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Skeleton Crew 2022

Run Time:
One hour and 50 minutes with one intermission
Opened: January 26, 2022
Closing: February 20, 2022

Skeleton Crew - 2022 Broadway History , Info & More

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036

A timely and gripping Broadway premiere from Tony Award® nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain’t Too Proud, Pipeline). In 2008 Detroit, a small automotive factory is on the brink of foreclosure, and a tight knit family of workers hangs in the balance. With uncertainty everywhere, the line between blue collar and white collar becomes blurred, and this working family must reckon with their personal loyalties, their instincts for survival and their ultimate hopes for humanity. The New York Times gives this astonishing work a Critic’s Pick and cheers, “A very fine new play… warm-blooded, astute, deeply moral and deeply American.” And The Amsterdam News hails it as “a prime example of how theatre imitates life… intense, touching and funny.” Directing is MTC’s Tony-winning Artistic Advisor Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Lackawanna Blues, August Wilson’s Jitney).


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SKELETON CREW: DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU’S ODE TO A SHRINKING INDUSTRY
8 / 10

With the exception of casting, director Ruben Santiago-Hudson's production is virtually the same as the terrific one he helmed in 2016 at the Atlantic Theater Company. (Thankfully, he did bring back performer-choreographer Adesola Osakalumi, whose kinetic movement between scenes illustrates the constant, precision motion of the assembly line.) Rashad is fantastic as the 'tough as bricks' Faye, and Dirden-featured in Santiago-Hudson's gorgeous revivals of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson (2012) and Jitney (2016), not to mention in Detroit '67 (2013)-is simply spectacular as the buttoned-up Reggie.

‘Skeleton Crew’ Broadway Review: Phylicia Rashad Leads Powerful Drama Of Factory Life
8 / 10

In the most cramped of times - days as economically and emotionally pinched as the ones we're living through now, and the ones we survived (or didn't) in 2008 - theater can remind us of, or point the way to, some sense of emotional generosity, of expansive spirit, of connection. Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew does all that and more, finding hope in the unlikeliest of places, like a cluttered, ramshackle break room of a noisy, about-to-fail factory in an about-to-fail city like Detroit.

VIDEO: Dominique Morisseau and Company Talk Bringing SKELETON CREW to Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - February 12, 2022


Skeleton Crew, the new play by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, is taking Broadway by storm at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, where it opened on January 26.

SKELETON CREW Announces Detroit Night & Detroit Week Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 3, 2022


The Motor City is coming to Broadway! Special guests from Detroit and New York City will come together for an extraordinary evening to celebrate the people, the culture, and the city of Detroit with Skeleton Crew, the Broadway premiere by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau, at the 8PM performance on Friday, February 4.

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - January 27, 2022


Manhattan Theatre Club is now presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The show opened last night at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - January 27, 2022


Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production opened just last night, January 26, at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and BroadwayWorld was there for the big night!

Review Roundup: SKELETON CREW Opens On Broadway- See What the Critics Are Saying!
by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2022


Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production opens tonight at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Let's see what the critics are saying!

VIDEO: Watch Scenes from SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - January 25, 2022


Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production opens tomorrow, Wednesday, January 26, at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Photos: First Look at SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 25, 2022


Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production opens tomorrow, Wednesday, January 26, at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Up on the Marquee: SKELETON CREW
by Jennifer Broski - January 21, 2022


Previews are underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

SKELETON CREW Resumes Performances Tomorrow; Opening Night Moved to January 26
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2022


Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, will resume performances tomorrow, Tuesday, January 11, at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

SKELETON CREW Performances Cancelled Through January 9
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 3, 2022


Due to breakthrough COVID cases in the company, Manhattan Theatre Club has canceled the performances of Skeleton Crew through Sunday, January 9.

SKELETON CREW Delays Previews & Opening Due to Covid-19 Cases in the Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 20, 2021


Due to company members having tested positive for COVID-19, MTC has delayed the beginning of preview performances of the Broadway premiere of Dominique Morisseau's SKELETON CREW until Monday, December 27th.

Meet the Cast of SKELETON CREW; Previews Begin Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - December 27, 2021


Previews begin tonight, December 21, for Manhattan Theatre Club's Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Learn more about the cast bringing this show to the stage!

Photos: See First Look Portraits of the Company of SKELETON CREW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2021


Manhattan Theatre Club will present the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Performances begin Tuesday, December 21, 2021 and opening night is Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Photos: Meet the Company of MTC's SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Jennifer Broski - December 2, 2021


Manhattan Theatre Club will soon present the  Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for Broadway Premiere of SKELETON CREW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 8, 2021


Joshua Boone (Actually at MTC, Network, A Jazzman’s Blues) joins the previously announced Chanté Adams (A Journal for Jordan), Brandon J. Dirden (Jitney at MTC), Adesola Osakalumi (Fela!), and Tony Award winner and five-time Emmy Award nominee Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun) to complete the full company.

Chanté Adams, Brandon J. Dirden & Adesola Osakalumi Join MTC's SKELETON CREW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 4, 2021


Manhattan Theatre Club announced casting for Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew. The cast will feature Chanté Adams (A Journal for Jordan), Brandon J. Dirden (MTC’s Jitney), and Adesola Osakalumi (Fela!) joining previously announced Tony Award winner and five-time Emmy Award nominee Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun).

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Skeleton Crew - 2022 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2022 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor in a Play Brandon J. Dirden
2022 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress in a Play Phylicia Rashad
2022 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Joshua Boone
2022 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival of a Play Skeleton Crew
2022 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Awards Phylicia Rashad
2022 Drama League Awards Outstanding Revival of a Play Skeleton Crew
2022 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Play Ruben Santiago-Hudson
2022 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Brandon J. Dirden
2022 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Chanté Adams
2022 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Phylicia Rashad
2022 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Broadway Play Skeleton Crew
2022 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Phylicia Rashad
2022 Tony Awards Best Play Skeleton Crew
2022 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design of a Play Michael Carnahan
2022 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design of a Play Nicholas Hussong

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