The Comeuppance
Closing: June 25, 2023The Comeuppance - 2023 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
480 West 42nd Street (between Dyer and 10th Avenues) New York, NY 10036
In Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ world premiere of The Comeuppance, the latest from “one of this country's most original and illuminating writers” (The New York Times), a self-proclaimed “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” reconvenes for the first time in years to pregame for their twentieth high school reunion. They refamiliarize themselves with new versions of old selves over drinks, other substances, and a not-so-innocent truth-telling game. From the start, Death looms over and speaks through them, describing their disquieting and darkly comedic fates. The Comeuppance marks Jacobs-Jenkins’ prolific decade as a Signature Premiere Resident playwright.
The Comeuppance - 2023 - Off-Broadway Cast
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Review: In ‘The Comeuppance,’ a Bigger, Chillier Big Chill
9 / 10
This makes for considerable humor, which Jacobs-Jenkins — with his ear for the snark of 38-year-olds (like himself) — renders faultlessly, and which Ting’s breakneck staging, never missing the details, amps to the max. It’s a mystery of the fine writing and excellent acting that the humor does not squash but rather enhances the pathos surging underneath. When it erupts, it can be devastating.
THE COMEUPPANCE: COULD BE THE AUDIENCE RECEIVES IT
6 / 10
In turn, the other actors all are eventually handed similar in-one speeches, indicating previous persons have apparently invaded each of the characters. Hmm. What are they meant to represent? Is Jacob-Jenkins offering some more profound observation about, say, reincarnation? If so, the message comes across as confusing, perplexing, even eventually gratuitous. Oh, well.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 9, 2023
Check out photos from opening night of Signature Theatre's off-Broadway premiere of MacArthur Fellow Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' The Comeuppance directed by Eric Ting.
by Stephi Wild - June 8, 2023
Signature Theatre will extend the world premiere production of MacArthur Fellow Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' The Comeuppance by two weeks. Concluding Jacobs-Jenkins' Premiere Residency—and Signature's 2022-2023 season of personal and profound works from its Resident writers—The Comeuppance, which began performances May 16, now runs through July 9
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 6, 2023
Read the reviews for The Comeuppance at Signature Theatre.
The Comeuppance History
Other Productions of The Comeuppance
| 2023 | Off-Broadway |
Signature Theatre Off-Broadway Premiere Production Off-Broadway |
The Comeuppance - 2023 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design of a Play | Palmer Hefferan |
| 2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Caleb Eberhardt |
| 2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Eric Ting |
| 2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Play | The Comeuppance |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Director | Eric Ting |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Ensemble | The Comeuppance |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lighting Design | Amith Chandrashaker |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Play | Branden Jacobs-Jenkins |
| 2024 | The Lortels | Outstanding Sound Design | Palmer Hefferan |
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