GOLDEN BOY is the story of Joe Bonaparte (to be played by Seth Numrich), a young, gifted violinist who is torn between pursuing a career in music and earning big money as a prize fighter. This will be a rare Broadway production for the Odets classic and the second Odets work to be presented by Lincoln Center Theater following its Tony Award winning revival of Awake and Sing!, also directed by Bartlett Sher, in 2006.
In these days of the small-cast, tidy domestic drama, what a pleasure it is to encounter Clifford Odets’ soaring, expansive, and tough-as-nails “Golden Boy,”...A sumptuously talented cast of 19 digs into the tale of would-be violinist Joe Bonaparte, who forsakes music in favor of a high-stakes career as a boxer for monetary reasons…Joe is fueled by a rage he can neither articulate nor comprehend, and the extraordinary Seth Numrich makes that central to his knockout performance...Space limitations forbid me saluting all the fine turns in the company. At the top of the heap is Tony Shalhoub’s decent, courtly, and finally devastated Mr. Bonaparte. Yvonne Strahovski shines as the sullen Lorna, holding her own in a man’s world with engaging feistiness...Danny Mastrogiorgio gets Moody’s self-doubt and sweaty hunger for success exactly right, while Anthony Crivello makes a welcome return to the New York stage as Fuseli, scarily psychopathic and shot through with latent erotic desire.
Numrich's riveting performance as Joe Bonaparte -- a violinist who sells his sensitive, artistic soul for a glamorous and lucrative boxing career -- is only one feature that makes this Lincoln Center Theater staging of Clifford Odets' 1937 play a must-see. Director Barlett Sher, who has helmed superb productions of American classics ranging from South Pacific to Joe Turner's Come And Gone, has once again compiled a first-rate cast and captured the excitement and emotional resonance that make such works timeless.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2013 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Danny Burstein |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | 0 |
2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Michael Yeargan |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Seth Numrich |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Tony Shalhoub |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Danny Burstein |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Tony Shalhoub |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical) | Michael Yeargan |
2013 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Award | Yvonne Strahovski |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Catherine Zuber |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Bartlett Sher |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Donald Holder |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Danny Burstein |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Tony Shalhoub |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Lincoln Center Theater |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Andre Bishop |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Bernard Gersten |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Golden Boy |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Michael Yeargan |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Peter John Still |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Marc Salzberg |
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