Posted: 2/2/17 at 6:49pm
http://www.vulture.com/2017/02/londons-1984-is-coming-to-broadway-just-in-time-for-2017.html
At the Hudson, perfs start June 22nd.
Posted: 2/2/17 at 7:37pm
VERY timely.
Posted: 2/2/17 at 8:37pm
Pretty sure this was the same production that was at the ART last year. It was pretty intense.
Posted: 2/2/17 at 8:56pm
The London show sold tickets for 19.84 pounds. Will the US show do the same?
Posted: 2/2/17 at 9:08pm
Sonia Friedman seems to be pretty committed to keeping her shows accessible, so it would not surprise me if they do keep some of the tickets priced at $19.84 (maybe the rush or lotto price?).
Posted: 2/2/17 at 11:49pm
While the idea of bringing this at this moment in time is great, having seen this production it's hugely disappointing. Brutal, yes. But oddly hollow and unsatisfying.
Posted: 2/3/17 at 7:07am
I saw this in London as well. Hard to say whether I think it was objectively good, but it was damn effective. Unsettling and brutal. It might have been a mistake to sit in the front row for this one. It's really an assault on the senses. Happy to see they're re-casting, as I didn't love the west end cast.
Posted: 2/3/17 at 10:13am
Will this just be like a live broadcast of White House / Congress?
Posted: 2/4/17 at 5:42pm
So I assume this is a play not a musical? Saw a couple major outlets reporting the production as a musical so just wanted to get clarification.
Posted: 2/4/17 at 7:03pm
TigerBait88 said: "So I assume this is a play not a musical? Saw a couple major outlets reporting the production as a musical so just wanted to get clarification. "
That's correct. It's a play.
Posted: 2/5/17 at 2:15am
Saw it in London, and didn't really like parts where the action is played out on the screens.
Posted: 4/3/17 at 10:18am
Posted: 4/3/17 at 10:33am
Well, I just got significantly more interested in this production.
Posted: 4/3/17 at 10:37am
The show intrigued me. Sturridge got me to buy a ticket.
Posted: 4/3/17 at 10:42am
I adored Tom Sturridge in Orphans so this is now a must-see for me.
Posted: 4/3/17 at 3:22pm
If 1984 had opened a bit earlier, Wilde/Sudeikis and Smulders/Killam would be two real-life married couples in professional NYC theatre productions all at the same time!
Posted: 4/3/17 at 3:24pm
Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "If 1984 had opened a bit earlier, Wilde/Sudeikis and Smulders/Killam would be two real-life married couples in professional NYC theatre productions all at the same time!
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There are lots of married/partnered couples in concurrently running shows.
Posted: 4/3/17 at 3:27pm
I figured, but I guess I was thinking more along the lines of "Hollywood" couples. All four of the people I mentioned have played major roles in movies/television.
Posted: 4/6/17 at 12:31am
Sonia Friedman and Robert Icke sat in front of me at Sunday In The Park With George tonight. They must be casing the joint.
