Tracy Letts’ The Minutes Broadway Transfer!!!

[brdwybound04]

Posted: 6/21/19 at 2:32am

What a great season for plays again!!! Thought this was dead in the water after Steppenwolf, happy that this has been resurrected and will land on a Broadway next spring! The Inheritance, Virginia Woolf, Take Me Out, Tea At Five, and possibly The Lehman Trilogy!

http://www.playbill.com/article/tracy-letts-the-minutes-sets-new-broadway-dates

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 6/21/19 at 3:37am

glad to see its happening. Rudin wanted to replace the Steppenwolf cast and Letts refused so Rudin walked, will be interesting to see who is still in the show, also when was the last time a living playwright got produced twice in one season on Broadway? (remember he alkso has Linda Vista happening in the fall)

[markypoo]

Posted: 10/9/19 at 7:57pm

Is this once again in Limbo?
No recent news/updates that I've seen.

[brdwybound04]

Posted: 11/2/19 at 5:16am

2/25/2020!!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rialto-Chatter-Will-Tracy-Letts-THE-MINUTES-Begin-Performances-on-Broadway-in-February-2020-20191101

Updated On: 11/2/19 at 05:16 AM

[brdwybound04]

Posted: 11/3/19 at 1:04am

I’m guessing this takes The Golden, The Cort, or The Lyceum...

[InTheBathroom1]

Posted: 11/3/19 at 1:45am

I’m guessing the Golden based on Slave Play’s timeline

[InTheBathroom1]

Posted: 11/3/19 at 1:45am

I’m guessing the Golden based on Slave Play’s timeline

[Producer2]

Posted: 11/3/19 at 8:51am

Look for Austin Pendleton in the Broadway transfer!!!

[JBC3]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 9:41am

Wow. What a cast.

[magictodo123]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 9:54am

Catch me running to The Cort to get my ticket as a TGIF/treat yourself/you just got two jobs present tomorrow. What an incredible cast! And I didn't get to see Armie Hammer the last time he was on Broadway so I'm super excited about this! 

[Wick3]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 10:40am

LightsOut90 said: "glad to see its happening. Rudin wanted to replace the Steppenwolf cast and Letts refused so Rudin walked, will be interesting to see who is still in the show, also when was the last time a living playwright got produced twice in one season on Broadway? (remember he alkso has Linda Vista happening in the fall)"

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-MINUTES-On-Broadway-To-Star-Tracy-Letts-Jessie-Mueller-Armie-Hammer-And-More-20191107

I didn't see the show in Chicago but am excited to see Tracy Letts, Armie Hammer, and Jessie Mueller will be in this Bway production!

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 10:48am

Lett's is going to star in it?! I thought he said he wasn't interested in acting in something he's written. The rest of the cast sounds fantastic too. This is going to be an unmissable event.

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 11:02am

What a cast! I saw the play at Steppenwolf and it’s a trip. I actually expect mixed reviews for the play itself, but the performances will be stellar. It’s a true ensemble piece, and I’m thrilled to see some of that cast here. Letts will be haunting in what I assume will be the role of the mayor. Barford and Chamberlain’s reprised performances will be standouts. (Barford could conceivably be a two-time nominee come awards season). I assume Jessie Mueller is playing the secretary, which is a fairly small but memorable role. Should be a fun night of theater!

Updated On: 11/7/19 at 11:02 AM

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 11:50am

Kinda sad that a couple of the Chicago actors got replaced with bigger names (I'm assuming the ones that are Steppenwolf ensemble members, like Petersen, Anderson, and Meredith were offered the transfer but turned it down). That's showbiz, I guess.

[markypoo]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 11:55am

Is the Cort still considered a death house?

[quizking101]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 2:10pm

They had me at Armie Hammer

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 4:21pm

kade.ivy said: "What a cast! I saw the play at Steppenwolf and it’s a trip."

Since you've seen the play, is there something (review, synopsis, etc.) that you could recommend reading to give a better idea of what the play is about while avoiding spoilers?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 4:58pm

markypoo said: "Is the Cort still considered a death house?"

FISH IN THE DARK is the only show to recoup at the Cort since FENCES in 2010 (though a few others have come close).

This cast is nice for avid theatre fans, but nobody in it is selling tickets to the masses. That's the bigger issue than the location (and balcony) of the Cort Theatre.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 5:29pm

The Cort actually has one of the more decent balconies on Broadway, in my opinion.

And yep, aside from Armie Hammer most of these names won’t sell tickets to anyone outside of the theater community.

[JBC3]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 5:29pm

VintageSnarker said: "kade.ivy said: "What a cast! I saw the play at Steppenwolf and it’s a trip."

Since you've seen the play, is there something (review, synopsis, etc.) that you could recommend reading to give a better idea of what the play is about while avoiding spoilers?"

I don't think this NPR review/writeup is very spoilerish.

https://www.npr.org/2017/12/16/571162369/a-play-about-politics-for-but-not-about-the-age-of-trump Updated On: 11/7/19 at 05:29 PM

[sppunk]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 7:43pm

Oh man I have one spot left for aMarch trip and thought it was going to go to Caroline, or Change. 
 

This might bump it out!

[kade.ivy]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 9:32pm

JBC3 said: "VintageSnarker said: "kade.ivy said: "What a cast! I saw the play at Steppenwolf and it’s a trip."

Since you've seen the play, is there something (review, synopsis, etc.) that you could recommend reading to give a better idea of what the play is about while avoiding spoilers?"

I don't think this NPR review/writeup is very spoilerish.

https://www.npr.org/2017/12/16/571162369/a-play-about-politics-for-but-not-about-the-age-of-trump"

That’s a great feature. Here also is the program from the Steppenwolf production.

https://issuu.com/steppenwolftheatre/docs/theminutesprogram

And here is Chris Jones’s review in the TRIBUNE, though it contains some minor plot.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-ent-minutes-steppenwolf-review-1121-story.html?outputType=amp


In short, the play is set in real-time at a city council meeting where questions of truth, transparency, and tradition are raised. 

[BwayinVan]

Posted: 11/7/19 at 9:51pm

So looks like there will be 3 Muellers on broadway this season. Pretty impressive

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 11/8/19 at 12:33am

GreasedLightning said: "And yep, aside from Armie Hammer most of these names won’t sell tickets to anyone outside of the theater community."

I mean, his play last season sold abysmally (Straight White Men), and it was on the heels of the most acclaimed performance of his career.

[JBC3]

Posted: 11/8/19 at 1:07am

Straight White Men had lots of negative buzz though. Letts is a Pulitzer Prize winner with a lot more acclaim to his name, so Hammer is in a better vehicle from the beginning this time.