The Audience 2015
Run Time:
Two hours and 15 minutes
Opened: March 8, 2015Two hours and 15 minutes
Closing: June 28, 2015
The Audience - 2015 - Broadway History , Info & More
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Broadway)
236 West 45th St. New York, NY
For sixty years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. No one knows what they discuss, not even their spouses. Academy Award winner Helen Mirren returns to Broadway, and the throne, in a riveting new play by Peter Morgan, the writer of the Academy Award-nominated film, The Queen. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, An Inspector Calls), THE AUDIENCE takes theatregoers behind the walls of Buckingham Palace and into the private chambers of Queen Elizabeth II as she meets with each of her Prime Ministers, from when she was a young mother to now as a Great Grandmother. From the old warrior Winston Churchill, to the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher, through the charm offensive of Tony Blair right up to today's meetings with the current incumbent David Cameron, the Queen advises her Prime Ministers on all matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch. You cannot miss the performance that had London on its feet: Helen Mirren in THE AUDIENCE.
The Audience - 2015 - Broadway Cast
PREVIEW The Audience - 2015 - Broadway
Photos
Videos
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Audience
'The Audience': Theater Review
8 / 10
Morgan's take on the Queen in these fictionalized meetings is daubed in skewed sentiment, but Mirren sells it with impeccable finesse. The playwright finds poignancy in his protagonist's indebtedness to Major for guiding her through the public's growing distance from the monarchy, as well as in her understated but evident affection for Wilson, who starts their association on the defensive but forges a relaxed camaraderie as he shares his self-doubts. McCabe and Baker take full advantage of playing the most fully drawn of the PM characters, giving relatable performances that provide an entertaining counterpoint to Mirren's poise.
Review: Helen Mirren Stars in ‘The Audience’ on Broadway
8 / 10
he show also allows the smashing Ms. Mirren to demonstrate her quick-change virtuosity in becoming the queen at different ages, from 1951 to the present, before our very eyes. Those transformations, accomplished with sleights of hand worthy of a master magician, are probably the most entertaining and satisfying aspects of 'The Audience.' It is somehow deeply reassuring to see Ms. Mirren, who turns 70 this year, step back in time as Elizabeth and persuade us that she is whatever age she wants to be. Such time-defying ease feels appropriate to the portrayal of a national ruler perceived as all but immortal.
Category
1 - 25 of 58
The Audience FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of The Audience have there been?
The Audience has had 2 productions including West End which opened in 2013 and Broadway which opened in 2015.
What Tony Awards has The Audience been nominated for?
"The Audience" has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play for Bob Crowley.
What awards has The Audience been nominated for?
The Audience has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Costume Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Bob Crowley, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Richard McCabe and Helen Mirren, Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for Peter Morgan, Outstanding Costume Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Bob Crowley, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Stephen Daldry, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Rick Fisher, and Outstanding New Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Audience.
Videos
