The Crucible Revival
Two hours and 55 minutes
The Crucible - 2016 Broadway History , Info & More
Walter Kerr Theatre (Broadway)
219 West 48th St. New York, NY
It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists.
Starring Ben Whishaw as John Proctor, Tony winner Sophie Okonedo as his wife Elizabeth Proctor, Saoirse Ronan as Abigail Williams, and Ciaran Hinds as Deputy-Governor Danforth.
The production will be directed by Ivo van Hove, and will have scenic and lighting design by longtime van Hove collaborator Jan Versweyveld, costume design by Wojciech Dziedzic, and an original score by Philip Glass. Additional casting and design team will be announced at a later date.
The Crucible - 2016 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Crucible
Van Hove Emphasizes the Otherworldly in Stark 'Crucible'
7 / 10
Ronan is convincing as chief mean girl Abigail Williams, with her mouth set in a hard line and her eyes narrowed. I liked her performance, but didn't necessarily see Abigail as someone capable of whipping up the frenzy relied on in 'The Crucible'...While I'm confident Miller believed in the power of mankind to manipulate and be manipulated, I'm rather sure his 'witch hunt' was metaphorical. Theatrical flourishes here -- girls suspended in mid-air, windstorms, what appears to be a wolf wandering alone on stage -- suggest van Hove prefers it an open-ended question. That added an unanticipated layer to the nearly three-hour proceedings.
Ronan, Whishaw make Broadway bows in a 'Crucible' for our times
8 / 10
At a time when smearing a neighbor or movie star or rival presidential candidate can be as easy as hitting 'send,' it's especially troubling to watch riled-up teenagers and self-centered adults point such destructive fingers with impunity...Perhaps because Crucible invokes the supernatural, the staging seems less mannered than van Hove's take on Miller's A View From the Bridge last fall -- but not much...the excellent actors help ensure that Miller's dialogue is never overshadowed...Whishaw's beautifully shaded tenderness and fury also contrasts with the repressed desperation Ronan brings to her role. Alternately cool and rash, her Abigail is more wounded child than calculating homewrecker.
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The Crucible History
Other Productions of The Crucible
| 1953 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1958 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1964 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1972 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 1990 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1991 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2002 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2016 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
| 2019 | Off-Broadway |
Bedlam's Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | West End |
West End |
The Crucible - 2016 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Bill Camp |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music in a Play | Philip Glass |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Sophie Okonedo |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Ben Whishaw |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Arthur Miller |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Ben Whishaw |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Jim Norton |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or off-Broadway) | The Crucible |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Jan Versweyveld |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Bill Camp |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Sophie Okonedo |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Arthur Miller's The Crucible |
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