Fully Committed
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Fully Committed on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
Fully Committed Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Play - Revival
- Fully Committed is 1.5 Hours long, including an intermission of None
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: April 2, 2016
- Show Opened : April 25, 2016
- Show Closed: July 31, 2016
An unemployed actor works the reservation phone line an at a popular Upper East Side restaurant. To get a table, people resort to all forms of manipulation including coercion, petty threats, bribes and histrionics. Ferguson also plays the characters making the phone calls. He also plays the other roles in the show including the sadistic chef, and the worshipped food critic, as well as trying his hand some out-of-control women, that will do anything for a table reservation.
What's Fully Committed Like?
Unemployed Actor Working At An Eastside Restaurant
Fully Committed is about an unemployed actor who works an at unnamed restaurant in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, answering phones in the basement. However, he plays not only the man answering the phone, but also all of the people making the phone calls.
He also plays the Chef, a sadistic man who loves to watch his underlings suffer, and a range of characters including Mr. Zagat of the Zagat guides. He plays women as well, including Mrs. Watanabe and Judith Rush. All of these characters allow for a tour de force performance.
Is Fully Committed Good for Kids?
The show may be inappropriate for children aged 10 and under. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
Fully Committed on Broadway Background
Fully Committed is a play by Becky Mode that premiered Off Broadway in 1999 at the Vineyard Theatre, when it received excellent reviews for its comedic portrayal of many different characters in a brilliantly written one man show.
This one man is played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson in the Broadway production, which plays at the Lyceum Theatre from April to July, 2016. Jesse Tyler Ferguson has appeared on Broadway twice before, in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in 2005 to 2006, and in On the Town in 1998 to 1999.
The play is directed by Jason Moore, who also directed Shrek the Musical, Steel Magnolias, and Avenue Q, as well as films including Pitch Perfect. Because food culture is particularly intense these days, the play is as relevant as ever, depicting a high end Manhattan restaurant with its internal and external pressures, and its array of demanding clientele.
Solo Show Tests Fergusons Acting Chops
This solo performance is an opportunity for Ferguson to carry an entire Broadway show on his back alone, while portraying over 40 characters from Laryngitis Guy to Depressed Secretary.
Previous TV and Stage
Ferguson is also well known for his television performances in such shows as "Modern Family" and "The Class". Most recently, his stage performances include the production of The Tempest in Shakespeare in the Park. Ferguson is more than qualified to play this extremely challenging and multifaceted role, allowing him to stretch his comedic muscles in a forceful and hilarious series of performances.
The show sheds light on foodie culture while spinning multiple plates of comedy at the same time.
Theatre Information
Lyceum Theatre
149 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10019
New York, NY 10019
Seats:
943
Entrance:
45th Street between 6th and 7th avenue
Theatre
Information
Fully Committed Marquee
Gallery
Cast Members
- Sam
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Producers
Barbara Whitman
Patrick Catullo
Production Credits
- Settings
- Derek McLane
- Costume Design
- Sarah Laux
- Lighting Design
- Ben Stanton
- Sound Design
- Jill BC DuBoff
- Book
- Becky Mode
- Direction
- Jason Moore
Creative Team
- Advertising Representative
- SPOTCo
- General Manager
- 321 Theatrical Management
- Press Agent
- Polk & Co