johanna gushes about her experience in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play...and why she's a Pulitzer Prize Good Luck Charm! We discuss seeing plays adapted into films, Johanna's incredible career (Tony nominee for PROOF, the all-star cast of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, the game-changing AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY...I mean, come on!), and how the acting process evolves over time.

Backstage with Richard Ridge: Will Tony Day Be Johanna Day's Big Day?
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - June 7, 2017


After making her Broadway debut in 2000's Proof, Johanna Day earned her first Tony nomination for her performance as Claire. Now sixteen years later, she's back in her second Tony-nominated role- Tracey in Sweat. Below, watch as tells Richard Ridge why she's ready for it this time around!

Broadway's SWEAT Stars to Stop by THEATER TALK This Week
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2017


This week the 2017 New York Emmy Award-winning interview/discussion series THEATER TALK focuses on Broadway's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Sweat. THEATER TALK co-hosts Susan Haskins and Michael Riedel of the New York Post welcome guests including Sweat's Tony Award-nominated playwright Lynn Nottage and director Kate Whoriskey, along with two of the play's supporting actors, Johanna Day ('Tracey') and Michelle Wilson ('Cynthia'), who are also both nominated for Tony Awards.

What Does SWEAT Mean to You? Submit a Video to the #WeAreSweat Campaign!
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2017


Today, the acclaimed Broadway play Sweat, announced #WeAreSweat, a campaign celebrating the power and sense of community that Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning play inspires in audiences.

Breaking News: Lynn Nottage's SWEAT Wins 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama!
by Nicole Rosky - April 10, 2017


It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize administrator Mike Pride that Lynn Nottage's SWEAT has officially won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. 

TV: The SWEAT Ensemble Raises a Glass to Opening Night on Broadway!
by TV - Opening Night Special - March 27, 2017


Following its acclaimed run off-Broadway at the Public Theater, Sweat has at last arrived at Studio 54, marking the Broadway debut of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage. After the curtain went down last night, the ensemble company, joined by Nottage and director Kate Whoriskey,  gathered at Brasserie 8 ½ to celebrate the play's explosive arrival on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night and we're taking you inside the festivities below!

Photo Coverage: Gloria Steinem, Rose Byrne and More Attend Opening Night of SWEAT
by Walter McBride - March 27, 2017


Sweat, the acclaimed new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey completed its long journey and opened last night on Broadway. The stars came out to walk the red carpet and take in a night of confrontational theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand, check out the photos below!

Photo Coverage: SWEAT Celebrates a Hard-Hitting Broadway Opening
by Walter McBride - March 27, 2017


Sweat, the acclaimed new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey completed its long journey and opened last night on Broadway. The play took on the tough topics, but fun was had at the opening night party. BroadwayWorld was on hand, check out the photos below!

Photo Coverage: SWEAT Takes Opening Night Broadway Bows
by Walter McBride - March 27, 2017


Sweat, the acclaimed new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey completed its long journey and opened last night on Broadway. The cast took their triumphant bows at the end of the big night and BroadwayWorld was there to catch the event. Check out the photos below!

BWW Review: Lynn Nottage's Incisive Labor/Racism Drama, SWEAT, Transfers To Broadway
by Michael Dale - March 27, 2017


After her breakout Off-Broadway production of INTIMATE APPAREL and a Pulitzer Prize for her brutal depiction of rape as a weapon of war in RUINED, Lynn Nottage has been well established as one of America's most important 21st Century playwrights.

Review Roundup: SWEAT Drips Onto Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Julie Musbach - March 26, 2017


SWEAT, the acclaimed new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey opens tonight on Broadway at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). With warm humor and tremendous heart, Lynn Nottage's Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives. Let's see what the critics have to say.

Lynn Nottage's SWEAT Opens Sunday on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017


A friendly reminder! Sweat, the acclaimed new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey will open on Broadway this Sunday, March 26, at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street).

Get to Know the Cast of SWEAT on Broadway- Opens Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - March 26, 2017


Sweat, the new Broadway play opens today at Studio 54. The critically acclaimed new play from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lynn Nottage, comes to Broadway following its sold-out run at The Public Theater. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat. Get to know the company before they take their opening bows!

Photo Flash: First Look at Johanna Day, Michelle Wilson, Khris Davis and More in Lynn Nottage's SWEAT on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2017


Following a sold-out, critically acclaimed engagement at New York's Public Theater, Sweat, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey transfers to Broadway's Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Broadway performances of Sweat began March 4 for a March 26, 2017 opening, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Up on the Marquee: SWEAT Comes to Broadway
by Walter McBride - March 10, 2017


The searing new play Sweat is in previews on Broadway at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Following a sold out, critically acclaimed engagement at New York's Public Theater, Sweat, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey will officially open on Broadway on March 26, 2017.

SWEAT Sets Mobile Rush Before Tomorrow's First Preview on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - March 3, 2017


The searing new play Sweat begins previews on Broadway tomorrow Saturday, March 4 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Following a sold out, critically acclaimed engagement at New York's Public Theater, Sweat, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey will officially open on Broadway on March 26, 2017.

TV: What's SWEAT All About? The Broadway-Bound Cast Explains!
by Nicole Rosky - February 17, 2017


Following a sold out, critically acclaimed engagement at New York's Public Theater, Sweat, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey will transfer to Broadway's Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Broadway performances of Sweat will begin March 4 for a March 26, 2017 opening.

Photo Coverage: SWEAT Company Gets Ready for a Broadway Bow!
by Walter McBride - February 16, 2017


Following a sold out, critically acclaimed engagement at New York's Public Theater, Sweat, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey will transfer to Broadway's Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Broadway performances of Sweat will begin March 4 for a March 26, 2017 opening.

FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Cast of SWEAT on Broadway!
by Walter McBride - February 16, 2017


Following a sold out, critically acclaimed engagement at New York's Public Theater, Sweat, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Kate Whoriskey will transfer to Broadway's Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Broadway performances of Sweat will begin March 4 for a March 26, 2017 opening.

Sweat History

Other Productions of Sweat

2016   Off-Broadway New York Premiere at the Public Theater
Off-Broadway
2017   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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2019   West End West End Transfer Production
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Sweat - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2017 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Fight Choreography U. Jonathan Toppo
2017 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Play Lynn Nottage
2017 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Johanna Day
2017 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Michelle Wilson
2017 Drama League Awards Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play Sweat
2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Play Kate Whoriskey
2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Johanna Day
2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Broadway Play Sweat
2017 The Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize for Drama Lynn Nottage
2017 Theatre World Awards Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance Carlo Albán
2017 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Johanna Day
2017 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Michelle Wilson
2017 Tony Awards Best Play Lynn Nottage

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