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Birthday Candles

Opening Date: Mar 18, 2022
Closing Date: May 29, 2022
Running Time: 01:30
Birthday Candles
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Todd Haimes Theatre
227 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
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Debra Messing (Will & Grace) returns to the stage as Ernestine Ashworth, who spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe.

Soon enough, it’s her 18th birthday. Even sooner, her 41st. Her 70th. Her 101st. Five generations, dozens of goldfish, an infinity of dreams, one cake baked over a century. What makes a lifetime…into a life?

A writer of "freewheeling ambition" (The New York Times), Noah Haidle makes his Broadway debut with a poignant new play as fearless in scope as it is tremendous in heart

COVID Safety Information:
Roundabout Theatre Company will maintain its vaccine and masking mandates through the run of Birthday Candles.
BroadwayPlay - ComedyPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No intermission
Age Guidance: 13

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM

Written By
  • Noah Haidle
Director
  • Vivienne Benesch

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Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Info

    Designated, flexible wheelchair seating area behind the last row of the center orchestra and the last row of the mezzanine.

  • Entrance

    Primary entrance from street, through double doors into outer lobby with box office, through double doors into main lobby, through 2 sets of double doors (each 31") into orchestra.

  • Box Office

    227 West 42nd St between 7th and 8th Avenues

  • Restroom

    Accessible restrooms are located on the lobby level (Level 1) and in the Penthouse Lobby (Level 5).

  • Assisted Listening System

    Assisted listening devices available: infrared headsets free at coatcheck. A photo ID is required to check out a headset.

  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevators are available to all levels of the theatre.

  • Folding Armrests

    Six (6) seats are available with folding armrests.

  • Water Fountain

    Several accessible water fountains are located throughout the theatre, all reachable by elevator.

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