Roundabout Theatre Company celebrates the official opening of the Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's True West, directed by James Macdonald, January 24. Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano star as two brothers holed up in their mother's California house in Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama, alongside a cast that also includes Marylouise Burke and Gary Wilmes.
Performances of True West began December 27, 2018 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway.Read reviews for the production below.
Broadway News (Charles Isherwood)
The Hollywood Reporter (Frank Scheck)
New York Magazine / Vulture (Sara Holdren)
New York Post (Joe Dziemianowicz)
New York Stage Review (Elysa Gardner)
New York Stage Review (Jesse Oxfeld)
The New York Times (Ben Brantley)
Theatre News Online (Jeremy Gerard)
Time Out New York (Adam Feldman)
Wall Street Journal (Terry Teachout)
Check back for updates. Flip through photos of the revival below.
True West debuted on Broadway in 2000 with stars John C. Reilly and Philip Seymour Hoffman swapping roles nightly. The production received four Tony Award nominations: nods to both alternating stars, director Matthew Warchus, and Best Play.
The Roundabout Broadway revival features a creative team that includes Mimi Lien (sets), Kaye Voyce (costumes), Jane Cox (lights), Bray Poor (sound design), Tom Watson (hair and wig design), and Jim Carnahan (casting).
