Opening Night PhotosGo Inside Opening Night of Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s on BroadwayThe Second Stage production, starring Uzo Aduba, officially opened at the Helen Hayes Theater November 23.
By
Marc J. Franklin
November 24, 2021
Clyde’s, the new play from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, officially opened on Broadway November 23 after beginning preview performances at Second Stage’s Helen Hayes Theater November 3.
Starring Uzo Aduba in the title role, Clyde’s also features Ron Cephas Jones, Edmund Donovan, Reza Salazar, and Kara Young. The play is set at a truck stop diner, where a number of people are trying to restart their lives and stay out of trouble after spending time in prison.
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Go Inside Opening Night of Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s on Broadway
Go Inside Opening Night of Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s on Broadway
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Andre Royo
Amber Tamblyn
Amber Tamblyn and Laura Prepon
Alison Wright
Lynn Nottage
Will Roland and Stephanie Wessels
Jonathan Demar and Mauricio Martínez
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Betsy Wolfe
Avery Brunkus
Michelle Wilson and Dominique Morisseau
Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne and Adrienne C. Moore
Taylor Trensch and Kyle Beltran
Patrice Johnson and guest
Brandon J. Dirden
Charles Randolph-Wright and Nona Hendryx
Charles Randolph-Wright and Khady Kamara
Irene Gandy and Nona Hendryx
Eisa Davis and guest
Bess Wohl
Jocelyn Bioh
Edmund Donovan, Ron Cephas JOnes, Uzo Aduba, Kara Young, and Reza Salazar
Edmund Donovan, Ron Cephas JOnes, Uzo Aduba, Kara Young, and Reza Salazar
Avery Brunkus
Edmund Donovan, Ron Cephas JOnes, Uzo Aduba, Kara Young, and Reza Salazar
Edmund Donovan, Ron Cephas JOnes, Uzo Aduba, Kara Young, and Reza Salazar
Edmund Donovan, Ron Cephas JOnes, Uzo Aduba, Kara Young, and Reza Salazar
Edmund Donovan, Ron Cephas JOnes, Uzo Aduba, Kara Young, and Reza Salazar
Carole Rothman, Lynn Nottage, and Kate Whoriskey
Ron Cephas Jones, Uzo Aduba, Kara Young, and Reza Salazar
Lynn Nottage
Kate Whoriskey
Kate Whoriskey and Lynn Nottage
Kate Whoriskey, Carole Rothman, and Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage
Ron Cephas Jones
Jasmine Cephas Jones and Ron Cephas Jones
Reza Salazar
Brandi Porter
Justin Hicks
Justin Hicks and Kenita Miller Hicks
Kara Young
Edmund Donovan
Kara Young
Uzo Aduba
Uzo Aduba
Uzo Aduba
Ron Cephas Jones, Reza Salazar, Uzo Aduba, Lynn Nottage, Kate Whoriskey, Carole Rothman, Kara Young, Edmund Donovan, and Khady Kamara
Reza Salazar, Uzo Aduba, Ron Cephas Jones, Kara Young, and Edmund Donovan
Reza Salazar, Ron Cephas Jones, Kara Young, and Edmund Donovan
Dascha Polanco, Adrienne C. Moore, Laura Prepon, Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks, and Natasha Lyonne
Adrienne C. Moore, Dascha Polanco, Laura Prepon, Uzo Aduba, and Danielle Brooks
Kate Whoriskey directs, with a creative team featuring scenic designer Takeshi Kata, costume designer Jennifer Moeller, lighting designer Christopher Akerlind, sound designer Justin Ellington, and composer Justin Hicks. Casting is by The Telsey Office.
In tandem with the show, the production announced a series of social justice initiatives aimed at people affected by the U.S. criminal justice system. Among them are a paid apprenticeship at Second Stage for impacted youth; an art exhibit at the Hayes Theater featuring works by people impacted by the justice system; and a job fair aimed at connecting justice system-impacted individuals with job opportunities and training.
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