We Had a World
Closing: May 11, 2025We Had a World - 2025 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
City Center Stage 2
131 West 55th St. (between 6th and 7th Avenues) New York, NY 10019
A dying woman calls her grandson and asks him to write a play about their family. “But I want you to promise me something,” she says. “Make it as bitter and vitriolic as possible." In this searing, funny and deeply personal play, the author of last season's Prayer for the French Republic recreates thirty years of family fights, monstrous behavior, enormous cruelty, and enduring love.
We Had a World - 2025 - Off-Broadway Cast
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‘We Had a World’ review — a family drama with heartache and humor
8 / 10
Tonally, the play dances between comedy and tragedy, with the family matriarch’s battle with the bottle leading the way. Director Trip Cullman navigates this balance with scenes of tearful outbursts working alongside humorous bits. In some scenes, though, the dance feels out of step. And for audience members with alcoholics in the family tree, the play’s comedic treatment may come across as off-putting.
We Had a World: ‘Virginia Woolf, Part 2,’ With Jokes
9 / 10
Playwright Harmon himself seems to inhabit the character Josh, pulling strings and shifting time not only from scene to scene and exchange to exchange but sometimes within the words of a sentence. The sense of where and when and what, though, remains clear from moment to moment. The cast is abetted in this by the unseen hand of director Trip Cullman (who also guided Choir Boy and Harmon’s Significant Other). We Had a World proceeds without a forced moment, without a time lag, without a moment where attention starts to lap.
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Photos: WE HAD A WORLD Celebrates Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - March 22, 2025
by Bruce Glikas - March 22, 2025
The world premiere of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman just celebrated its opening night at Manhattan Theatre Club. Check out photos from inside the big night here!
WE HAD A WORLD Extends for Two Weeks at Manhattan Theatre Club
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 20, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 20, 2025
The world premiere of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman has extended for the second time at Manhattan Theatre Club. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review Roundup: WE HAD A WORLD Starring Joanna Gleason and Andrew Barth Feldman
by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2025
by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2025
The world premiere production of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman. Read the reviews!
Video: Watch Andrew Barth Feldman & Joanna Gleason in WE HAD A WORLD
by Michael Major - March 19, 2025
by Michael Major - March 19, 2025
Watch a first look at Off-Broadway's We Had A World, starring Joanna Gleason, Andrew Barth Feldman, and Jeanine Serralles. See the new video, offering a look inside the new production, now running through April 27.
WE HAD A WORLD Performance Halted After Actor Falls Ill
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2025
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2025
A recent performance of Manhattan Theatre Club's We Had A World, currently running Off-Broadway at NY City Center Stage II, was halted after performer Jeanine Serralles fell ill during the show.
Photos: Andrew Barth Feldman and Joanna Gleason in WE HAD A WORLD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 5, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 5, 2025
Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the world premiere of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon, starring Andrew Barth Feldman and Joanna Gleason. See photos of the production here!
WE HAD A WORLD Starring Andrew Barth Feldman, Joanna Gleason and Jeanine Serralles Extends
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 25, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 25, 2025
The world premiere production of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman, has extended for an additional two weeks at NY City Center Stage II. Learn more!
Video: In Rehearsals for WE HAD A WORLD with Andrew Barth Feldman, Joanna Gleason and Jeanine Serralles
by Joey Mervis - February 8, 2025
by Joey Mervis - February 8, 2025
Rehearsals are officially underway for the world premiere production of Joshua Harmon's We Had A World at Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by Trip Cullman. Watch in this video as Andrew Barth Feldman, Joanna Gleason and Jeanine Serralles to chat about what the new play is all about.
Photos: WE HAD A WORLD's Gleason, Feldman & Serralles Meet the Press
by Bruce Glikas - February 4, 2025
by Bruce Glikas - February 4, 2025
The world premiere production of We Had A World at Manhattan Theatre Club will begin performances this month. See photos of the cast meeting the press!
WE HAD A WORLD Starring Joanna Gleason and Andrew Barth Feldman Tickets On Sale Now
by A.A. Cristi - December 9, 2024
by A.A. Cristi - December 9, 2024
Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere production of We Had A World at Manhattan Theatre Club, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon (Prayer for the French Republic at MTC), directed by Tony Award nominee Trip Cullman (Choir Boy and Murder Ballad at MTC, Lobby Hero, Six Degrees of Separation).
Joanna Gleason and Jeanine Serralles to Star in WE HAD A WORLD at MTC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 10, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 10, 2024
Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the initial cast and the venue for the world premiere of We Had A World, written by Tony Award nominee Joshua Harmon. See who is starring and learn more about the production!
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