ENGLISH Previews

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/2/25 at 12:00am

The new play English, winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for drama, kicks off Broadway’s 2025 slate tomorrow night (January 3) at the Todd Haimes Theatre before a January 23 opening. Following a 2022 world premiere at Off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theater Company, the entire cast from that production — Tala Ashe, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Pooya Mohseni, Marjan Neshat, and Hadi Tabbal — has made the transfer to the Main Stem. English is written by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Knud Adams; the Broadway run concludes on March 2.

“The comedy unfolds in an Iranian classroom where adult English learners practice for their proficiency exam. As they leapfrog through a linguistic playground, their wildly different dreams, frustrations, and secrets come to light. Can they overcome the limits of language to discover what they really want to say?”

Who’s paying a visit to the classroom?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 12:52pm

$43 digital rush tickets are now available through TodayTix. 

Running time is 100 minutes and no intermission, per Roundabout 

Updated On: 1/3/25 at 12:52 PM

[suzycat]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 5:29pm

This is easily one of my favorite plays in the last few years, and this company is excellent. Not to be missed. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/3/25 at 10:47pm

Anyone go tonight?

[Art Isn’t Easy]

Posted: 1/4/25 at 10:57am

Long, LONG time lurker, first time poster here. Was at the first preview last night and it was a truly special evening - Sanaz Toosi and Knud Adams made a speech at the end with the entire cast and creative team, all of whom are making their Broadway debuts!

 
The play is in beautiful shape. Given the entire cast transferring one would expect (and hope) that the performances are in show-ready shape but every actor is giving an even deeper and richer performance than at the Atlantic. The show fits the space beautifully, it’s still laugh out loud funny, and the moment of connection at the end (which I won’t dare spoil) led to audible crying/sniffling from the entire theatre. It’s a remarkable play, maybe the finest play of the 2020’s. I cannot recommend seeing it enough.

and in case you’re worried I’m a shill for Roundabout, I was back here in the days when WizzerMarvin would supply first preview reports lol. 

Updated On: 1/4/25 at 10:57 AM