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The Audience

First Preview: Jan 13, 2015
Opening Date: Jan 13, 2015
Closing Date: Jun 28, 2015
Running Time: 02:15
The Audience
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Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
236 West 45th Street, New York City, NY 10036
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60 Years. 12 Prime Ministers. 1 Queen. 

For sixty years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting, a meeting known as The Audience. Academy Award® winner Helen Mirren returns to Broadway, and the throne, in a riveting new play by Peter Morgan, the writer of the Academy Award-nominated film, The Queen.

Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, An Inspector Calls), The Audience takes theatregoers behind the walls of Buckingham Palace and into the private chambers of Queen Elizabeth II as she meets with each of her Prime Ministers, from when she was a young mother to now as a Great Grandmother. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16

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$39 - Student rush tickets for performances on the same day will be available for purchase exclusively at the box office, limited to two per valid student ID and subject to availability.
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre box office opens Monday-Saturday at 10 AM, and on Sunday at 12 PM

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  • Helen Mirren once again gives a faultless performance that transcends mere impersonation to endow the monarch with a sense of inner life and a quasi-Shakespearean aura of solitude.

    -----The Guardian
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  • At best, Morgan paints a picture of a woman involved and very serious — constancy incarnate. PM Cameron says as much when he declares that she represents an “unbroken line.”
    That’s sort of like Mirren’s devotion to acting. New York is fortunate to have an audience with her.

    -------New York Daily News
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  • 4 STARS!!
    Whether you know your 20th-century Parliamentary history or simply get an Anglophile high from tea service and footmen in livery, Mirren rules in this engaging and humanizing retrospective. The Brits may sing about God saving their queen, but I think she takes care of herself just fine.

    -----TimeOut NY
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  • Helen Mirren once again gives a faultless performance that transcends mere impersonation to endow the monarch with a sense of inner life and a quasi-Shakespearean aura of solitude.

    -----The Guardian
    Read More

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    The box office counter is not wheelchair accessible.

  • Curb Ramps

    Curb ramps available

  • Restroom

    A wheelchair accessible restroom (unisex) is located on the main level.

  • Elevator/Escalator

    None

  • Visual Assistance

    There are seats reserved in the second and third row for the visually impaired.

  • Water Fountain

    Located in restrooms

  • Assisted Listening System

    Infrared assisted listening devices and neck induction (t-coil) loop receivers are available to borrow at the Shubert Audience Services kiosk. Reservations are strongly recommended.

  • Wheelchair Info

    There are wheelchair accessible and transfer seats in the orchestra.

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