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Uncle Vanya

Ages: 12+
Closing: July 18, 1999

Uncle Vanya - 1999 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

LaGuardia Drama Theatre
100 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10023

Sonya and her uncle Vanya have devoted their lives to managing the family farm in isolation, but when her celebrated, ailing father and his charismatic wife move in, their lives are upended. In the heat of the summer, the wrong people fall in love, desires and resentments erupt, and the family is forced to reckon with the ghosts of their unlived lives.


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Meet the Cast of THE BALUSTERS, Now Playing on Broadway!
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Uncle Vanya History

Other Productions of Uncle Vanya

1923   Broadway
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1924   Broadway
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1924   Broadway
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1929   Broadway
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1930   Broadway
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1930   Broadway
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1946   Broadway
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1956   Off-Broadway
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1971   Off-Broadway
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1973   Broadway
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1987   Off-Broadway
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1995   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1999   Off-Broadway
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2000   Broadway Roundabout Revival
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2003   Off-Broadway
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2009   Off-Broadway Classic Stage Company Revival
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2012   West End
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2018   West End London Revival at Theatre Royal Haymarket
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2020   West End West End Revival
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2023   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Production
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2024   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
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