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Waiting for Godot Off-Broadway

Waiting for Godot Revival 2023

Ages: 12+
Opened: November 4, 2023
Closing: December 17, 2023

Waiting for Godot - 2023 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Theatre for a New Audience
262 Ashland Pl Brooklyn, NY 11217

Since their first appearance in a tiny Paris theatre in 1953, Samuel Beckett’s iconic down-and- outs Vladimir and Estragon have rarely been off the stage. Nearly every evening, somewhere on the globe, they show up for their dubious appointment with a savior named Godot who never comes, filling time with games and musing aphoristically on existence. Hilarious and heartbreaking, Waiting for Godot is the modern theatre’s indispensable document of rootlessness, uncertainty, and perpetually postponed deliverance. Godot will be directed by Arin Arbus (Resident Director, TFANA) whose critically acclaimed productions for the company include her OBIE Award-winning staging of Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth. This production will reunite actors Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks, who last worked together for TFANA in Ionesco’s The Killer, directed by Darko Tresnjak in 2014.


Waiting for Godot - 2023 - Off-Broadway Cast

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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Waiting for Godot

Review: Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks Make ‘Waiting for Godot’ a Witty Pleasure
7 / 10

Even as they finally resolve to “go,” in this Godot—as in every Godot—Shannon and Sparks remain stuck in the perennial purgatory that follows the utterance of that final line. However, this production comes with the cushion of comforting companionship its two lead actors skillfully conjure and convey. It’s a rare production that you want to carry on waiting for Godot with Didi and Gogo, but this is one.

That’s the Idea, Let’s Amuse Each Other! Shannon and Sparks in Waiting for Godot
7 / 10

With film and TV regulars Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks donning the dirty bowlers and too-tight boots this time — as Estragon and Vladimir, respectively — Arin Arbus’s Waiting for Godot feels vigorous and down-to-earth. It leaps right over hurdle No. 1 (the night I saw it, it kept several little kids in the audience giggling regularly — a pretty marvelous sound to hear while watching Beckett). If it doesn’t always clear hurdle No. 2, well, that one’s very high. And perhaps, in this particular moment, we walk down the street with enough clear and present dread weighing down our pockets.

TFANA to Present Final Extension Of WAITING FOR GODOT Starring Michael Shannon & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 5, 2023


THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE announces final extension of Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' starring Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks. Don't miss this critically acclaimed production running through December 23.

WAITING FOR GODOT Starring Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks & More Extended at TFANA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 21, 2023


Theatre for a New Audience, responding to demand, will present a two-week extension of its production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, directed by Arin Arbus. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Review Roundup: WAITING FOR GODOT Opens Off-Broadway at Theatre For a New Audience
by Stephi Wild - November 15, 2023


The second production in TFANA’s 2023-24 season is Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, staged by Arin Arbus and starring Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks and more. Read the reviews for Waiting For Godot here!

Waiting for Godot FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How long has Waiting for Godot been running Off-Broadway?
Waiting for Godot opened at the Theatre for a New Audience on Saturday Nov 04, 2023 and has now been running for 1 month.

Waiting for Godot History

Other Productions of Waiting for Godot

1956   Broadway
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1957   Broadway
Broadway
1971   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1981   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1988   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
2005   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
2006   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
2009   Broadway Roundabout Revival
Broadway
2010   West End Return Engagement [West End]
West End
2013   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2015   Off-Broadway Gare St Lazare Ireland and Dublin Theatre Festival Production
Off-Broadway
2017   West End Arts Theatre Revival
West End
2021   Off-Broadway TFANA's Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
2023   Off-Broadway Theatre for a New Audience Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
   West End
West End
   West End
West End
2025   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway

Waiting for Godot - 2023 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play Paul Sparks

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