Liberation

First Preview: Oct 08, 2025

Opening Date: Oct 28, 2025

Closing Date: Feb 01, 2026

Running Time: 02:30

https://liberationbway.com/

Playing @

James Earl Jones Theatre

138 W 48th St New York, NY 10036

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1970s, Ohio. Lizzie gathers a group of women to talk about changing their lives and the world. What follows is a necessary, messy and bitingly funny exploration of what it means to be free and to be a woman. In Liberation, Lizzie’s daughter steps into her mother’s memory—into the unfinished revolution she once helped ignite—and searches the past to find the answer for herself. “The best play I’ve seen this season.” –Sara Holdren, New York Magazine

Tony Award nominees Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons) and Whitney White (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding) present a refreshingly irreverent and intensely relevant powerhouse of a play about what we inherit, what we forget and what we’re still fighting to understand.

Show Notes: 1 intermission. This production is phone-free. To protect the privacy of the performers, phones will be secured in Yondr pouches (you will have possession of the phone and pouch at all times), which will be unlocked at the end of the show.

Audience Advisory:

Please be advised that this production contains adult language, mature themes and nudity. The show also uses herbal cigarettes and haze effects. Parental/guardian guidance is recommended to consider what is suitable.

Performance Schedule:

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Cast

Betsy Aidem
Audrey Corsa
Kayla Davion
Susannah Flood
Kristolyn Lloyd
Adina Verson
Irene Sofia Lucio

Director

Whitney White

Written by

Bess Wohl

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Digital Rush: Rush tickets can be purchased online and in person at the box office for preview performances only. Digital rush tickets are $45 per ticket, up to two tickets per person, and available to purchase at 11:00 AM on the day of the performance at rush.telecharge.com.

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Accessibility:

Wheelchair Info

Six ADA compliant viewing locations with companion seating. Transfer optional.

Seating

Mezzanine, balcony, and lower lounge reached only by stairs. Seats 1,083.

Elevator\Escalator

None.

Parking

Valet parking garage: Next door. No vans.

Curb Ramps

SE corner 48th St. & 7th Ave; SW corner of 48th St. & 6th Ave; Driveways on either side of theater.

Entrance

Double doors in series: 1st set (each 26.5") has one pair of automatic doors from 48th Street to ticket lobby with push-button control; 2nd set (each 26.5", attended by ushers) to Orchestra.