Cost of Living - 2022 Broadway History , Info & More
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize, Martyna Majok's powerhouse play receives its Broadway premiere after a celebrated run at MTC's Stage I. Hailed by The New York Times as "gripping, immensely haunting and exquisitely attuned," this insightful, intriguing work is about the forces that bring people together, the complexity of caring and being cared for, and the ways we all need each other in this world. Directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney, this production reunites acclaimed original stars Gregg Mozgala and Katy Sullivan.
Cost of Living - 2022 - Broadway Cast
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Economics Makes Strange Bedfellows in Cost of Living
9 / 10
Martyna Majok's 2018 Pulitzer winner, Cost of Living, has finally arrived on Broadway, and don't be fooled by the Hallmark-esque advertisements or the Enya-sounding New Age music that plays between scenes: This is a remarkable (and remarkably unsentimental) look at who we are, what we have, and what we're able to be for ourselves and others. It's the kind of play that feels too real and too quietly observed for a landscape insistent on broad emotional swings and easy politicization.
Cost of Living Broadway Review
9 / 10
Manhattan Theater Club, which produced the play at City Center in 2017, has moved it largely intact to its Broadway house, the Samuel J. Friedman, for a short run. Only the two performers who portray the caretakers have been changed - David Zayas and Kara Young, who each give the latest in their respective long lines of beguiling performances. The production is otherwise the same: First-rate direction by Jo Bonney, effective and efficient design by the original design team, and, above all, extraordinary performances by Gregg Mozgala and Katy Sullivan, as the two people in need of caretakers. If the lack of discernible alterations to the script feels like a missed opportunity, its strengths allow for a series of remarkable scenes that are surely unprecedented for Broadway.
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Cost of Living History
Other Productions of Cost of Living
| 2017 | Off-Broadway |
Manhattan Theatre Club Off-Broadway Premiere Off-Broadway |
| 2022 | Broadway |
Manhattan Theatre Club Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Cost of Living - 2022 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | Kara Young |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Katy Sullivan |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | David Zayas |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Jo Bonney |
| 2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Play | Cost of Living |
| 2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play | David Zayas |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Jo Bonney |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | David Zayas |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Katy Sullivan |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Kara Young |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Cost of Living |
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