Michael Urie / Richard II

[raddersons]

Posted: 11/4/25 at 4:00pm

Has anyone seen this? So curious about it 

[blug]

Posted: 11/4/25 at 7:56pm

Me too!  Report back!

[TheOtherOne2]

Posted: 11/5/25 at 7:11am

I don't know if you've heard this, but they canceled half of their first week's previews.  There has  been no official announcement as to why, but someone on Talkin' Broadway attended a preview in which an actor (not Urie, who had just begun Act Two) was removed on a stretcher.  This was a Saturday matinee; the rest of it and the weekend's other previews were canceled.

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/5/25 at 7:16am

TheOtherOne2 said: "I don't know if you've heard this, but they canceled half of their first week's previews. There has been no official announcement as to why, but someone on Talkin' Broadway attended a preview in which an actor (not Urie, who had just begun Act Two) was removed on a stretcher. This was a Saturday matinee; the rest of it and the weekend's other previews were canceled."

This explains why they suddenly have a new Thursday matinee scheduled for tomorrow. (11/6)

[AC126748]

Posted: 11/5/25 at 10:05am

The Thursday matinee was always part of the schedule. But yeah, they canceled the first preview due to technical difficulties, and have canceled several since then. The production still appears to be on track to open as scheduled on Monday, though.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/5/25 at 10:20am

Is this a new text or is it using the original Shakespeare?

[AC126748]

Posted: 11/5/25 at 10:24am

It's an adaptation by Craig Baldwin.

 

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The setting is moved to 1980s America.

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/5/25 at 10:27am

Appreciate that. This has just been off of my radar but I’m very interested, now. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/5/25 at 11:46am

I’m seeing this in a few weeks - I’ll see Urie in virtually anything and I’m glad he’s been able to carve out a nice, respectable theatre career.

Sidebar: Maybe I’m not looking hard enough, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen just a straightforward version of a Shakespeare play. Most of them have different directorial concepts and flair (which I honestly like because it helps brings out different layers).

[AC126748]

Posted: 11/5/25 at 12:22pm

quizking101 said: "I’m seeing this in a few weeks - I’ll see Urie in virtually anything and I’m glad he’s been able to carve out a nice, respectable theatre career.

Sidebar: Maybe I’m not looking hard enough, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen just a straightforward version of a Shakespeare play. Most of them have different directorial concepts and flair (which I honestly like because it helps brings out different layers)."

The Public was going to do it in the Park in 2020 with Andre Holland as Richard. Obviously that didn't happen because of COVID. Classic Stage Company did it in 2006 with Michael Cumpsty.

[Wick3]

Posted: 11/7/25 at 12:30pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Is this a new text or is it using the original Shakespeare?"

It's an adaptation but kept a lot of the original Shakespearean text. They combined some of the characters and changed some of the scene order and took some liberties but the hollow crown speech is intact.

Overall I liked it and hope to see it again after it opens.

 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 11/11/25 at 5:53am

 ‘Richard II’ Review: Michael Urie Is a Cynical, Comic Monarch

Reviewed by their comedy critic.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/theater/richard-ii-review-michael-urie.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0U8.jiiU.EMsHK3XumzsB&smid=nytcore-android-share

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 11/11/25 at 7:14am

Richard II: Michael Urie Plays Shakespeare’s Materialistic, Superficial King

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

November 10, 2025

★★★☆☆ Red Bull Theater sets the Bard's first Henriad play in the decade of decadence

https://nystagereview.com/2025/11/10/richard-ii-michael-urie-plays-shakespeares-materialistic-superficial-king/

 

Richard II: This Campy Breed, This England

By Bob Verini

November 10, 2025

★★☆☆☆ Michael Urie and entourage double down on facile gimmickry and leave Shakespeare behind

https://nystagereview.com/2025/11/10/richard-ii-this-campy-breed-this-england/

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 11/11/25 at 7:16am

Theatermania

Review: Michael Urie in a Clear and Queer Richard II Off-Broadway

Urie stars in the Red Bull Theater production at the Astor Place Theatre.

https://www.theatermania.com/news/review-michael-urie-in-a-clear-and-queer-richard-ii-off-broadway_1811463/

[rkade21]

Posted: 11/11/25 at 8:50am

4 out of 5 from The100WordReview…

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ5TK-fkf5I/