"John Tiffany's stunning production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie - which stars Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto in career-defining performances - promises to be the most revealing revival of a cornerstone classic for many a year to come. Be prepared to have the breath knocked out of you." - Ben Brantley, The New York Times
Broadway's most unforgettable new production is Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie.
Amanda Wingfield (two-time Tony Award winner Cherry Jones) is a Southern belle past her prime, living with two grown children in a small apartment in St. Louis. Amanda dreams of a better life for her shy and crippled daughter Laura (two-time Tony Award nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger), and so she pushes her son, Tom (Zachary Quinto, Angels in America), to find a "gentleman caller" for the girl. However, the arrival of the gentleman caller (Brian J. Smith, The Columnist) sends shockwaves through the family and causes cracks to form in the delicate fantasies that have kept them going.
A beautiful play full of poetry & longing, The Glass Menagerie has triumphantly returned to Broadway in an groundbreaking & critically-acclaimed new production.
"(5 stars) Tennessee Williams' classic is given a superb Broadway revival in John Tiffany's brilliantly acted, striking production. This shattering and shimmering Glass Menagerie is a must-see." - Daily News
"A thrilling night in the theater. There's magic from start to finish. It's all an alchemy that must be experienced. It is, like the work itself, unforgettable." Associated Press
Fortunately, Williams has once again aligned with the ideal cast and creative team, in John Tiffany's staging of 'The Glass Menagerie,' an American Repertory Theater production starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto that previously played Harvard and opened Thursday night at the Booth Theater.
[Quinto's] performance, brooding and self-aware, allows you to experience Tom's turmoil: the contradictory knowledge that to save himself, he needs to desert the ones he loves most...Jones, in the months leading up to this opening, left us with the sense she never wanted to play the complex Amanda, but allowed director Tiffany to persuade her. Thank goodness. Her forceful matron is bullying and boisterous, motherly and affectionate, deluded and desperately needy, without ever quite coming off as detached from reality...Keenan-Bolger holds her chin high through every disappointment. Her face remains blank, but she carries the weight of her burdens in hunched shoulders. Laura's low self-esteem drives the action in 'Menagerie,' though by the end of this production, Keenan-Bolger will have you second-guessing just who among the Wingfields is truly the weakest link. Her Laura is frail, but not yet so lost to despair that she is unable to take risks.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Play | John Tiffany |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Clive Goodwin |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music in a Play | Nico Muhly |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Zachary Quinto |
2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Cherry Jones |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | The Hewes Awards | Hewes Design Award | Bob Crowley |
2014 | Theatre World Awards | Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | John Tiffany |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Natasha Katz |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Brian J. Smith |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Celia Keenan-Bolger |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Cherry Jones |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Lou Spisto/Lucky VIII |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Will Trice |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | INFINITY Stages |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Scott M. Delman |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | JAM Theatricals |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Mauro Taylor |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Rebecca Gold |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Michael Palitz |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Charles E. Stone |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | GFour Productions |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | American Repertory Theater |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jerry Frankel |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | John N. Hart Jr. |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Jeffrey Richards |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Glass Menagerie |
2014 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Bob Crowley |
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