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VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER
McNEAL
A new play by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Bartlett Sher
Sept 5 - Nov 24, 2024
Academy Award-winner Robert Downey Jr. made his Broadway debut in this world premiere play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher. Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Jacob McNeal (Robert Downey Jr.) is a great writer, one of our greatest, a perpetual candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. But McNeal also has an estranged son, a new novel, old axes to grind and an unhealthy fascination with Artificial Intelligence. Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar’s new play is a startling and wickedly smart examination of the inescapable humanity – and increasing inhumanity – of the stories we tell.
FLOYD COLLINS
book, ADDITIONAL LYRICS & DIRECTION by Tina Landau
music & lyrics by Adam Guettel
Previews begin March 27, 2025
Floyd Collins is a gripping and powerful musical based on the true story of a cave explorer in Kentucky, 1925. While chasing a dream of fame and fortune by turning Sand Cave into a tourist attraction, Floyd Collins (Jeremy Jordan) himself becomes the attraction when he gets trapped 200 feet underground. Alone but for sporadic contact with the outside world, including his brother Homer, Floyd fights for his sanity – and, ultimately, his life – as the rescue effort above explodes into the first genuine media circus. Reporters and gawkers from across the country descend on the property, fueling the hysteria and manipulating the nation into holding its collective breath.
Floyd Collins, featuring a haunting exploration of the American dream by Tina Landau and a glorious folk and bluegrass-inspired score by Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza), tells the transcendent tale of a true American dreamer.
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MITZI E. NEWHOUSE THEATER
THE BLOOD QUILT
by KATORI HALL
Directed by LILEANA BLAIN-CRUZ
Oct 30 - Dec 29, 2024
Lileana Blain-Cruz directed The Blood Quilt by Katori Hall. Gathering at their childhood island home off the coast of Georgia, four sisters meet to create a family quilt to honor their recently deceased mother. When their reunion turns into a reading of their mother’s will, everyone must grapple with a troubling inheritance. Stitched with history, ritual, laughter and tears, will their “blood quilt” bind the family together or tear them apart forever? The Blood Quilt had its premiere at Arena Stage in Washington, DC.
Henrik Ibsen's
GHOSTS
A NEW VERSION BY MARK O'ROWE
Directed by JACK O'BRIEN
Now in Previews
After several years abroad, Helena Alving’s son has returned home. He carries with him a terrifying secret. Ibsen’s Ghosts is a devastating moral thriller in which ideas of love, duty and family are mercilessly put to the test. This new version, written by one of Ireland’s leading playwrights, Mark O’Rowe, and directed by Jack O’Brien, grabs you by the throat from the outset and refuses to let go – all the way to its electrifying climax.
Performance sold out? Check back 48-72 hours prior to the performance for last-minute availability.
LCT3 / CLAIRE TOW THEATER
SIX CHARACTERS
a new play by phillip howze
Directed by dustin wills
July 13 - August 25, 2024
When some trifling citizens storm a renowned cultural center where they’re not meant to be, all hell breaks loose. Wigs go flying. Wounds get opened. An archive explodes. Will the audience make it out alive? Abolition takes on fresh meaning in Six Characters, Phillip Howze’s new play on power, belonging, and the institutions we build. Directed by Dustin Wills.
FIVE MODELS IN RUINS, 1981
a new play by CAITLIN SAYLOR STEPHENS
Directed by MORGAN GREEN
April 19 - June 1, 2025
Roberta (Elizabeth Marvel), a visionary fashion photographer, lands the gig of a lifetime - the cover of Vogue - but quickly learns it could be her downfall. Location is a nightmare. The models are vicious. Hair and makeup is MIA. And the cigarette supply is running dangerously low. As chaos escalates, Roberta must summon her strength and find the perfect light to capture a moment of beauty in a brutal world.
Set against the backdrop of a crumbling European estate in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s wedding, Five Models in Ruins, 1981 is a darkly comedic exploration of a woman grappling with the power of her own gaze.
SPECIAL EVENTS
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S
SOUTH PACIFIC
ONE-NIGHT-ONLY
REUNION CONCERT
Mon, Dec 9, 2024
On Monday, December 9, Bartlett Sher directed a one-night-only reunion concert of LCT’s Tony Award-winning 2008 production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, starring original cast members Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot, Matthew Morrison, Danny Burstein, Loretta Ables Sayre, Victor Hawks, Li Jun Li, Skip Sudduth, and Noah Weisberg, and more. The concert took place on the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater, followed by a cocktail party with the South Pacific company at the Metropolitan Opera House. Proceeds from the evening will support Lincoln Center Theater’s productions and education programs. 2024 marked the 75th anniversary of the musical.
LCT 40th Anniversary Celebration
ONE-NIGHT-ONLY
Monday, May 19, 2025
On Monday, May 19 LCT’s 40th Anniversary Celebration, a one-night-only event, commemorating 40 years of Lincoln Center Theater excellence and a salute to Producing Artistic Director André Bishop, will take place on the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater, followed by a dinner at the David H. Koch Theater. The evening will support Lincoln Center Theater’s productions and education programs. Further details about the evening, including table and ticket prices, will be announced shortly.
Complete casting and design teams for all productions will be announced at a later date.
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40th Anniversary Season On the LCT Blog
40th Anniversary Season support is generously provided by Denise Littlefield Sobel, Northern Trust, and American Airlines.
