One Man, Two Guvnors
Closing: September 02, 2012One Man, Two Guvnors - 2012 Broadway History , Info & More
Music Box Theatre (Broadway)
239 West 45th St. New York, NY
Always-famished and easily-confused, Francis Henshall agrees to work for a local gangster as well as a criminal in hiding ("TWO GUVNORS"), both of whom are linked in a tangled web of schemes and romantic associations... none of which Francis can keep straight. So he has to do everything in his power to keep his two guvnors from meeting while trying to eat anything in sight along the way. Simple.
Falling trousers, flying fish heads, star-crossed lovers, cross-dressing mobsters and a fabulous on-stage band are just some of what awaits at the most "deliriously funny" (The Daily Telegraph) new play to cross the pond in decades.
Tickets on sale December 1, 2011
One Man, Two Guvnors - 2012 - Broadway Cast
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One Man, Two Guvnors
10 / 10
Hunger, like all urgent and uncontrollable bodily functions, is an eternal wellspring of humor. Think of Charlie Chaplin grimly carving up his boot in The Gold Rush, Mr. Creosote’s last supper and that old, reliable sight gag, the fellow desert-islander who morphs into a talking turkey leg. Tummy rumbles equal belly laughs, and both abound in the National Theatre’s gobsmackingly funny One Man, Two Guvnors. Driven in its first half by the peckish desperation of freelance flunky Francis Henshall (James Corden), this virtuoso banquet of slapstick farce and verbal jousting brings with it a shocking revelation: How starved we were for comedy.
NY Review: 'One Man, Two Guvnors'
8 / 10
But the story is not really the main thing here. That would be Nicholas Hytner’s dazzling and delirious staging, which establishes the ingeniously absurd setups and then accelerates them, shifting into higher and higher comic gear. The Music Box management should be required to install restraints for the seats, as you’re likely to be falling out of yours from laughing so hard.
One Man, Two Guvnors History
Other Productions of One Man, Two Guvnors
| 2011 | West End |
National Theatre Production West End |
| 2012 | Broadway |
National Theatre of Great Britain Production Broadway |
One Man, Two Guvnors - 2012 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | James Corden |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Tom Edden |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music in a Play | Grant Olding |
| 2012 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | James Corden |
| 2012 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Production of a Play | 0 |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | James Corden |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Nicholas Hytner |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Tom Edden |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | 0 |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Mark Thompson |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Nicholas Hytner |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Grant Olding |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Tom Edden |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | James Corden |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Mark Thompson |
| 2012 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Paul Arditti |
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