Move over, The Boys in the Band: The Inheritance is, ahem, inheriting the mantle of Broadway’s big gay play.
“Profoundly touching and wickedly hilarious, Matthew Lopez’s highly anticipated two-part play, The Inheritance, asks how much we owe to those who lived and loved before us, and questions the role we must play for future generations,” the play’s logline reads.
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“Brilliantly re-envisioning E. M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End to 21st-century New York, it follows the interlinking lives of three generations of gay men searching for a community of their own — and a place to call home.”
The play hails from London’s West End, where the hit production earned Laurence Olivier Awards for Best New Play, Best Actor for Kyle Soller, and Best Director for Stephen Daldry. Soller is making the transatlantic move, alongside costars Andrew Burnap, Samuel H. Levine, Paul Hilton, and John Benjamin Hickey.
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“The Inheritance is a life-affirming journey of tears and laughter, through conflicts and connections, heartbreak and hope,” the logline continues. “A new play, generations in the making.”
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The Inheritance will begin previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theater on September 27 before officially opening on November 17. Tickets are available now.
james7
I saw this in London last December and LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it. The only female in the cast at that time was 84 year old Vanessa Redgrave, and there is no mention in this ad if she is coming to New York with the rest of the London cast for the New York run. It’s a wonderful play, i encourage anyone who can to see it.
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CMarks
A “two part” play or “two act” play? It is difficult for those of us from out of town to see a two-parter unless both parts are playing simultaneously (such as the Harry Potter play) or in rotation.
Nepa Gay
The play is two parts. Both are about 3.5 hours long. Not sure how they are running it when both are running simultaneously. Sorry I cant be more help
christopher.lord
I saw this in London; it’s beyond brilliant. I saw both parts in one day; I recommend that if you can. It’s a brilliant re-imagining of E. M. Forster’s “Howards End” in the era of AIDS, different from “Angels in America” but compelling theatre. The script is fantastic, the actors are brilliant, and Andrew Burnap’s hairdo as Toby Darling is an architectural wonder. As my hotel concierge said, “The lads are easy on the eyes, aren’t they?”