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Summer, 1976

First Preview: Apr 4, 2023
Opening Date: Apr 25, 2023
Closing Date: Jun 18, 2023
Running Time: 01:30
Summer, 1976

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Playing @
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
261 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036
Four-time Emmy Award winner & Academy Award nominee Laura Linney (My Name Is Lucy Barton, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes) and Tony nominee Jessica Hecht (The Assembled Parties) return to Broadway in a new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Auburn (Proof, The Columnist). This moving piece is about connection, memories and the small moments that can change the course of our lives. Over one fateful summer, an unlikely friendship develops between Diana (Linney), a fiercely iconoclastic artist and single mom, and Alice (Hecht), a free-spirited yet naïve young housewife. As the Bicentennial is celebrated across the country, these two young women in Ohio navigate motherhood, ambition and intimacy and help each other discover their own independence. Tony winner Daniel Sullivan (Proof, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes) directs this world premiere.
BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No intermission
Age Guidance: 12
Audience Advisory: Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

Performance Schedule

Visit manhattantheatreclub.com for full performance schedule.


Cast
  • Laura Linney
  • Jessica Hecht

Written By
  • David Auburn

Director
  • Daniel Sullivan

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$84.00 - $318.00

Lottery & Rush

TodayTix Rush: $43 rush tickets for each performance are available the day of the show on the TodayTix app at 9 AM. Rush tickets are subject to availability and blackout.

Student Rush: $30. Student rush tickets are available at the box office on the day of the show when the box office opens. Payable by cash or credit card and available to students with an ID from a degree or diploma granting institution. Tickets are subject to availability and are limited to two per valid ID.

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri: Noon to 8 pm Wed: Noon to 8 pm (If there is a matinee, 10 am to 8 pm) Sat: 10 am to 8 pm Sun: 10 am to 7 pm
  • 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

    An elevator is available to take you to all levels of the theatre.
  • Telephone

    On lower and Mezzanine levels.
  • Water Fountain

    Water fountain is accessible at 36" AFF.
  • Wheelchair Info

    8 seats available for wheelchair seating.

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