King Lear
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King Lear on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
King Lear Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Play
- King Lear is 2 hours long, including an intermission of 15 minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: February 28, 2019
- Show Opened : April 4, 2019
- Show Closed: June 9, 2019
Glenda Jackson returns to Broadway and continues to break down barriers by playing the lead role in Sam Gold's version of the Shakespearean drama, King Lear.
What's King Lear Like?
The aging King Lear recognizes his own ultimate mortality and he talks to his Shakespearean lawyer to plan ahead to bequeath his estate. He decides to divide his chattels between his three daughters, but refuses to grant his youngest daughter a share due to their poor discourse. His decision ultimately leads to chaos and treachery within his kingdom and ultimately madness for himself.
Is King Lear Good for Kids?
Unless big fans of classic Shakespeare, younger children should give this show a miss.
King Lear on Broadway Background
King Lear features an original score by the composer Philip Glass.
Theatre Information
James Earl Jones Theatre
138 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10019
New York, NY 10019
Seats:
1,092
Entrance:
48th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues
Theatre
Information
King Lear Marquee
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Cast Members
- King Lear
- Glenda Jackson
- Goneril
- Elizabeth Marvel
- Regan
- Aisling O'Sullivan
- Edgar
- Sean Carvajal
- Duke of Cornwall
- Russell Harvard
- Earl of Gloucester
- Jayne Houdyshell
- Duke of Albany
- Dion Johnstone
- Oswald
- Matthew Mahler
- Edmund
- Pedro Pascal
- Earl of Kent
- John Douglas Thompson
- Cordelia
- Ruth Wilson
Producers
Scott Rudin
Production Credits
- Director
- Sam Gold
- Costumes
- Ann Roth
- Lighting
- Jane Cox
- Sound
- Scott Lehrer
- Original Music
- Philip Glass
Creative Team
- Author
- William Shakespeare