The Father

First Preview: Mar 7, 2016

Opening Date: Mar 22, 2016

Closing Date: Jun 19, 2016

Running Time: 01:35

http://thefatherbroadway.com/

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Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

261 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036

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Three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella returns to the stage in The Father, an all-new Broadway production of the play which captivated Paris and London. Winner of the Molière Award, France's most prestigious honor for a new work of theater, and The Guardian’s pick for Best Play of the Year.

Now 80 years old, André (Frank Langella) was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter Anne (Kathryn Erbe) and her husband Antoine. Or was he an engineer whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pajamas, and he can’t find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he’s losing control.

American Premiere of the New Play by Florian Zeller
Translation by Two-Time Tony Award Winner Christopher Hampton
Directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes
Starring Frank Langella

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY @ 7 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM

Broadway Play - Drama

Show Notes: No Intermission

Age Guidance: 13

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Reviews

In 40 years of watching Langella onstage, from Seascape and Dracula in the 1970s through Frost/Nixon and Man and Boy just recently, I’ve never seen that need come as close to full exposure as in the just-opened Manhattan Theatre Club production of The Father — not to be confused with Strindberg’s play of the same name, which Langella headlined at the Roundabout in 1996. In this Father, the American debut of the young French playwright Florian Zeller, Langella gets so close to strip-mining the core of his gifts that you think he may cave in, or that you will. It’s a must-see performance.

------Vulture

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But Manhattan Theatre Club’s production, directed with astringent reserve by Doug Hughes, has another special effect in the imposing form of Langella himself. Tall, powerfully built and sonorous as ever, the 78-year-old actor has a commanding presence that contrasts strikingly with André’s growing helplessness; he brings shadows of King Lear (whom he played at BAM in 2014) to this stubborn bourgeois retiree.

------TimeOut NY

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The title character in Florian Zeller’s cold-eyed, harrowing “The Father,” which opened on Thursday night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater, is often found in barricade position. He is an elegant old man, first seen dressed in stony shades of gray, seated obdurately in a gray chair, arms folded defensively. He is holding down the fort of his identity.Everything about his posture says, “Trespass at your own risk.” But because this man — his name is André — is played by Frank Langella, one of the most magnetic theater actors of his generation, there’s no way you’re going to honor his wish for privacy. Before you know it, you’ve walked straight into his head, and what a lonely, frightening, embattled place it is.

-----New York Times

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In 40 years of watching Langella onstage, from Seascape and Dracula in the 1970s through Frost/Nixon and Man and Boy just recently, I’ve never seen that need come as close to full exposure as in the just-opened Manhattan Theatre Club production of The Father — not to be confused with Strindberg’s play of the same name, which Langella headlined at the Roundabout in 1996. In this Father, the American debut of the young French playwright Florian Zeller, Langella gets so close to strip-mining the core of his gifts that you think he may cave in, or that you will. It’s a must-see performance.

------Vulture

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Accessibility

Parking

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

The restrooms are wheelchair accessible and located on the lower level and mezzanine level.
Elevator/Escalator

A motorized lift provides easy access to seats in the front orchestra on house left (rows AA – F, odd-numbered seats) for those who have difficulty with stairs. Audience members who want to use this lift should speak with a member of the theatre staff when they arrive.
Water Fountain

Water fountain is accessible at 36" AFF.
Wheelchair Info

There are six wheelchair seats in the orchestra and one wheelchair seat in the mezzanine.
Assisted Listening System

Assistive listening devices and hearing-aid compatible devices are available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. Please see an usher or staff member to acquire your device.
Folding Armrests

There are six seats with foldable armrests in the orchestra, and two in the mezzanine.
Visual Assistance

Braille and Large Print versions of all Playbills are located at the podium to the left as you enter the inner lobby of the theatre. Audio description is available on-demand at any performance at the Friedman Theatre beginning 3 weeks after opening night.

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