The Play That Goes Wrong
Two hours, with one intermission
The Play That Goes Wrong - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More
Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)
149 W. 45th St. New York, NY 10036
The time is right to see THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Broadway's funniest and longest-running play! This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can't play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it's "A RIOTOUS EXPLOSION OF COMEDY!" (The Daily Beast) and "TONS OF FUN FOR ALL AGES!" (HuffPost). Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG "A GUT-BUSTING HIT," and Cindy Adams of the New York Post has just one word for you: "GO!" Get tickets now – it would be WRONG to wait!
The Play That Goes Wrong - 2017 - Broadway Cast
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'The Play That Goes Wrong': Theater Review
5 / 10
The production certainly fulfills its modest creative aspirations. The actors are very good at being bad and are so daring with the outrageous physical comedy that we often fear for their safety. There's no paucity of wit to the proceedings, and director Mark Bell stages the action with clockwork precision. Nigel Hook's purposefully cheesy set design deserves special commendation, rivaling Disney's Haunted Mansion with the ingenuity of its surprises. But for all the strenuous effort involved, the repetitive show evaporates in your mind the moment it concludes.
‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ Broadway Review: JJ Abrams Presents a British Farce With a Thick Slice of Ham
7 / 10
'The Play That Goes Wrong' sometimes threatens to outstay its welcome and dissipate its considerable charms over time. There is, after all, a fine line between repetition for comic effect and the tedium of beating a punchline until it is good and dead. But the Broadway production is considerably tighter than the one that played two years ago on London's West End...For much of its two-hour running time, 'The Play That Goes Wrong' offers a hilarious tribute to the spirit of the theater and the mantra that the show must go on - served up with a thick slice of ham.
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The Play That Goes Wrong History
Other Productions of The Play That Goes Wrong
| 2017 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2019 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
| 2021 | West End |
West End Transfer West End |
| 2021 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Transfer Off-Broadway |
The Play That Goes Wrong - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Mark Bell |
| 2017 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Play | The Play That Goes Wrong |
| 2017 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Andrew Johnson |
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design for a Play | Nigel Hook |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | The Play That Goes Wrong |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) | Nigel Hook |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Nigel Hook |
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