Hand to God 2015
Run Time:
One hour and 55 minutes with one intermission
One hour and 55 minutes with one intermission
Ages: 14+
Opened: April 7, 2015Closing: January 03, 2016
Hand to God - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Booth Theatre (Broadway)
222 West 45th St. New York, NY
The hilarious and provocative Hand to God centers on shy, inquisitive student Jason, who finds an outlet for his burgeoning creativity at the Christian Puppet Ministry in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet small town of Cypress, Texas. Jason's complicated relationships with the town pastor, the school bully, the girl next door and-most especially-his mother are thrown into further upheaval when Jason's hand puppet Tyrone-once soft-spoken-takes on a shocking and dangerously irreverent personality all its own. As Tyrone's influence over Jason steadily grows, Hand to God explores the startlingly fragile nature of faith, morality, and the ties that bind us.
Hand to God will feature the complete cast of the hit 2014 MCC Theater production: Steven Boyer as Jason/Tyrone; Geneva Carr, in her Broadway debut, as Margery; Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch as Pastor Greg; Sarah Stiles as Jessica; and Michael Oberholtzer, in his Broadway debut, as Timmy. Boyer reprises the role for which he has been honored with an Obie Award, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play, the Actors' Equity Association Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Newcomer, and a citation from the Drama League for Distinguished Performance, among other awards.
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'Hand to God': Theater Review
9 / 10
Bold new American plays by unestablished dramatists too seldom make it to Broadway, so this commercially risky endeavor - a challenge approached head-on by producers in their amusing marketing campaign - is to be applauded. The show also brings a welcome breath of fresh air via a director, Moritz von Stuelpnagel, new to the commercial theater mainstream, and a talented ensemble of five actors, only one of whom, Marc Kudisch, is a Broadway regular. The sharp production has evolved over two hit off-Broadway incarnations, increasing in size with each move, and it now sits quite snugly in the still-intimate confines of the Booth Theatre...Director von Stuelpnagel and his terrific cast tackle this darkly funny material with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom and underlying pathos, landing all the jokes while never denying the genuine sorrow and anger driving both Jason and Margery to such erratic behavior...The five actors couldn't be better...But the real virtuoso performance is Boyer's. Whether trembling with fear as the deeply unhappy, reedy-voiced Jason or with power-crazed tyranny, wild irreverence and thundering rage as Tyrone, he creates two entirely distinct characters that give the illusion of existing independently of one another. Together, they somehow add up to one messed-up but affectingly real kid. Forgive the pun, but Boyer deserves a big hand.
'Hand to God' review: A devilish sock puppet, and sex
7 / 10
Last spring Off-Broadway, 'Hand to God' was a wicked little church satire about a small-town Texas teen whose sock puppet is possessed by the devil. Improbably pumped up for Broadway, with a lot more yelling and joke-pounding, the offbeat reverence shrinks in charm and impact. Robert Askins' gory yet sweet-natured spoof feels more like a drawn-out sketch, and the gleeful dirty-talk gets childish when hammered by good actors encouraged to shriek. Despite the bible ripping and the 'have-a-blessed-day' pieties, however, 'Hand to God' is as much about religion as 'Avenue Q' is about Sesame Street. Both are just diving boards to bounce dangerous thoughts into safe water.
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Hand to God History
Other Productions of Hand to God
| 2014 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2016 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
Hand to God - 2015 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Robert Askins |
| 2015 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Award | Geneva Carr |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Moritz von Stuelpnagel |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Steven Boyer |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Sarah Stiles |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Geneva Carr |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Mariano V. Tolentino Jr. |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | MCC Theater |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Ensemble Studio Theatre |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jam Theatricals |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Ayal Miodovnik |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Lily Fan |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Timothy Laczynski |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jhett Tolentino |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Joan Raffe |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | DeSimone/Winkler |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | LAMS Productions |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Stephanie Kramer |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Morris Berchard |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | CMC |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Broadway Global Ventures |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Kevin McCollum |
| 2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Robert Askins |
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