Is there such a thing as just a little fake news? Or is that like being just a little comatose? Broadway’s The Lifespan of a Fact, a new based-on-reality play starring a totally-committed triumvirate of Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones and Bobby Cannavale, poses some big questions about small truths.
Certainly the top-grade quality of the cast (and the fascinating real-life story behind the play) has us hoping for answers, or at least a rousing good yarn. There’s a little disappointed on both fronts.
First, the true-life background: In 2003, author John D’Agata was commissioned by Harper‘s magazine to write an essay that would reflect on, among other things, the recent suicide of 16-year-old boy who had leaped to his death from the observation deck of a Las Vegas hotel.
After a fact-checking process, the magazine rejected the piece over disagreements with the author about, well, facts. D...
Certainly the top-grade quality of the cast (and the fascinating real-life story behind the play) has us hoping for answers, or at least a rousing good yarn. There’s a little disappointed on both fronts.
First, the true-life background: In 2003, author John D’Agata was commissioned by Harper‘s magazine to write an essay that would reflect on, among other things, the recent suicide of 16-year-old boy who had leaped to his death from the observation deck of a Las Vegas hotel.
After a fact-checking process, the magazine rejected the piece over disagreements with the author about, well, facts. D...
- 10/19/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The world premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact officially opens on Broadway tonight, October 18 at Studio 54 254 West 54th Street. The production stars Daniel Radcliffe Privacy, 'Harry Potter', Cherry Jones The Glass Menagerie, Doubt, '24', and Bobby Cannavale The Mother with the Hat, 'I, Tonya'. Written by Jeremy Kareken amp David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, the play is directed by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman.
- 10/19/2018
- by Review Roundups
- BroadwayWorld.com
The world premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact officially opens on Broadway tonight, October 18 at Studio 54 254 West 54th Street. The production stars Daniel Radcliffe Privacy, 'Harry Potter', Cherry Jones The Glass Menagerie, Doubt, '24', and Bobby Cannavale The Mother with the Hat, 'I, Tonya'. Written by Jeremy Kareken amp David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, the play is directed by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman.
- 10/18/2018
- by TV - Red Carpets
- BroadwayWorld.com
The world premiere of The Lifespan Of A Fact officially opens on Broadway tomorrow, October 18 at Studio 54 254 West 54th Street. The production stars Daniel Radcliffe Privacy, Harry Potter, Cherry Jones The Glass Menagerie, Doubt, 24, and Bobby Cannavale The Mother with the Hat, I, Tonya. Written by Jeremy Kareken amp David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, the play is directed by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman.
- 10/18/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
A new Broadway season is gearing up, and there are currently nine productions of plays set to open this fall. Could we be seeing any of them contend at next year’s Tony Awards? Below, we recap the plot of each play as well as the awards history of its author, cast and creative types and the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.
“Bernhardt/Hamlet” (opens September 25; closes November 18)
In this world premiere play by two-time Emmy nominee Theresa Rebeck, international stage actress, Sarah Bernhardt, sets out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet.
The production presented by Roundabout Theatre Company stars Tony winner Janet McTeer, Tony nominee Dylan Baker, two-time Drama Desk nominee Jason Butler Harner, Ito Aghayere, Matthew Saldivar, Drama Desk nominee Nick Westrate, Tony Carlin, and is directed by Tony nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel.
“The Nap” (opens September 27; closes November 11)
In the Broadway premiere of this new play by Richard Bean,...
“Bernhardt/Hamlet” (opens September 25; closes November 18)
In this world premiere play by two-time Emmy nominee Theresa Rebeck, international stage actress, Sarah Bernhardt, sets out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet.
The production presented by Roundabout Theatre Company stars Tony winner Janet McTeer, Tony nominee Dylan Baker, two-time Drama Desk nominee Jason Butler Harner, Ito Aghayere, Matthew Saldivar, Drama Desk nominee Nick Westrate, Tony Carlin, and is directed by Tony nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel.
“The Nap” (opens September 27; closes November 11)
In the Broadway premiere of this new play by Richard Bean,...
- 9/28/2018
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones and Bobby Cannavale arrived on Broadway this week in The Lifespan of a Fact, pulling in solid box office for four preview performances during a week that saw most productions dipping or hanging steady.
In all, Broadway’s $26,309,336 box office total for Week 17 (ending Sept. 23) was down 8.5% from the previous week, with attendance of 223,438 off about 13%. Even so, about 87% of seats were filled.
The slips were due, in part, to fewer shows (27 productions compared to the previous week’s 29). Gone for good were Carousel, Gettin’ The Band Back Together and Spongebob Squarepants; Springsteen On Broadway was on hiatus (back Sept. 26).
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child donated 1,500 tickets on Sept. 23 to Lumos, the organization founded by J.K. Rowling to rescue children from harmful orphanages around the world. The contribution was apparent in the production’s 22% drop in box office.
The week’s newcomer,...
In all, Broadway’s $26,309,336 box office total for Week 17 (ending Sept. 23) was down 8.5% from the previous week, with attendance of 223,438 off about 13%. Even so, about 87% of seats were filled.
The slips were due, in part, to fewer shows (27 productions compared to the previous week’s 29). Gone for good were Carousel, Gettin’ The Band Back Together and Spongebob Squarepants; Springsteen On Broadway was on hiatus (back Sept. 26).
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child donated 1,500 tickets on Sept. 23 to Lumos, the organization founded by J.K. Rowling to rescue children from harmful orphanages around the world. The contribution was apparent in the production’s 22% drop in box office.
The week’s newcomer,...
- 9/24/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
On Broadway and beyond, a curtain can rise as quickly as it can fall; a star can be swapped as easily as Bernie Telsey can say, “That’s enough.” Theater is the beating heart of New York show business and, if you want to make it here, it’s crucial you’re up to date on incoming projects, latest castings, and other industry news. Don’t worry, Broadway baby, Backstage has your back. Every week, we’re rounding up the can’t-miss stories no thespian should live without, so you can focus on important matters like hitting your high F. Curtain up and light those lights! Not fake news.Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale have signed on to star in “The Lifespan of a Fact,” a world premiere play written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell. Beginning Broadway previews Sept. 20 at Studio 54, the blazing drama...
- 6/7/2018
- backstage.com
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is currently the hottest ticket on the Great White Way. Now, Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who first portrayed the boy wizard, is following suit and returning to Broadway.
The former Harry Potter will appear in the world premiere of “The Lifespan of a Fact.” The play follows the controversy surrounding a John D’Agata’s essay about the suicide of a Las Vegas teen. Originally submitted to Harper’s, which pulled it from publication over fact-checking issues, D’Agata and his fact-checker Jim Fingal re-submitted the piece to The Believer magazine. The pair than co-wrote a 2012 book “The Lifespan of a Fact” about their debate over whether facts can be invented or changed in an essay.
The limited run will begin on Sept. 20 and end on Oct. 18. It will be performed at Studio 54.
Radcliffe will play Fingal, Bobby Cannavale will play D’Agata and...
The former Harry Potter will appear in the world premiere of “The Lifespan of a Fact.” The play follows the controversy surrounding a John D’Agata’s essay about the suicide of a Las Vegas teen. Originally submitted to Harper’s, which pulled it from publication over fact-checking issues, D’Agata and his fact-checker Jim Fingal re-submitted the piece to The Believer magazine. The pair than co-wrote a 2012 book “The Lifespan of a Fact” about their debate over whether facts can be invented or changed in an essay.
The limited run will begin on Sept. 20 and end on Oct. 18. It will be performed at Studio 54.
Radcliffe will play Fingal, Bobby Cannavale will play D’Agata and...
- 6/6/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones and Bobby Cannavale will return to Broadway next fall to star in the world premiere play The Lifespan of a Fact. Based on the critically acclaimed, bestselling 2012 non-fiction book about fact, fiction and blurred lines, Lifespan will be directed by Leigh Silverman, a 2014 Tony nominee for her direction of Violet.
The Lifespan of a Fact will begin performances at the Studio 54 on Broadway theater Thursday, September 20, with an opening night of Thursday, October 18. The limited engagement will run for 16 weeks.
Written by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, the play is based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal that detailed their own real-life journalistic investigation into the suicide of a Las Vegas teen.
As described by the production, Lifespan “is based on the stirring true story of John D’Agata’s essay, ‘What Happens There,’ about the Las Vegas suicide of teenager Levi Presley.
The Lifespan of a Fact will begin performances at the Studio 54 on Broadway theater Thursday, September 20, with an opening night of Thursday, October 18. The limited engagement will run for 16 weeks.
Written by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, the play is based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal that detailed their own real-life journalistic investigation into the suicide of a Las Vegas teen.
As described by the production, Lifespan “is based on the stirring true story of John D’Agata’s essay, ‘What Happens There,’ about the Las Vegas suicide of teenager Levi Presley.
- 6/6/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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