Bartlett Sher to Direct J.T. Rogers' CORRUPTION at Lincoln Center Theater

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 2:39pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Bartlett-Sher-to-Direct-JT-Rogers-CORRUPTION-at-Lincoln-Center-Theater-20231109

Lincoln Center Theater will present CORRUPTION, a new play by J.T. Rogers, directed by Bartlett Sher. CORRUPTION will begin previews Thursday, February 15, 2024, and open on Monday, March 11, 2024, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65 Street). 
 
Based on the book Dial M for Murdoch: News Corporation and The Corruption of Britain by Tom Watson and Martin Hickman, CORRUPTION tells the story behind the story of the phone hacking scandal that engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in 2011, stunning the world and upending British politics. When Parliament member Tom Watson is maliciously smeared by the newspapers of Murdoch’s News International, he decides to fight back - taking on its larger-than-life leader Rebekah Brooks. But what he uncovers is far more insidious than he ever imagined. As Watson and a small band of journalists, lawyers, and politicians struggle to expose the endemic criminality at the heart of this media monolith, they risk their careers and, at times, their very lives. Epic in scope and often startlingly funny, CORRUPTION tells a true-life David and Goliath story of ordinary men and women trying to find a way to save their democracy before it’s too late.
 
CORRUPTION will have sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Jennifer Moeller, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Justin Ellington, and projections by 59 Productions/Benjamin Pearcy and Brad Peterson.  Theresa Flanagan will be the Stage Manager. Casting will be announced at a later date.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 2:46pm

Sounds like an interesting play!

How I wish we were getting it on Broadway instead of yet another Uncle Vanya. But maybe it will move upstairs next year like OSLO did, if the reviews warrant a move.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 3:33pm

I dozed off reading the description.  Just what new audiences are clamoring for -- yet another play about British politics.

 

 

[JoeyEvans1206]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 4:28pm

Always look forward to a Rogers/Sher pairing. Blood and Gifts and Olso were both terrific. Adding it to my spring list!

[UWS10023]

Posted: 11/10/23 at 10:14am

At first I was confused because of Vanya but then I realized this will be a Newhouse production.

Updated On: 11/10/23 at 10:14 AM

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 12/21/23 at 11:14pm

Cast announced: Dylan Baker, Saffron Burrows, John Behlmann & more

[TarHeelAlan]

Posted: 12/23/23 at 8:55am

Member onsale for "Corruption" Jan 9, 10am. Member ticket prices $62 for performances through March 10, then $72 March 12 and after.

No info on non-member pricing. 

[blaxx]

Posted: 12/24/23 at 11:44pm

Why is LCT so in love with Sher's stuffy stagings? 

Updated On: 12/24/23 at 11:44 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/25/23 at 9:34pm

blaxx said: "Why is LCT so in love with Sher's stuffy stagings?"

Sher is a Resident Director there and has directed their only big hits of the past 20 years.

J.T. Walsh has had multiple plays produced there and has a longtime partnership with Sher. They're probably a package deal.

Andre Bishop makes the artistic decisions and is about as stuffy as human beings come.

Updated On: 12/25/23 at 09:34 PM

[Rainah]

Posted: 12/27/23 at 5:01pm

KevinKlawitter said: "Cast announced: Dylan Baker, Saffron Burrows, John Behlmann & more"

Toby Stephens is in this, which is enough for me to bump another show off my plans and buy a ticket. What a phenomenal actor. The story seems... fine? Can't say it's intriguing on its own, but imo you can't tell a play's quality by that alone. Plays are made in the little moments.

[amiyagi]

Posted: 1/4/24 at 9:22am

Still no update on when public tickets go on sale for this? 

[OhHiii]

Posted: 1/4/24 at 10:34am

Count me among those tired of Sher's schtick. He's had some GORGEOUS productions, but the majority of them all follow the same formula. Doesn't help he works with pretty much the exact same design team every time.

[TarHeelAlan]

Posted: 1/5/24 at 8:05am

amiyagi said: "Still no update on when public tickets go on sale for this?"

LCT website now indicates public onsale Friday, Jan 12 at noon. 

 

[supersam1026]

Posted: 2/16/24 at 12:52am

Performances started on this one tonight. Anyone check it out?

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 2/16/24 at 1:47am

Really weird this is happening when a pretty notable play about all of this was produced by the National Theater about ten years ago written by Richard Bean and starring Billie Piper

 

feels very dated at this point 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 2/16/24 at 1:29pm

I keep getting this play confused with PATRIOTS. British events written by an American premiering in America, vs. Russian events written by a Brit that premiered in Britain.

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 2/18/24 at 1:59pm

Anyone see it yet?

[TarHeelAlan]

Posted: 2/18/24 at 10:30pm

Broadway Flash said: "Anyone see it yet?"

That would be difficult. First preview is 2 days away on Feb 20. 

 

Updated On: 2/18/24 at 10:30 PM

[JoeW4]

Posted: 2/18/24 at 10:44pm

TarHeelAlan said: "Broadway Flash said: "Anyone see it yet?"

That would be difficult. First preview is 2 days away on Feb 20."

 

Not the case. Performances started earlier this week.

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 2/23/24 at 1:26pm

Surprised there haven’t been any reports on here

[Broadway Flash]

Posted: 2/29/24 at 9:00pm

Bump

[Rainah]

Posted: 2/29/24 at 11:22pm

Acting was great, cast chemistry and synergy was great. Good lord the script is messy. Each individual scene was generally good, but lacking coherence when put together. It also just ended at what felt like a random point, several plot threads dangling. Despite that, I had a good time overall.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 3/1/24 at 12:40am

I saw this last week and agree the script is meeeeeeessssyyyy. The cast are all talented but where they play multiple characters and the character types are all similar types (lots of politicians and journalists) it takes you a while to get the hang of when who is playing who. 

I also found the staging to be distracting and clumsy. As we left I asked my friend if he enjoyed watching three hours of Local 1 moving Ikea tables behind actors every 5 minutes. They have to cover a lot of locations so I understand wanting to create spaces but seriously the moving of tables 3ft this way and that constantly grew tiring. 

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 3/3/24 at 8:35am

I really enjoyed this but it isn’t on par with Oslo. The acting was great (with one major exception) and while there was a lot of stagehands moving tables around I thought the direction was great. With all of the actors playing multiple roles and lots of short scenes the list of cues must be astronomically long. It’s very entertaining but l left this wondering if it was telling anything that we didn’t already know.  

[jakethesnake]

Posted: 3/3/24 at 4:57pm

Dreamboy3 said: "I really enjoyed this but it isn’t on par with Oslo. The acting was great (with one major exception) and while there was a lot of stagehands moving tables around I thought the direction was great. With all of the actors playing multiple roles and lots of short scenes the list of cues must be astronomically long. It’s very entertaining but l left this wondering if it was telling anything that we didn’t already know. "

I saw this the other day and generally liked it.  The moving around of tables definitely got old after a while.   Curious who you thought the weak link was?  I thought the actors were all wonderful (a pretty great ensemble) but the lead female was just not good.  Her stagecraft compared to the others was horrific.   It looks like they brought her over from the UK?   Not sure why.