The Seven Year Disappear 2024

Opened: February 25, 2024
Closing: March 24, 2024

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The Pershing Square Signature Center [The Alice Griffin Jewelbox Theatre]

480 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036

Naphtali’s (Taylor Trensch) world-famous performance artist mother (Cynthia Nixon) disappeared suddenly seven years ago. And yet, he sees her everywhere: in the faces of friends, coworkers, the guy he’s flirting with. When his mother returns with few answers and a major request, Naphtali is forced to confront what he’s spent years trying to forget. A funny, deeply human mystery of mothers and sons, coming of age, and coming apart. This production marks a return to The New Group for Cynthia Nixon, where she directed Rasheeda Speaking and Steve, and appeared on stage in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, directed by Scott Elliott. This marks a New Group debut for playwright Jordan Seavey and Taylor Trensch.

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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Seven Year Disappear

THE SEVEN YEAR DISAPPEAR: A TOUR-DE-FORCE FOR CYNTHIA NIXON

6 / 10

But after watching Nixon playing such weak-willed (but well-dressed) TV women—Miranda on And Just Like That… and Ada on The Gilded Age—it’s a thrill to see her as the uncompromising Miriam. Incidentally, it’s been seven years since her last New York City stage appearance (The Little Foxes). Let’s hope she doesn’t, well, disappear for so long next time.

‘The Seven Year Disappear’ Review: Looking for Mom in All the Wrong Places

5 / 10

Nixon, a delicately skilled stage performer, plays each character as a slightly exaggerated persona, like roles an artist might try on to demonstrate that identity is a kind of drag. If there are psychoanalytic underpinnings to this approach, they’re not compellingly explored. The result is two actors operating in uneven registers throughout, with Trensch as the so-called straight man to Nixon’s shuffle of mild caricatures. (The exceptions are mother-son confrontations that Elliott pitches as earplug-worthy shouting matches.)

The Seven Year Disappear FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Seven Year Disappear have there been?

The Seven Year Disappear has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2024.

What theatre is The Seven Year Disappear playing at Off-Broadway?

The Seven Year Disappear is playing at the The Pershing Square Signature Center [The Alice Griffin Jewelbox Theatre], which is located at 480 West 42nd Street New York.

What awards has The Seven Year Disappear been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance (Drama League Awards) for Cynthia Nixon.

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