This Is Our Youth on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
This Is Our Youth Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Play - Revival
- This Is Our Youth is 2.5 Hours long, including an intermission of 15 Minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: August 18, 2014
- Show Opened : September 11, 2014
- Show Closed: January 4, 2015
This Is Our Youth is a play originally written in 1996 by dramatist and filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan. It is the story of adrift adolescents in the Reagan era, exploring the issues of youth and maturity.
What's This Is Our Youth Like?
The lead actors are young film stars who are sure to shine on stage. The plot of the play involves adult themes such as cocaine use, abusive parents, and sexual exploits. Despite the less than upbeat themes, the story explores its characters with a great deal of love and heart, as well as a lot of humor.
Is This Is Our Youth Good for Kids?
This show may be inappropriate for children aged 13 and under. It involves depictions of drugs, sex, and immorality. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
This Is Our Youth on Broadway Background
Originally having premiered Off-Broadway and also having run in the West End of London, this is the show’s Broadway premiere. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro (Motherf**ker With The Hat), this production will star Michael Cera making his Broadway debut, along with Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson. The writing is perceptive and witty, and it is sure to be an enjoyable time for audience members who like theatre that is both profound and relatable, exploring contemporary themes that are still relevant decades after their original conception.
Theatre Information
James Earl Jones Theatre
New York, NY 10019
Cast Members
- Warren Straub
- Michael Cera
- Dennis Ziegler
- Kieran Culkin
- Jessica Goldman
- Tavi Gevinson
Producers
Scott Rudin
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Production Credits
- Director
- Anna D. Shapiro
- Scenic Designer
- Todd Rosenthal
- Costume Designer
- Ann Roth
- Lighting Designer
- Brian MacDevitt
- Sound Designer
- Rob Millburn + Michael Bodeen
- Author
- Kenneth Lonergan
- Original Music
- Rostam Batmanglij
Creative Team
- General Manager
- Joey Parnes Productions LLC
- Company Manager
- Kit Ingui at Joey Parnes Productions LLC
- Production Manager
- Aurora Productions
- Press Agent
- Philip Rinaldi Publicity