Blackbird 2016
Run Time:
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
One hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
Ages: 14+
Opened: March 10, 2016Closing: June 11, 2016
Blackbird - 2016 - Broadway History , Info & More
Belasco Theatre (Broadway)
111 West 44th St. New York, NY
Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams will return to Broadway this season to star in David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning drama BLACKBIRD. The production, to be directed by Joe Mantello.
BLACKBIRD tells the story of Una and Ray. Fifteen years earlier they had a relationship and haven't set eyes on each other since. Now she's found him again.
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BWW Review: David Harrower's Olivier-Winning BLACKBIRD Challenges Society's Attitude On A Discomforting Subject
8 / 10
How do you describe admiration for a display of such sad and stark emotional vulnerability without it feeling like objectification of the fictional characters who have gone through the experience, and those who are confronted by similar ones in real life?...In varying degrees, Williams and Daniels, both excellent, effectively confront the audience to feel sympathy for their characters as it becomes increasingly clear what emotions are for each other. On top of that, you can admire the actors for just the taking on the responsibility of using their craft to take them 'there' eight times a week.
Blackbird
8 / 10
Shock ought to have a shelf life, the way horror movies lose their power after repeat viewings...Yet years later, there I was at the Belasco, craning forward, then recoiling, as Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams clawed at each other's psyches and bodies, playing ex-lovers or, to be precise, a pedophile and his victim...Blackbird is a comfortless 80-minute reckoning of arrested time and soiled innocence...Vocally, Williams is doing something interesting . She speaks in a halting, affected manner, as if Una has been rehearsing these speeches in her head for years, a girl trying to sound like an adult...As when he played Ray nine years ago, Daniels brilliantly rages, bargains, stonewalls and implodes...Time has been shattered for these walking ghosts, and we are transfixed watching them cut their hands, sifting through the shards.
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Blackbird FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Blackbird have there been?
Blackbird has had 3 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2007, Off-Broadway which opened in 2007 and Broadway which opened in 2016.
What Tony Awards has Blackbird been nominated for?
Blackbird has been nominated for Best Revival of a Play at the Tony Awards.
What awards has Blackbird been nominated for?
Blackbird has been nominated for several awards, including the Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams. The play was also nominated for Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for David Harrower and Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Blackbird.
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