Choir Boy (Broadway, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 2019)

Choir Boy

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Choir Boy

Broadway

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Following a hit Off-Broadway run at MTC's Studio Stage II, Choir Boy comes to Broadway. Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Oscar-winning screenwriter for Moonlight and a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship Grant, makes is Broadway debut with this production helmed by Trip Cullman (Murder Ballad).

SYNOPSIS:

Pharus Young is now a senior at the Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys, an institution committed to building “strong, ethical black men,” where he endeavors to be the best leader of the school’s prestigious choir in its 50-year history. But in a world built on rites and rituals, should he conform to the expectations of his peers in order to gain the respect he desperately seeks?

Written by Oscar-winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight), this Tony-nominated play—threaded throughout with soul-stirring a cappella gospel hymns—is the story of a young gay black man and his battle between identity and community. Choir Boy is an elegy to quiet rebellion, filled with the sound of longing and aspiration. It is a love song in pianissimo to the unseen heart that beats inside us all.

Running Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes with no intermission
playwright: Tarell Alvin McCraney

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Awards

Drama Desk Award
2019	Outstanding Choreography	Camille A. Brown	Nominee
2019	Outstanding Choreography	Camille A. Brown	Nominee
2019	Outstanding Music in a Play	Fitz Patton Jason Michael Webb	Winner
2019	Outstanding Sound Design of a Play	Fitz Patton	Nominee

Drama League
2019	Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play	Manhattan Theatre Club	Nominee
2019	Distinguished Performance	Jeremy Pope	Nominee

Outer Critics Circle
2019	Outstanding Actor in a Play	Jeremy Pope	Nominee
2019	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	John Clay III	Nominee

Theatre World Awards
2019	Outstanding Debut Performance	Jeremy Pope	Winner

Tony Award
2019	Special Tony Award	Jason Michael Webb	Winner
2019	Best Play	Manhattan Theatre Club Tarell Alvin McCraney	Nominee
2019	Best Actor in a Play	Jeremy Pope	Nominee
2019	Best Sound Design of a Play	Fitz Patton	Winner
2019	Best Choreography	Camille A. Brown	Nominee

QUICK STATS

(as of Mar 10, 2019) Total Current Gross: $3,854,430.30 Highest Weekly Gross: $379,818.55 (Week Ending Feb 10, 2019) Average Ticket Price: $66.29 Average % Capacity: 87.92%

Grosses

Week Ending	Week Number	This Week Gross Potential Gross	Diff $	Avg Ticket Top Ticket	Seats Sold Seats in Theatre	Perfs Previews	% Cap This Week	Diff % cap
Mar 10, 2019	41	$361,021.05 $686,712.00	$95,785.55	$76.76 $249.00	4,703 637	8 0	92.29%	17.45%
Mar 3, 2019	40	$265,235.50 $686,712.00	-$83,486.10	$69.54 $249.00	3,814 637	8 0	74.84%	-11.03%
Feb 24, 2019	39	$348,721.60 $686,712.00	-$14,786.80	$79.69 $249.00	4,376 637	8 0	85.87%	-7.50%
Feb 17, 2019	38	$363,508.40 $603,123.00	-$16,310.15	$76.40 $249.00	4,758 637	8 0	93.37%	0.38%