Shows
People
Theatres
Awards
search
menu
King Lear
Play
Tragedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 04, 2019
Closing Date
Jun 09, 2019
1st Preview
Feb 28, 2019
1st Preview
Feb 28, 2019
Previews
34
Performances
76
Play
Tragedy
Revival
Broadway
External Links
Shop
Open Date: Apr 04, 2019
Close Date: Jun 09, 2019
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Apr 04, 2019 - Jun 09, 2019)
Media
See all
14
photos
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
Produced by
Scott Rudin
,
Eli Bush
,
No Guarantees
,
Stephanie P. McClelland
,
Universal Theatrical Group
,
Len Blavatnik
,
James L. Nederlander
,
Rosalind Productions, Inc.
,
Barbara Manocherian
,
The John Gore Organization
,
Jay Alix & Una Jackman
,
Jamie deRoy
,
Wendy Federman
,
Al Nocciolino
,
Candy Spelling
,
True Love Productions
,
Adam Rodner
and
The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
; Associate Producer:
Jillian Robbins
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Original Music by
Philip Glass
Directed by
Sam Gold
; Associate Director:
Osheen Jones
Scenic Design by
Miriam Buether
; Costume Design by
Ann Roth
; Lighting Design by
Jane Cox
; Sound Design by
Scott Lehrer
; Hair Design by
Campbell Young Associates
; Makeup Design by
Campbell Young Associates
; Associate Scenic Design:
Jerome Martin
; Associate Costume Design:
Matthew Pachtman
; Associate Lighting Design:
Nick Solyom
; Associate Sound Design:
Alex Neumann
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Brian Webb
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Tess James
; Moving Light Programmer:
Jonah Camiel
Executive Producer:
Joey Parnes
,
Sue Wagner
and
John Johnson
; General Manager:
Joey Parnes Productions
; Company Manager:
Lizbeth Cone
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Dylan Glen
Production Manager:
Aurora Productions
; Production Stage Manager:
Kevin Bertolacci
; Stage Manager:
Lisa Buxbaum
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Mariah P. MacKenzie
Musical Coordinator:
Seymour Red Press
; Musical Supervisor:
Alex Weston
; Violin:
Cenovia Cummins
and
Martin Agee
; Viola:
Chris Cardona
; Cello:
Stephanie Cummins
; Music Preparation and Copying:
Cory Davis
Special Effects by
Jeremy Chernick
; Assistant Special Effects:
Lilias Meeh
Casting:
Caparelliotis Casting
; Press Representative:
DKC/O&M
; Advertising:
BLT Communications, Inc.
and
SPOTCo, Inc.
; Text Consultant:
Michael Sexton
; Vocal Coach:
Andrew Wade
; Assistant Vocal Coach:
Julie Congress
; Director of Artistic Sign Language:
Alexandria Wailes
; Fight direction by
Tom Schall
; Fight Captain:
Ian Lassiter
; Aereographic Services:
Flying by Foy
; Photographer:
Brigitte Lacombe
Glenda Jackson
King Lear of Britain
Jayne Houdyshell
Earl of Gloucester
Elizabeth Marvel
Goneril
Lear's Daughter
Aisling O'Sullivan
Broadway debut
Regan
Lear's Daughter
Pedro Pascal
Broadway debut
Edmund
Gloucester's Bastard Son
John Douglas Thompson
Earl of Kent
Ruth Wilson
Cordelia
Lear's Daughter
Fool
Michael Arden
Aide to Cornwall
Che Ayende
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Therese Barbato
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Sean Carvajal
Broadway debut
Edgar
Gloucester's Son
Justin Cunningham
Broadway debut
Duke of Burgundy
Ensemble
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Old Man
Ensemble
Russell Harvard
Duke of Cornwall
Regan's husband
Dion Johnstone
Broadway debut
Duke of Albany
Goneril's husband
Ian Lassiter
King of France
Ensemble
Matthew Maher
Broadway debut
Oswald
Goneril's Steward
Daniel Marmion
Ensemble
John McGinty
Ensemble
Understudies:
Che Ayende
(Duke of Albany, Earl of Kent, Duke of Burgundy, Oswald),
Therese Barbato
(Regan, Goneril, Cordelia, Fool),
Stephanie Roth Haberle
(Earl of Gloucester),
Ian Lassiter
(Edgar, Edmund),
Daniel Marmion
(Aide to Cornwall, King of France) and
John McGinty
(Duke of Cornwall)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
2019 Nominee
Ruth Wilson
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
2019 Nominee
Ruth Wilson
Statistics
Season:
2019-20
2018-19
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
King Lear Statistics
2019-20 Season
2018-19 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
Produced by
Scott Rudin
,
Eli Bush
,
No Guarantees
,
Stephanie P. McClelland
,
Universal Theatrical Group
,
Len Blavatnik
,
James L. Nederlander
,
Rosalind Productions, Inc.
,
Barbara Manocherian
,
The John Gore Organization
,
Jay Alix & Una Jackman
,
Jamie deRoy
,
Wendy Federman
,
Al Nocciolino
,
Candy Spelling
,
True Love Productions
,
Adam Rodner
and
The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
; Associate Producer:
Jillian Robbins
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Original Music by
Philip Glass
Directed by
Sam Gold
; Associate Director:
Osheen Jones
Scenic Design by
Miriam Buether
; Costume Design by
Ann Roth
; Lighting Design by
Jane Cox
; Sound Design by
Scott Lehrer
; Hair Design by
Campbell Young Associates
; Makeup Design by
Campbell Young Associates
; Associate Scenic Design:
Jerome Martin
; Associate Costume Design:
Matthew Pachtman
; Associate Lighting Design:
Nick Solyom
; Associate Sound Design:
Alex Neumann
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Brian Webb
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Tess James
; Moving Light Programmer:
Jonah Camiel
Executive Producer:
Joey Parnes
,
Sue Wagner
and
John Johnson
; General Manager:
Joey Parnes Productions
; Company Manager:
Lizbeth Cone
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Dylan Glen
Production Manager:
Aurora Productions
; Production Stage Manager:
Kevin Bertolacci
; Stage Manager:
Lisa Buxbaum
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Mariah P. MacKenzie
Musical Coordinator:
Seymour Red Press
; Musical Supervisor:
Alex Weston
; Violin:
Cenovia Cummins
and
Martin Agee
; Viola:
Chris Cardona
; Cello:
Stephanie Cummins
; Music Preparation and Copying:
Cory Davis
Special Effects by
Jeremy Chernick
; Assistant Special Effects:
Lilias Meeh
Casting:
Caparelliotis Casting
; Press Representative:
DKC/O&M
; Advertising:
BLT Communications, Inc.
and
SPOTCo, Inc.
; Text Consultant:
Michael Sexton
; Vocal Coach:
Andrew Wade
; Assistant Vocal Coach:
Julie Congress
; Director of Artistic Sign Language:
Alexandria Wailes
; Fight direction by
Tom Schall
; Fight Captain:
Ian Lassiter
; Aereographic Services:
Flying by Foy
; Photographer:
Brigitte Lacombe
Glenda Jackson
King Lear of Britain
Jayne Houdyshell
Earl of Gloucester
Elizabeth Marvel
Goneril
Lear's Daughter
Aisling O'Sullivan
Broadway debut
Regan
Lear's Daughter
Pedro Pascal
Broadway debut
Edmund
Gloucester's Bastard Son
John Douglas Thompson
Earl of Kent
Ruth Wilson
Cordelia
Lear's Daughter
Fool
Michael Arden
Aide to Cornwall
Che Ayende
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Therese Barbato
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Sean Carvajal
Broadway debut
Edgar
Gloucester's Son
Justin Cunningham
Broadway debut
Duke of Burgundy
Ensemble
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Old Man
Ensemble
Russell Harvard
Duke of Cornwall
Regan's husband
Dion Johnstone
Broadway debut
Duke of Albany
Goneril's husband
Ian Lassiter
King of France
Ensemble
Matthew Maher
Broadway debut
Oswald
Goneril's Steward
Daniel Marmion
Ensemble
John McGinty
Ensemble
Understudies:
Che Ayende
(Duke of Albany, Earl of Kent, Duke of Burgundy, Oswald),
Therese Barbato
(Regan, Goneril, Cordelia, Fool),
Stephanie Roth Haberle
(Earl of Gloucester),
Ian Lassiter
(Edgar, Edmund),
Daniel Marmion
(Aide to Cornwall, King of France) and
John McGinty
(Duke of Cornwall)
Tony Award®
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
2019 Nominee
Ruth Wilson
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
2019 Nominee
Ruth Wilson
Season:
2019-20
2018-19
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
King Lear Statistics
2019-20 Season
2018-19 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
PRODUCTIONS
More Productions by Opening Date
True West
Jan 24, 2019
Mar 17, 2019
Be More Chill
Mar 10, 2019
Aug 11, 2019
Kiss Me, Kate
Mar 14, 2019
Jun 30, 2019
Ain't Too Proud
Mar 21, 2019
Jan 16, 2022
What the Constitution Means to Me
Mar 31, 2019
Aug 24, 2019
King Lear
Apr 04, 2019
Jun 09, 2019
All My Sons
Apr 22, 2019
Jun 30, 2019
Tootsie
Apr 23, 2019
Jan 05, 2020
Ink
Apr 24, 2019
Jul 07, 2019
Beetlejuice
Apr 25, 2019
Mar 10, 2020
Morrissey
May 02, 2019
May 11, 2019
1/14):
Close
Search
search
in
Category
All
Shows
People
Organizations
Theatres
Seasons
Looking for more categories?
Search
Close
Home
Shows
People
Organizations
Theatres
Seasons
Characters
Awards
Songs
Statistics
Advanced Search
FAQ
Help
About
Policies
Contact