Six Degrees of Separation Revival
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
Six Degrees of Separation - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)
243 West 47th St. New York, NY
Inspired by a true story, the play follows the trail of a young black con man, Paul, who insinuates himself into the lives of a wealthy New York couple, Ouisa and Flan Kittredge, saying he knows their son at college.
Producer Stuart Thompson announced that John Guare's critically acclaimed play Six Degrees of Separation will return to Broadway in a revival starring seven-time Emmy Award winner Allison Janney ("Mom," The Girl on the Train) as Ouisa and Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey (The Normal Heart, "Manhattan") as Flan.
Trip Cullman (Significant Other, Punk Rock) will direct the production, which is set to open at the Barrymore Theatre in April 2017 and will run for 15 weeks only.
Six Degrees of Separation - 2017 - Broadway Cast
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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Six Degrees of Separation
Review: A Scam Artist’s Masterwork in ‘Six Degrees of Separation’
7 / 10
That dangerous young man who calls himself Paul Poitier has grown up in the 27 years since he first set foot on a New York stage. All right, perhaps not 'grown up,' since we're still talking about a narcissistic con artist of adolescent fecklessness and zero self-knowledge. But there's no doubt that he has grown in stature and, in a paradoxical way, truthfulness. This is because Paul Poitier (not his real name) has been embodied with tremulous, searching sensitivity by the screen actor Corey Hawkins in the earthbound revival of John Guare's marvelous 'Six Degrees of Separation,' which opened on Tuesday night at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, with the estimable Allison Janney and John Benjamin Hickey as Paul's plump society pigeons.
Broadway Review: Allison Janney in ‘Six Degrees of Separation’
7 / 10
Despite the vitalizing presence of Allison Janney in director Trip Cullman's elegant revival, 'Six Degrees of Separation' lacks the comic bite of the original production. In its time, John Guare's 1990 social satire about New York sophisticates who are duped by a young black con man was an amusing embarrassment for the city's various tribes of arty intelligentsia. (The story was based on a true incident.) Today, with social barriers considerably more fluid, the con seems quaint. Were sophisticated New Yorkers ever that gullible?
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Six Degrees of Separation History
Other Productions of Six Degrees of Separation
| 1990 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1990 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2010 | West End |
Old Vic Production West End |
| 2017 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
Six Degrees of Separation - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Corey Hawkins |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Allison Janney |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Six Degrees of Separation |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Allison Janney |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Corey Hawkins |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Six Degrees of Separation |
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