In London this past season, there was one show that everyone was talking about. The Young Vic production of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE premiered in April 2014 to ecstatic reviews and instantly sold out its initial engagement. The production subsequently transferred to London's West End for another completely sold-out run. It won the 2015 Olivier Awards for Best Revival, Best Actor and Best Director. It was named the top theater pick of the year by The Evening Standard, The Guardian and The Independent. The Times called it "one of the great theatrical productions of the decade."
The Financial Times called it "superb, searing and triumphant." Time Out wrote, "To say visionary director Ivo van Hove's production is the best show in London is like saying Stonehenge is the current best rock arrangement in Wiltshire; it almost feels silly to compare this pure, primal, colossal thing with anything else on the stage."
The visionary director, Olivier winner Ivo van Hove, will be making his Broadway debut. The stellar cast will be led by Mark Strong (The Imitation Game; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), who won the Olivier Award for his portrayal of Eddie Carbone in Miller's dark and passionate classic drama set on the Brooklyn waterfront.
In a bright stroke, the director dreams up a wordless prologue. Eddie and coworker Alfieri (Michael Gould) wash up after a day on the docks. But the point of the drama is that nobody comes out clean. 'Whatever happened,' says Bea, 'we all done it.' Van Hove sees to it that everyone's dripping in guilt.
...Ivo van Hove...presents this 'View' in a square space framed by a low wall of plexiglass, with audience members on rafters on either side of the stage. There are no props, and curiously the actors wear no shoes. Lending to the strange, anxious atmosphere is an underscore of murmurous music that is heard throughout the show. The result is alternately powerful and a wee bit ridiculous. The power comes mostly courtesy of an astonishing lead performance by British actor Mark Strong ('Sherlock Holmes,' 'The Imitation Game'), who takes a nearly impossible-to-play character...and transforms him into a viscerally flesh-and-blood, palpably tortured figure...Alas, this 'A View from the Bridge'...doesn't quite cohere...a touch more humor and humility might have gone a very long way. It's one thing to serve up something strange and dark and unexpected; it's another thing entirely to be so deadly 'serious' and 'intense' that you risk devolving into self-parody.
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Brave New World Repertory Theatre's Immersive Production Immersive |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Mark Strong |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Nicola Walker |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Ivo van Hove |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | A View From the Bridge |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Mark Strong |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Nicola Walker |
2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Arthur Miller |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Mark Strong |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Nicola Walker |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Ivo van Hove |
2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or off-Broadway) | A View From the Bridge |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Ivo Van Hove |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Jan Versweyveld |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Mark Strong |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Jan Versweyveld |
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