I did manage to pick up 2 extra playbills, so if anyone wants one feel free to drop me a DM and I can chuck them in the post.
"When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.” —Eckhart Tolle
Lonergan has a wonderful ear for dialogue and the fine cast serves him well. The first act provides a good introduction to the characters and their conflicting goals. The second act is a bit of a letdown as the actions become a bit formulaic. The three supporting actors are excellent. Although Evans is primarily known as a comic book superhero in film and Powley’s stage experience has been primarily in England, they both seem perfectly at home playing New Yorkers.
ON STAGE 3/24/18: 2ND STAGE AND THE OPENING OF THE HELEN HAYES THEATRE By Spectrum News NY1 | March 24, 2018 @8:00 PM
On the March 24, 2018 edition of On Stage, we go in-depth on the opening of the newly restored Helen Hayes Theatre, which was purchased and rebuilt by the prestigious off-Broadway company 2nd Stage Theater as its new Broadway home. We’ll talk to 2nd Stage’s artistic director, get a look inside the Hayes, hear from “Lobby Hero” stars Chris Evans and Michael Cera, and talk about the importance of the company with three of its acclaimed playwrights; Steven Levenson (“Dear Evan Hansen”) Young Jean Lee (“Straight White Men”) and Bess Wohl (“Small Mouth Sounds.”)
Jason Zinoman@zinoman NYT comedy columnist. Theater critic during death throes of theater criticism. Author of books on David Letterman and 1970s horror.
Lobby Hero, Starring Chris Evans & Michael Cera, Opens on Broadway
The first Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan’s 2001 play Lobby Hero officially opens on March 26. Starring Chris Evans and Michael Cera, Lobby Hero is the first Broadway show at the historic Hayes Theater under the new ownership of the nonprofit Second Stage. Trip Cullman directs the production, which began previews on March 1. Brian Tyree Henry and Bel Powley also star.
Lobby Hero centers on a young security guard (Cera) with big ambitions who clashes with his stern boss (Henry), an intense rookie cop (Powley) and her unpredictable partner (Evans).
To celebrate the play's Broadway premiere, Broadway.com Resident Artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson sketched a portrait the talent-packed four-person cast offering a fresh take on Lonergan's acclaimed work.
