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The Inheritance

Why see The Inheritance?

Broadway Premiere

Don't miss The Inheritance, now playing until March 15!

Matthew Lopez's stunning two-part masterpiece finally makes its Broadway debut this winter at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. A modern reimagining of E.M Forster's Howard's End, it follows three generations of gay men as they search for community and connection against the tumult of the AIDs crisis and social and political change. Highly acclaimed on its West End debut in 2018, it took home the Olivier Award for Best New Play, Best Director, Best Lighting and Best Actor.

Stephen Daldry returns to direct the production, alongside designer Bob Crowley. Kyle Soller, Andrew Burnap, John Benjamin Hickey, Samuel H, Levine, and Paul Hilton return to reprise their roles, alongside an all new cast.

With both parts running over three hours you can choose to see the production in one day or over consecutive evenings.

Only connect

It was 1983 when the specter of AIDS reared its head in New York's flourishing gay scene, causing worldwide panic and mistrust towards gay men. Now a whole generation has passed after the countless deaths caused by the cruel disease; Lopez's poignant and profound drama examines the legacy of gay men today in New York, where reminders of the epidemic are still all-too-real. We're introduced to a cast of characters whose lives, love and hopes intwine as Lopez pitches us between past and present, illustrating the gay experience of the last 40 years with deft detail, wit, and passion.

Cast

Andrew Burnap as Toby Darling
Tony Goldwyn as Henry Wilcox 
Paul Hilton as Morgan/Walter
Samuel H. Levine as Adam/Leo
Kyle Soller as Eric Glass
Jordan Barbour as Tristan
Jonathan Burke as Agent
Darryl Gene Daughtry Jr. as Jason No. 1
Dylan Frederick as Young Walter
Kyle Harris as Jasper
Carson McCalley as Young Henry
Arturo Luis Soria as Jason No. 2
Lois Smith as Margaret

Understudies: Mark H. Dold, Kate Goehring, Sam Lilja, Jade Odmark, Matthew Russell, Bradley James Tejeda and Reggie d. White.

Creative

Written by Matthew Lopez
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Design by Bob Crowley

Awards

Tony Nominations 2020

Best Play

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Andrew Burnap

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - John Benjamin Hickey

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Paul Hilton

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Lois Smith

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Best Costume Design of a Play

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Best Direction of a Play

Best Sound Design of a Play


Reviews

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Life changing theatre

From our sister site London-Theatreland.co.uk: Like my feelings post seeing all seven hours of The Inheritance this week, it is difficult to know where to begin

Kitty McCarron

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