Golden Boy 2012
Opened: December 6, 2012Closing: January 19, 2013
Golden Boy - 2012 - Broadway History , Info & More
Belasco Theatre (Broadway)
111 West 44th St. New York, NY
GOLDEN BOY is the story of Joe Bonaparte (to be played by Seth Numrich), a young, gifted violinist who is torn between pursuing a career in music and earning big money as a prize fighter. This will be a rare Broadway production for the Odets classic and the second Odets work to be presented by Lincoln Center Theater following its Tony Award winning revival of Awake and Sing!, also directed by Bartlett Sher, in 2006.
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Odets’ ‘Golden Boy’ Gets Golden Revival From Lincoln Center Theater
10 / 10
In these days of the small-cast, tidy domestic drama, what a pleasure it is to encounter Clifford Odets’ soaring, expansive, and tough-as-nails “Golden Boy,”...A sumptuously talented cast of 19 digs into the tale of would-be violinist Joe Bonaparte, who forsakes music in favor of a high-stakes career as a boxer for monetary reasons…Joe is fueled by a rage he can neither articulate nor comprehend, and the extraordinary Seth Numrich makes that central to his knockout performance...Space limitations forbid me saluting all the fine turns in the company. At the top of the heap is Tony Shalhoub’s decent, courtly, and finally devastated Mr. Bonaparte. Yvonne Strahovski shines as the sullen Lorna, holding her own in a man’s world with engaging feistiness...Danny Mastrogiorgio gets Moody’s self-doubt and sweaty hunger for success exactly right, while Anthony Crivello makes a welcome return to the New York stage as Fuseli, scarily psychopathic and shot through with latent erotic desire.
Review: Broadway revival of Clifford Odets’ ‘Golden Boy’ dazzles in the darkness of boxing
9 / 10
A dazzling revival of Clifford Odets’ ”Golden Boy” opened Thursday, still packing a punch after 75 years. Tyson could do well to watch how to successfully put together a show about the rise and fall of a boxer…Tony Shalhoub is a stand-out as Bonaparte’s father, a role whose lines are written in broken Italian-accented English which could be a disaster in the wrong hands...But Shalhoub is so skilled that only a deeply felt character emerges…Numrich, who starred as the young farm boy Albert Narracott in “War Horse,” is a nimble former “shrimp with glasses” here, maintaining his air of insecurity despite a toned physique and a solid left hook. The actor nicely does impetuousness and brashness, but also you can feel his inner tumult at betraying his father….Sher has embraced the realism of this dark world — the sweat, gore and rushes of blood to the head. There are passionate kisses but always a lingering threat of violence. The place reeks of leather and failure.
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Golden Boy FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Golden Boy have there been?
Golden Boy has had 4 productions including Broadway which opened in 1937, Broadway which opened in 1952, Off-Broadway which opened in 1995 and Broadway which opened in 2012.
What Tony Awards has Golden Boy been nominated for?
Golden Boy has been nominated for the following Tony Awards: Best Costume Design of a Play for Catherine Zuber, Best Direction of a Play for Bartlett Sher, Best Lighting Design of a Play for Donald Holder, Best Revival of a Play for Golden Boy, Best Revival of a Play for Lincoln Center Theater, Best Revival of a Play for Andre Bishop, Best Revival of a Play for Bernard Gersten, Best Scenic Design of a Play for Michael Yeargan, Best Sound Design of a Play for Peter John Still, and Best Sound Design of a Play for Marc Salzberg.
What awards has Golden Boy been nominated for?
Golden Boy has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Play and Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards. The show received nominations for Distinguished Performance Award for Seth Numrich and Tony Shalhoub at the Drama League Awards. Additionally, it was recognized for Distinguished Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play at the Drama League Awards. The Outer Critics Circle Awards also nominated Golden Boy for Outstanding Revival of a Play and Outstanding Set Design for Michael Yeargan. Yvonne Strahovski received the Theatre World Award for her performance in the show.
What awards has Golden Boy won?
Golden Boy has won several awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Michael Yeargan, Distinguished Performance Awards at the Drama League Awards for Seth Numrich and Tony Shalhoub, Distinguished Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Michael Yeargan, and a Theatre World Award at the Theatre World Awards for Yvonne Strahovski.
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