THREE TALL WOMEN: TOWERING PERFORMANCES DRIVE ALBEE REVIVAL
10 / 10
The performance [Jackson], in fact, refutes A's theory that life becomes sweetest when we're past mortal cares. Long may Jackson harbor such concerns, and share them with us.
10 / 10
The performance [Jackson], in fact, refutes A's theory that life becomes sweetest when we're past mortal cares. Long may Jackson harbor such concerns, and share them with us.
8 / 10
Stage acting doesn't get any better than Glenda Jackson's performance as the autocratic nonagenarian in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women, modeled on the adoptive mother with whom the playwright had a famously thorny relationship. On Broadway for the first time in 30 years (23 of which she spent as a member of British Parliament), the two-time Oscar winner shows no trace of rustiness in a characterization of such diamond-hard ferocity you dare not take your eyes off her. It's an almost ridiculous luxury that in Joe Mantello's crystalline production of this brittle but moving play about death and self-knowledge, two such accomplished actors as Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill become supplementary dividends.
| 1994 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1994 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Play | Glenda Jackson |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Glenda Jackson |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Laurie Metcalf |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design for a Play | Ann Roth |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Joe Mantello |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play | Paul Gallo |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Three Tall Women |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | The Hudson Scenic Studio Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play | Miriam Buether |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Glenda Jackson |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Laurie Metcalf |
| 2018 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Three Tall Women |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Glenda Jackson |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Joe Mantello |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Laurie Metcalf |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Three Tall Women |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Miriam Buether |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Ann Roth |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Joe Mantello |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Laurie Metcalf |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Glenda Jackson |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Three Tall Women |
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Miriam Buether |