The Skin of Our Teeth - 2022 Broadway History , Info & More
Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Broadway)
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023
In the 5,000 years they’ve been married, George and Maggie Antrobus have survived wars, plagues, floods, and everything in between. Now they're running low on food – and a massive glacier is headed toward their New Jersey home. An epic, timely comedy about the endurance of human spirit, Thornton Wilder’s THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH follows one “everyfamily” through the great struggles and triumphs of the human experience. Led by innovative director Lileana Blain-Cruz in a production that speaks directly to our current moment, this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic with additional material by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a profound reminder that life is always worth living – no matter how difficult things get.
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The Skin of Our Teeth Is No Dinosaur
6 / 10
The director Lileana Blain-Cruz has cast the Antrobuses as a Black family, so playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins makes some necessary, feather-light adjustments to the text. A racist murder in the second act is no longer racist, for instance, and in the third act, in the procession of the thinkers, Jacobs-Jenkins has added bell hooks to the roster. Conceptually, I'm on board. Experientially, though, the thing is a roller coaster, and I don't mean the light-up one that designer Adam Rigg has placed on a New Jersey boardwalk. Blain-Cruz meets Wilder's maximalism with her own, his gravity with her seriousness, but the writer's comedy and the director's don't coincide. Beans in particular gets caught in the gap. She is being asked to play Sabina's broad stuff so broadly - in the ill-shaped Vivian Beaumont, which tends to swallow up every gesture - that we only realize what a glittering star she is when she drops the act for one of her many asides.
‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ Review: A Party for the End of the World
8 / 10
For some, this too muchness, married to Wilder's bookish mischief, will pall. The intermission doesn't come until nearly two hours in, and as I walked out into the lobby, an usher asked me if I planned on leaving. Apparently a lot of people do. But if you stick it out, you can find real power in the way the lush design garlands a profound suspicion of human endeavor. Blain-Cruz relegates Wilder's emphasis on endurance for something more questioning, mostly by giving space to the questions that are already there.
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The Skin of Our Teeth - 2022 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Puppet Design | James Ortiz |
| 2022 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Awards | Gabby Beans |
| 2022 | Drama League Awards | Founders Award for Excellence in Directing | Lileana Blain-Cruz |
| 2022 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | The Skin Of Our Teeth |
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Adam Rigg |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Montana Levi Blanco |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Lileana Blain-Cruz |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Yi Zhao |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Gabby Beans |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Adam Rigg |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Palmer Hefferan |
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