Choir Boy

Dec 12, 2018 - Mar 10, 2019

Running time: 1:40

PLAYING @

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
261 W 47th St
New York, NY 10036

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
By Bus: M104, M10, M27/M50, M6, M7, or M42

By Subway: N, R, W to 49th St or 1, 9 to 50th St, walk south to 47th St and west to the theatre C, E to 50th St, walk south to 47th St and east to the theatre.

Show Description:

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Director

Trip Cullman

Choreography

Camille A. Brown

Written By

Tarell Alvin McCraney

TDF MEMBER TICKETS:

NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS SHOW

Listed at TKTS:

Never

FULL-PRICE TICKETS

$79.00 - $159.00

prices subject to change

ADDITIONAL INFO

Audience Advisory
Adult themes & language. Jeremy Pope will depart the production on Sunday, February 24 to join the cast of Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of The Temptations on Broadway. Jonathan Burke will take over the role of “Pharus Jonathan Young” for the remaining two weeks of the run.

Age Guidance: 16

Show Notes
No Intermission

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

Wheelchairs
8 seats available for wheelchair seating.

Elevator\Escalator
An elevator is available to take you to all levels of the theatre.

Parking
Central Parking System, 257 West 47th St (Broadway and 8th Ave). Call (212) 262-9778

Box Office
Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: Noon to 8 pm Wed: Noon to 8 pm (If there is a matinee, 10 am to 8 pm) Sat: 10 am to 8 pm Sun: 10 am to 7 pm

Restroom
The restrooms are wheelchair accessible and located on the lower level and Mezzanine level.

Water Fountain
Water fountain is accessible at 36" AFF.

Telephone
On lower and Mezzanine levels.

REVIEWS

Tarell Alvin McCraney is an incredibly gifted writer. He penned the Oscar winning screenplay for “Moonlight”. And now with “Choir Boy” he flexes his theatrical muscle proving himself to be an equally talented playwright...... McCraney’s soulful writing brings to mind the great August Wilson. With "Choir Boy" he establishes himself as a major new voice in the theatre. CONTINUE READING THE NY 1 REVIEW

“Choir Boy” forces us to think about the human potential that continues to be lost through oppression and insistence on conformity. But it also tells us that “we’re creative enough, strong enough to rebel,” as Pharus passionately proclaims during his own take on spirituals. And that reminder is reason enough to be grateful. CONTINUE READING THE BROADWAY NEWS REVIEW

Director Trip Cullman has a buoyant feel for the play’s comedy and, along with arranger and music director Jason Michael Webb, he gives Choir Boy’s songs the front-and-center treatment they deserve. The play is an undercover, and gorgeous, a cappella musical, kept aloft by the extraordinary vocal talents of its cast CONTINUE READING THE VULTURE REVIEW