Ghosts Revival
Closing: April 26, 2025Ghosts - 2025 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023
After several years abroad, Helena Alving’s son has returned home. He carries with him a terrifying secret. Ibsen’s Ghosts is a devastating moral thriller in which ideas of love, duty and family are mercilessly put to the test. This spectacular new version, written by one of Ireland’s leading playwrights, Mark O’Rowe, and directed by Jack O’Brien, grabs you by the throat from the outset and refuses to let go – all the way to its electrifying climax.
Ghosts - 2025 - Off-Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Ghosts
‘Ghosts’ Off Broadway Review: Billy Crudup and Lily Rabe Lead a Fierce Ensemble
9 / 10
Of course, this all-or-nothing approach only works if you have great actors, and O’Brien has assembled the best ensemble now performing on the New York stage. What is especially satisfying is that Billy Crudup and Lily Rabe are that unique mix of oil and water that produces combustible moments on stage. Crudup’s Pastor Manders is a busy, petty man who changes his moral convictions faster than a Republican senator. Where Crudup is giftedly mannered, Rabe takes the opposite approach to portray Helena Alving, a woman who has dedicated her life to protecting a son, Oswald (Levon Hawke), from a dissolute husband, the deceased Captain Alving. Rabe turns Helena into the drama’s black hole. Her every utterance, glance, and gesture is a master class in minimalism. Yet, her gravitas sucks the other characters’ life force into her quietly, fiercely swirling orbit.
'Ghosts' review — Lily Rabe soars in this classic Ibsen drama
7 / 10
Ghosts ask how deep you can bury unpleasant truths before they fester into —perhaps fatalist — despair. How much does holding back a family secret make you an accomplice to your and your loved ones’ misery? Unfortunately, Ghosts struggles to sink hooks into those questions, even as it crawls toward its chilling, inconclusive end.
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by Bruce Glikas - March 19, 2025
See photos of Billy Crudup, who is currently starring in Ghosts at LCT, receiving his caricature at Sardi's! Learn more about Crudup and about the production of Ghosts.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 14, 2025
On Monday, March 10, Lincoln Center Theater celebrated the opening night of its production of Ibsen’s GHOSTS, featuring a new version by Mark O’Rowe and directed by Jack O’Brien. See photos from the evening here!
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater celebrated the opening night of Ibsen’s Ghosts, featuring a new version by Mark O’Rowe and direction by Jack O’Brien, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse. Find out what all of the critics are saying!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 10, 2025
Now running at Lincoln Center Theater is Ibsen’s GHOSTS, featuring a new version by Mark O’Rowe and direction by Jack O’Brien, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse. Get a first look at footage here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 5, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater has extended the run of Henrik Ibsen’s GHOSTS. The cast features Billy Crudup, Lily Rabe and more. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
by Josh Sharpe - March 4, 2025
On a recent visit to Live with Kelly and Mark, Billy Crudup recalled a time during one of the first performances of his one-man show Harry Clarke when he had a panic attack and forgot his lines onstage. Watch him talk about the experience here.
by Josh Sharpe - February 25, 2025
On a recent visit to The Tonight Show, Billy Crudup talked about Ibsen's Ghosts and why the material is still timely hundreds of years after it was first written. Also on the show, Fallon surprised the performer with his long-awaited Sardi's portrait. Watch the video!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 24, 2025
Discover breathtaking photos from Lincoln Center Theater's GHOSTS, featuring a stellar cast including Ella Beatty and Billy Crudup. Experience this gripping new adaptation by Mark O'Rowe, directed by Jack O'Brien.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2025
The cast, crew and LCT staff gathered in a rehearsal hall in the backstage of the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center Theater for the first rehearsal of GHOSTS. See photos here!
by Stephi Wild - January 6, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Henrik Ibsen’s GHOSTS, featuring a new version by Mark O’Rowe and directed by Jack O’Brien. Learn more about the cast here!
Ghosts History
Other Productions of Ghosts
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| 1903 | Broadway |
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| 1912 | Broadway |
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| 1915 | Broadway |
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| 1916 | Broadway |
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| 1919 | Broadway |
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| 1923 | Broadway |
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| 1926 | Broadway |
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| 1927 | Broadway |
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| 1933 | Broadway |
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| 1935 | Broadway |
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| 1937 | Broadway |
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| 1948 | Broadway |
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| 1973 | Off-Broadway |
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| 1975 | Off-Broadway |
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| 1982 | Broadway |
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| 1988 | Off-Broadway |
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| 2002 | Off-Broadway |
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| 2010 | West End |
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| 2013 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
| 2015 | Off-Broadway |
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| 2025 | Off-Broadway |
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| 2025 | West End |
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Ghosts - 2025 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play | Lily Rabe |
| 2025 | Drama League Awards | DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE | Lily Rabe |
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