King Lear
Broadway Drama
Previews February 11 2004
Opened March 4 2004 2004
Limited run to April 18 2004
Running Time 3 hrs 25 mins | 1
intermission
Tickets $65 to $90 | Opening night higher
Prices do not include any taxes,
service charges or other charges
Order at
Telecharge 212-239-6200 | Outside NY Metro Area 800-432-7250 | Groups 212-302-7000 / 800-677-1164
Restrictions Children 5 years old
and younger not permitted
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very complicated performance schedule. Be sure to double check dates
and times when purchasing tickets
No Performances
No 7:00P performances Mar 27th & 28th, Apr
10th & 11th
Added Performances Mar 27th 2:00P |
Mar 28th 3:00P | Apr
10th 2:00P | Apr 11th 3:00P
Curtain Changes
Creative William Shakespeare author
| Jonathan Miller director
Opening Night Cast Christopher
Plummer | Brent Carver | James Blendick | Domini Blythe | Benedict
Campbell | Geraint Wyn Davies | Ian Deakin | Claire Jullien | Barry
MacGregor | Lucy Peacock | Stephen Russell | Brian Tree
Synopsis William
Shakespeare's King Lear chronicles the tragic crumbling of a
royal family and the parallel destruction of a kingdom through the
wants of human nature
Notes King Lear
has played almost innumerable times in major New York theaters. The
first run in what is now considered to be a Broadway theater was in
1907 in repertory at 42nd Street's Lyric Theater, with a competing
production in repertory at the New Amsterdam Theater. Some folks who
have played Lear over the years include Robert B Mantell (1907, '09,
'11, '15, '17, '18), Reginald Pole ('23), Fritz Leiber ('30), Donald
Wolfit ('47), Louis Calhern ('50) and, in the last revival, Lee J
Cobb in 1968. (Jim sadly remembers this last one, with Mr Cobb
chewing the scenery, continually being upstaged and addressing his
speeches to the back wall of the Vivian Beaumont stage.) |
