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How to transcend a happy marriage

First Preview: Feb 10, 2017
Opening Date: Feb 23, 2017
Closing Date: May 8, 2017
Running Time: 02:15
How to transcend a happy marriage

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Playing @
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
150 W 65th Street, New York, NY 10023
At a dinner party in the wilds of New Jersey, George (Marisa Tomei, The Realistic Joneses) and her husband talk with a fellow married couple about a younger acquaintance—a polyamorous woman (Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) who also hunts her own meat. Fascinated, they invite this mysterious woman and her two live-in boyfriends to a New Year’s Eve party which alters the course of their lives.

How to transcend a happy marriage
explores the boundaries of monogamy and the limits of friendship. This new work asks what happens when parents let their wild sides come out of hibernation. 

Author: Sarah Ruhl
Director: Rebecca Taichman

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
Off BroadwayPlay - ComedyPlay - Drama
Show Notes: 1 Intermission.
Age Guidance: 17
Audience Advisory: Show contains strong sexual content and language.

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$77.00 - $87.00

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Info

    Four wheelchair accessible seats in the last row of the orchestra (H19-H22). Other seats can be removed if needed.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevator access is available just inside the street-level entrance on 65th street via a staffed elevator, located to the right of the large mural.
  • Passenger Loading Zone

    On Concourse level at 65th St. entrance
  • Entrance

    Enter through the glass doors in front of the large curved mural, and use the access lift on the left. The doorbell next to the lift will call a security guard to assist if necessary. The Beaumont lobby and orchestra level is accessible by a ramp located to the right of the box office.
  • Box Office

    Elevator access to the Lincoln Center Theater box office is available from the street-level entrance on 65th Street
  • Restroom

    Wheelchair accessible restrooms are located on the lobby levels of the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse and Claire Tow Theaters. Womens: Lobby level. Ramp. Stall door 34.5". Commode 18".Mens: Theater level. Stall door 36". Commode 18". Urinal 17".Unisex: Door 34.5". Room 60" x 84". Commode 18".
  • Water Fountain

    Water Fountain located near restrooms.
  • Assisted Listening System

    Induction Loops available for hearing aids and headphones. Headphones are available from the concessions bars in the lobbies.
  • Visual Assistance

    None

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