Ulysses Off-Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More
Joseph Papp Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10003
Elevator Repair Service takes on the Mount Everest of twentieth-century literature. James Joyce’s ULYSSES has fascinated, perplexed, scandalized, and/or defeated readers for over a century. In this New York City premiere, seven performers sit down for a sober reading but soon find themselves guzzling pints, getting in brawls, and committing debaucheries as they careen on a fast-forward tour through Joyce’s funhouse of styles. With humor, pathos, and a richly layered design, ERS stitches together verbatim passages from Joyce’s epic masterpiece into a two-and-a-half hour tour de force.
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Elevator Repair Service deconstructs Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ (Off Broadway review)
6 / 10
Fans of Joyce will find much to savor here, and much to dissect. Newbies can get lost in the rhythms of the author’s language as well as the trickiness of the plot, which tends to drag in the overlong first act. (It pays to arrive early enough to download the plot synopsis produced for the show and shared via QR code outside the theater.) But this feels more like gloss than adaptation, an exercise that captures elements of the source material without ever standing on its own terms.
'Ulysses' Off-Broadway review — a breakneck run through a James Joyce masterwork
7 / 10
ERS’s is not the first theatrical adaptation of Ulysses, though many others have focused only on certain episodes or characters. Tackling the whole book is a signature ERS move; the company has cast many of its usual suspects in Ulysses, and none disappoint. Weeks goes from waifish to dominatrix as Martha; Shepherd’s bouncing take on Blazes Boylan becomes a choreographic leitmotif; Kate Benson goes from doctor to sex worker to enraged drunkard in the blink of an eye; and Stevenson’s feline gaze and vocalizations are so perfect that I indeed hoped the cat would come back.
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Review Roundup: Elevator Repair Service's ULYSSES at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 26, 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 26, 2026
The Public Theater is presenting Elevator Repair Service’s Ulysses, presented in partnership with Under the Radar festival. See what the critics are saying about the production in BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup.
Photos: Elevator Repair Service's ULYSSES in Performance at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 21, 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 21, 2026
You can now get a first look at the Public Theater and Elevator Repair Service’s Ulysses, presented in partnership with Under the Radar festival. Check out photos here!
Elevator Repair Service's ULYSSES Extends for Two Weeks at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2026
The Public Theater and Elevator Repair Service will begin previews for the New York City premiere of Ulysses directed by John Collins, with co-direction and dramaturgy by Scott Shepherd. The production has been extended Off-Broadway.
Video: Elevator Repair Service’s ULYSSES In Rehearsal At The Public Theater
by A.A. Cristi - December 29, 2025
by A.A. Cristi - December 29, 2025
A new rehearsal video offers a behind-the-scenes look at ULYSSES, the upcoming production by Elevator Repair Service, currently in preparation at The Public Theater.
Photos: ULYSSES Heads Into Rehearsal At The Public Theater
by A.A. Cristi - December 22, 2025
by A.A. Cristi - December 22, 2025
Check out rehearsal photos for The Public Theater and Elevator Repair Service’s ULYSSES, presented in partnership with Under the Radar festival. ULYSSES stiches verbatim passages from Joyce’s epic masterpiece into a two-and-a-half hour tour de force.
Dee Beasnael, Kate Benson and More to Star in Elevator Repair Service's ULYSSES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 19, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 19, 2025
The Public Theater has revealed the full cast for the upcoming New York City premiere of Ulysses, created by Elevator Repair Service. The production will be presented as part of Under the Radar this January.
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