Blackbird
Run Time:
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
Ages: 14+
Closing: June 11, 2016Blackbird - 2016 Broadway History , Info & More
Belasco Theatre (Broadway)
111 West 44th St. New York, NY
Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams will return to Broadway this season to star in David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning drama BLACKBIRD. The production, to be directed by Joe Mantello.
BLACKBIRD tells the story of Una and Ray. Fifteen years earlier they had a relationship and haven't set eyes on each other since. Now she's found him again.
Blackbird - 2016 - Broadway Cast
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Michelle Williams soars in brutal 'Blackbird' on Broadway: review
9 / 10
Michelle Williams tears up the stage, literally and figuratively, in 'Blackbird'...the 'Brokeback Mountain' actress lurches from defiance to pleading, sputtering rage to romantic desperation, offering up an unforgettable portrait of a doomed soul who has long since lost agency over her own emotions. It's a half-terrifying, half-thrilling high-wire act that leaves the actress visibly exhausted -- and the audience in awe...directed here by Joe Mantello ('The Humans'), 'Blackbird' is an unrelenting, unapologetically grim vision. But whether this 90-minute piece is actually saying anything new or original about the human condition -- or simply rubbing our noses in the muck of it all -- is tough to discern.
Review: Difficult 'Blackbird' stars Michelle Williams and Jeff Daniels on Broadway
8 / 10
Even with stars like Michelle Williams and Jeff Daniels in the lead roles, and direction by Joe Mantello, 'Blackbird' is far from a typical Broadway drama. For some of those attracted by the bold-face names, it surely will come as a sparse shock, a tough, toxic 80-minute ride into the corporate gray of fear and regret...this drama -- which I regard as one of the best pieces of writing of the last decade -- offers the uncompromising actress Williams the rare opportunity to contort body and soul into a character...What makes Williams' performance so distinctive and, to my mind, remarkable, is the way the corruption in her character's soul seems to occupy the limbs of the actress.
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Other Productions of Blackbird
| 2007 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2016 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2025 | Off-Broadway |
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Blackbird - 2016 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jeff Daniels |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Michelle Williams |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | David Harrower |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Michelle Williams |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or off-Broadway) | Blackbird |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Jeff Daniels |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Michelle Williams |
| 2016 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Blackbird |
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