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Indecent 2017

Run Time:
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
Ages: 14+
Opened: April 18, 2017
Closing: August 06, 2017

Indecent - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More

INDECENT is the new play from Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel inspired by the true story of the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance. Called "superbly realized and remarkably powerful" by the New York Times and hailed as one of the best plays of the year by critics, Indecent charts the journey of an incendiary drama and the artists who risked their lives to perform it. Created by Vogel and director Rebecca Taichman and set at a time when waves of immigrants were changing the face of America, this play with music is a riveting look at an explosive moment in theatrical history and comes to Broadway from its critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the Vineyard Theatre.


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'Indecent' on Broadway: This new play makes for a moving history lesson
8 / 10

Of course, this brand of theater -- Broadway by way of a PBS documentary -- can be very tricky to pull off, not without drowning an audience in exposition...But Vogel...and director Rebecca Taichman have created a fast-moving yet lucid drama whose short scenes convey a tremendous amount of information and a surprising amount of feeling. The creators use a full array of theatrical tools...to lend a sense of poetry, spectacle and scale to what might otherwise have been a too-modest tale.

Broadway Review: ‘Indecent’ by Paula Vogel
8 / 10

Thanks to Taichman's impressionistic direction and David Dorfman's stylized choreography, a troupe of long-slumbering Yiddish actors rise from the ashes and stiffly come to life to play their parts in this drama...This is not a linear production, so scenes in real time bleed into times past and future, and backstage scenes echo scenes within the play...We already know the outcome of their professional arguments. But such is the tension of the production, you want to stand up and warn this brave little troupe to catch that ship before it sails.

The Broadwaysted Podcast Welcomes INDECENT Stars Mimi Lieber and Tom Nelis
by Broadwaysted - July 26, 2017


Don't worry--our two new #FriendsoftheShow aren't salacious or obscene. They're just INDECENT's Mimi Lieber and Tom Nelis! We're pouring out white wine and Gin and Tonics (not Seltzer, Kevin...Tonic!) while Mimi and Tom talk about INDECENT'S exciting Tony wins and the amazing move by Super Star Producer Daryl Roth to resurrect INDECENT beyond the initial closing date (you have until August 6th people, so GO!)

INDECENT's Eleanor Reissa to Join Klezmatics' Frank London in Concert at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - July 5, 2017


Eleanor Reissa -- one of the members of the cast of Paula Vogel's Tony Award-winning play INDECENT, also known as the 'Yiddish diva' - will be joined by Frank London, a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Klezmatics, for a one-night-only concert of traditional and popular music performed in Yiddish on Monday, July 17 at 7 pm at 54 Below (254 W. 54 St.) in New York City. 

Photo Flash: Broadway Stay INDECENT Celebrates 100th Show
by Julie Musbach - July 1, 2017


INDECENT, Paula Vogel's award-winning play at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street), celebrated its 100thperformance on Broadway last night. The production, the miracle on 48th Street, originally scheduled to close on June 25, was instead extended for six more weeks, running through August 6, as a result of increased ticket sales and passionate audience response.

INDECENT's Ticket Sales Spike at Start of Broadway Extension
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017


INDECENT, Paula Vogel's award-winning play now on Broadway at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street), has seen a remarkable jump in box office sales in just one week's time.

INDECENT Announces Broadway Extension; Performances Now Through 8/6
by A.A. Cristi - June 22, 2017


It's rare when a play touches so many people as INDECENT has. The producers of the Tony Award-winning drama have recently announced plans to continue performances through Sunday, August 6 at Broadway's Cort Theatre.

BWW Flashback: Broadway History is History- INDECENT Takes Its Final Broadway Bow Today
by Stephi Wild - August 6, 2017


Winner of two 2017 Tony Awards, Indecent will play its final performance on Broadway on today, August 6 at 3:00 PM at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.) The production, the miracle on 48th Street, originally scheduled to close on June 25, was instead extended for six more weeks, as a result of increased ticket sales and passionate audience response.

Paula Vogel's Tony-Winning INDECENT Sets Broadway Closing; Story to Live on at Stages Across the U.S.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2017


Winner of two 2017 Tony Awards, Indecent will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, June 25th at 3:00 PM at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.) At the time of closing, Indecent will have played 79 performances and 15 previews.

Paula Vogel and Noted Historian Talk Censorship and INDECENT for DLDF Today
by BWW News Desk - June 9, 2017


Today, June 9th, the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel and noted historian and Harvard lecturer Dr. Timothy McCarthy in a conversation about the history and cultural impact of the censored 1923 Broadway production of Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance and the new Broadway play inspired by it, this season's Tony-nominated Indecent.

INDECENT Playwright Paula Vogel Addresses Life Members of the Workmen's Circle
by BWW News Desk - June 9, 2017


Paula Vogel, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the triple Tony Award-nominated Broadway play Indecent, was the special guest speaker at a private reception honoring Workmen's Circle Life Members on Monday, June 5.

Famed Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer to Lead INDECENT Talkback Next Week
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2017


Famed sex therapist and media personality Dr. Ruth Westheimer will be the special guest at a post-performance talkback on Tuesday, May 30 at Indecent, the Tony Award nominated Best Play, at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street).

INDECENT's Paula Vogel to Offer Playwriting Boot Camp at Vineyard Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017


The Tony-nominated playwright Paula Vogel (INDECENT) - a Pulitzer Prize winning dramatist and one of the nation's preeminent teachers of playwriting -- will offer one of her trademark sessions on playwriting, which she calls BOOT CAMPS, on Monday, May 22nd at the Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15 St.) starting at 10 a.m., it has been announced by Vineyard's artistic directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern.

Tony Nominees Paula Vogel & Rebecca Taichman to Lead INDECENT Talk-Backs Next Week
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2017


Tony Award nominees Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman will be the featured speakers in post-show talk-backs May 16-18 at Indecent at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street).

INDECENT's Christopher Akerlind Wins 2017 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2017


Christopher Akerlind has won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for INDECENT.

INDECENT's Rebecca Taichman Wins 2017 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2017


Rebecca Taichman has won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for INDECENT.

New Dramatists to Honor INDECENT's Daryl Roth & Paula Vogel at Spring Luncheon
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2017


New Dramatists, Tony Honor recipient and the nation's premier playwright development laboratory, will honor 10-time Tony Award-winning producer Daryl Roth and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel with their 2017 Outstanding Career Achievement Awards at its 68th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute.

TV: Fourth Time's a Charm! Go Inside Opening Night of INDECENT on Broadway
by TV - Opening Night Special - April 22, 2017


Indecent, the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel (HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE), opened earlier this week, April 18 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night and we're taking you to the after party festivities below!

Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway!
by Walter McBride - April 19, 2017


Indecent, the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel (HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE), opened just last night, April 18 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night and you can check out photos from inside the after party below!

Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for INDECENT
by Walter McBride - April 19, 2017


Indecent, the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel (HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE), opened just last night, April 18 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night and you can check out photos from the red carpet below!

Photo Coverage: INDECENT Company Takes Opening Night Bows!
by Walter McBride - April 19, 2017


Indecent, the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel (HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE), opened just last night, April 18 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night and you can check out photos from the curtain call below!

BWW Review: Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman's Thrilling INDECENT Recalls A Case of Broadway Censorship
by Michael Dale - April 19, 2017


Passion, as it applies to the need to create and communicate through artistic endeavors, is a word that can be overused. Certainly countless numbers derive immense pleasure from their participation in the arts, and may even feel an uncontrollable need for it. But to continue on despite the risk of losing your freedom, or even being killed for it... that is a display of passion.

Review Roundup: Paula Vogel's INDECENT Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Review Roundups - April 18, 2017


Indecent, the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel (HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE), opens tonight, April 18, at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). Let's see what the critics had to say...

Meet the Cast of Broadway's INDECENT- Opens Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2017


Indecent opens tonight, April 18 at the Cort Theatre. Meet the cast before their opening bows!

TV: Watch Highlights from INDECENT on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - April 17, 2017


Indecent, the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel (HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE), opens Tuesday, April 18 at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues). BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below!

Indecent History

Other Productions of Indecent

2016   Off-Broadway New York Off-Broadway Premiere
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2017   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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2021   West End Menier Chocolate Factory's West End Premiere Production
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Indecent - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2017 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play Christopher Akerlind
2017 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Play Paula Vogel
2017 Drama League Awards Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play Indecent
2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Play Rebecca Taichman
2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Richard Topol
2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Katrina Lenk
2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Christopher Akerlind
2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Broadway Play Indecent
2017 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical) Tal Yarden
2017 Theatre World Awards Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater Katrina Lenk
2017 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Play Rebecca Taichman
2017 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design of a Play Christopher Akerlind
2017 Tony Awards Best Play Paula Vogel

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