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Six Degrees of Separation

First Preview: Dec 21, 2016
Opening Date: Dec 21, 2016
Closing Date: Jun 18, 2017
Running Time: 01:35
Six Degrees of Separation

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Playing @
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036
Inspired by a true story, John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation follows the trail of a young black con man who insinuates himself into the lives of a wealthy white New York couple. After a shocking surprise, however, their picture of the young man changes, and the couple try to piece together the connections that gave him access to their lives.

John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation
received the 1991 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play and the 1993 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. It was a finalist for the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play.
BroadwayPlay - ComedyPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Adult language and brief nudity

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7 PM
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM


Written By
  • John Guare

Director
  • Trip Cullman

TDF Tickets Offers:

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Full-price tickets:

$79.00 - $149.00

Lottery & Rush

$32 -  general rush ticket policy, with seats to be sold the morning of each performance at the box office.. Tickets are limited to two tickets per person, are subject to availability. A digital lottery for select seats will also be offered beginning April 5.

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Reviews

  • Broadway’s crazy good revival of “Six Degrees of Separation” is proof of theater’s enduring impact. Even if you’ve never seen John Guare’s smart, juicy and still-potent 1990 comedy — or the film version — you probably know the meaning of the title. You’ve likely used it in conversation.Guare didn’t invent the notion of six degrees, but his play, based on true events, popularized it and made it shorthand for how everybody's connected. Or, on the other hand, kept at a distance — by just six other people.

    ---New York Daily News
  • FOUR STARS!
    Paul’s really a confused, possibly bisexual petty criminal, and Corey Hawkins endows him with just the right balance of vulnerability and class resentment. Allison Janney is a perfect Ouisa Kittredge: martini-dry and quick with a quip, almost undone by maternal instinct. John Benjamin Hickey flits amusingly about as her art-dealer and husband Flan. The ensemble required by Guare is quite large—15 actors besides the main three—and allows small but bright turns by Lisa Emery, Michael Siberry and the luminous Colby Minifie as Flan and Ouisa’s perplexed daughter

    ---TimeOut NY
  • The production, directed with compassion and merciless hilarity by Trip Cullman, has a wonderful, luxuriously large cast, with some actors dropping in for just a few perfectly pitched scenes.

    ---Newsday
  • Broadway’s crazy good revival of “Six Degrees of Separation” is proof of theater’s enduring impact. Even if you’ve never seen John Guare’s smart, juicy and still-potent 1990 comedy — or the film version — you probably know the meaning of the title. You’ve likely used it in conversation.Guare didn’t invent the notion of six degrees, but his play, based on true events, popularized it and made it shorthand for how everybody's connected. Or, on the other hand, kept at a distance — by just six other people.

    ---New York Daily News

Accessibility

  • Curb Ramps

    NW corner of 47th St. & Broadway; NE corner of 47th St. & 8th Ave.
  • Restroom

    Accessible unisex restroom located in ticket lobby. Door 32". Stall 129" x 61.5". Commode 18". Grab bars.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    None
  • Entrance

    Double doors in series: 1st set (each 27.5") has one pair of automatic doors from 47th Street to ticket lobby with push button control; 2nd set (each 27", attended by ushers) to orchestra.
  • Visual Assistance

    Vision seats in the front of the orchestra available for purchase in person or on the phone.
  • Folding Armrests

    Eleven row-end seats with folding armrests.
  • Water Fountain

    Water fountain located in ticket lobby. Spout 36".
  • 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

    Wheelchair seating is located in the orchestra only.

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