The Inheritance
Part 1: 3 hours, 15 min, Part 2: 3 hours, 20 min
The Inheritance - 2019 Broadway History , Info & More
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)
243 West 47th St. New York, NY
Profoundly touching and wickedly hilarious, Matthew Lopez’s two-part play The Inheritance, asks how much we owe to those who lived and loved before us, and questions the role we must play for future generations.
Brilliantly re-envisioning E. M. Forster’s masterpiece "Howards End" to 21st-century New York, it follows the interlinking lives of three generations of gay men searching for a community of their own – and a place to call home.
This epic new play by Matthew Lopez marks the Broadway debut of a bold new voice in American theatre, directed by visionary two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Daldry.
The Inheritance is a life-affirming journey of tears and laughter, through conflicts and connections, heartbreak and hope. A new play, generations in the making.
The Inheritance - 2019 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Inheritance
BROADWAY REVIEW: Epic 7-hour play ‘The Inheritance is richly-layered, moving AIDS drama
9 / 10
'The Inheritance' invites comparison to Tony Kushner's 'Angels in America,' although it does not similarly concern itself with intersectional political ideologies and crises of religious faith. 'The Inheritance' remains a fundamentally intermural look at the gay community - the only female character in the show, played by Lois Smith, is a semi-mystical figure defined entirely in terms of her surrogate sons - and its existential ambitions are less expansive. Still, it reveals a deep advocacy for community responsibility and shares a world view with one of Kushner's most central notions, that the smallest indivisible human unit is two.
BIG QUESTIONS
9 / 10
Over six-plus hours there are lapses. Political debates can turn soapbox-y and windy, and character sum-ups at the end is a creaky device. Still, a play that asks 'Who are we?' and makes one consider and care about the answer is doing something right. Actually, a lot right.
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The Inheritance History
Other Productions of The Inheritance
| 2018 | West End |
West End transfer of the Young Vic production West End |
| 2019 | Broadway |
Broadway Premiere Broadway |
The Inheritance - 2019 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Kyle Soller |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Stephen Daldry |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Paul Hilton |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Lois Smith |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Play | The Inheritance |
| 2020 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design for a Play | Paul Arditti |
| 2020 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Paul Hilton |
| 2020 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Play | The Inheritance |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Stephen Daldry |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | John Benjamin Hickey |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Paul Hilton |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Samuel H. Levine |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Lois Smith |
| 2020 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | The Inheritance |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Bob Crowley |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Stephen Daldry |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Jon Clark |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score | Paul Englishby |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | John Benjamin Hickey |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Paul Hilton |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Andrew Burnap |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Lois Smith |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Matthew Lopez |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Bob Crowley |
| 2020 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Paul Arditti |
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