Nicholas Braun & Kara Young in GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES- Page 2

[Idiot]

Posted: 11/12/25 at 5:53pm

Kara Young makes any production a must see for me.  She most certainly is 'a name'.  I'd pay to watch her butter toast. 

[MysteriousLady]

Posted: 11/12/25 at 6:07pm

Ensemble1698878795 said: "Sutton Ross said: "Kara Young is Broadway royalty to me, but she is certainly not a name. As for Cousin Greg, do they honestly think hecould sell $350 tickets?"

And name to who and in what sense? Aren't we talking about theater here? She's a historic 2 time Tony winner."

Theater famous is not enough to be a name. A name is someone who people recognize and want to spend over $100 to see. If talent= name value then Audra would be the biggest star in the world. 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/12/25 at 6:07pm

So odd I'm getting push back on something so obvious, that Kara Young is not a household name, but ok :)

 

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 11/12/25 at 6:30pm

To compare "names"...

Nicholas Braun is currently #2,535 on IMDBPro currently

Kara Young (who I love!)? She is #14,633

By today's standards she is not a name. Sorry. That's the objective truth.

And frankly, Nicholas Braun isn't a strong name either. I know him for Succession and his local antics down at the bars by NYU

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/12/25 at 6:34pm

Yea, kind of a creepy boozehound around those parts......

Kara Young should be a huge name in the world given her enormous talent, but she simply is not.

This play itself is fantastic though, regardless of the cast. And thank you Steve for the correction, my friend sent me to a third party website for tickets by mistake.

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 11/12/25 at 10:27pm

must be chilly down in hell because im once again compelled to agree with SuttonRoss-- its no dig to Kara Young to say she isnt a "name" that can pack a theater, no slight against her talent. Its just an obvious fact. Assuming every single theater person who knows her name bought a ticket, it would STILL not make her a "name" beyond the tiny bubble of these message boards.

now has anyone SEEN the show? Curious. 

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 11/14/25 at 2:23am

So sad I won't be in NYC during this show's run. Huge fan of Rajiv Joseph and of the 5 plays of his I've seen, I thought this one was easily his best and that's a pretty high bar. Funny, touching, intimate, quirky and heartbreaking all rolled up into a neat little 85-90 minute package.

I love Kara. Seen both of her Tony winning performances and ironically think her best performance was in Cost of Living. Absolutely devastating. Enormously talented with a great future but no, not a "name". It takes more than 3 or 4 years of successful supporting roles in limited run plays to become a true Broadway name. But she's certainly got potential.

[Yessica Haircut]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 4:18pm

With this opening today, I figured I share my opinion after seeing last night's performance; first time seeing it, as well, having vague memories of hearing about it when it premiered in 2007 or so.

I found it to be a charming little play with a bittersweet undertone and a morbid sense of humor (in other words, my favorite kind of humor). In addition to great direction, Braun and Young are both wonderful and their chemistry is just terrific. It might not be for everyone - especially for anyone easily grossed out and/or squeamish. All in all, it's a surprisingly pleasant (or at least entertaining) way to spend an hour and 40 minutes.

[Ensemble1698878795]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 6:02pm

Y'all surely spent a lot of time talking about two people who aren't names. One might say they're enough of names to illicit a full blown conversation about them not being names. It's theater, people. No one is really a name until Hollywood recognizes them. 

GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "To compare "names"...

Nicholas Braun is currently #2,535 on IMDBPro currently

Kara Young (who I love!)? She is #14,633

By today's standards she is not a name. Sorry. That's the objective truth.

And frankly, Nicholas Braun isn't a strong name either. I know him for Succession and his local antics down at the bars by NYU"

 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 11/23/25 at 4:58pm

Kara Young Is Bloody Great in ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’

https://www.vulture.com/article/theater-review-kara-young-nicholas-braun-rajiv-joseph-gruesome-playground-injuries.html

[EmceeHammer]

Posted: 11/23/25 at 9:02pm

Mixed to negative from the NY Times (gift link):

 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/theater/gruesome-playground-injuries-review.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k8.16WE.7hv9wThMv39Z&smid=nytcore-ios-share

‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ Review: Does It Hurt?

Kara Young and Nicholas Braun star in the Off Broadway revival of Rajiv Joseph’s two-hander about best friends on parallel paths to self-destruction.

(not a critic’s pick)

Updated On: 11/23/25 at 09:02 PM

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 12/3/25 at 8:44am

Sale for this are fairly gruesome and cheap seats abound if you have any interest. 

Just got row H for $50 for this Saturday night on TodayTix.

[yyys]

Posted: 12/3/25 at 9:12am

Did they move the closing date? It’s now showing 12/28 instead of January.