LAST CHANCE: Such Things, I Got Sick, American Idiot and Original Carnage Cast

By Adam Hetrick
10 Nov 2009

Four Tony-nominated parents hash out their last battle on Broadway, while a collection of Wilder plays and a story of a cancer survivor conclude performances Off-Broadway.

Here's Playbill.com's weekly "Last Chance" reminder to catch Broadway, Off-Broadway and world-premiere productions before they close.

Concluding Nov. 14

  • Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini, Hope Davis and Jeff Daniels in God of Carnage (On Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre). The play's original foursome, who all received Tony nominations for their work (including a Tony win for Harden), depart Yasmina Reza's hit comedy about parents attempting to resolve a playground dispute between their children. A new cast including Jimmy Smits, Annie Potts, Ken Stott and Christine Lahti begin their own battle Nov. 17. For tickets visit Telecharge.

  • Such Things Happen Only in Books (Off-Broadway at the Clurman Theatre). The Keen Company presents the evening of Thornton Wilder short plays that includes the titular work, as well as Cement Hands, The Angel That Troubled the Waters, In Shakespeare and the Bible and Now the Servant’s Name Was Malchus. For tickets visit TicketCentral.

    Concluding Nov. 15

  • I Got Sick Then I Got Better (Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop). Jenny Allen offers her witty and bittersweet solo play about the changes in her life and relationships following her diagnosis with ovarian cancer in 2005. For tickets visit Telecharge.

  • American Idiot (World Premiere at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre). Tony Award winner Michael Mayer collaborated with Billie Joe Armstrong of the neo-punk band Green Day to create a stage musical based on Green Day's Grammy-winning album "American Idiot." The Broadway-bound stage production features Tony winner John Gallagher, Jr. of Spring Awakening fame. For tickets visit BerkeleyRep.