TICKETS ON SALE TODAY FOR “PASSOVER”
Read our review for a previous LCT production HERE
By ANTOINETTE CHINONYE NWANDU
Directed by DANYA TAYMOR
PERFORMANCES BEGIN WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4, 2021
AT BROADWAY’S AUGUST WILSON THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT IS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY OCTOBER 10, 2021
“Searing, daring, blazingly theatrical and thrillingly tense.”
Jesse Green, The New York Times
(June 4, 2021 – New York, NY) Tickets will go on sale today, June 4th, at 10am ET on SeatGeek.com for the Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3production of Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s acclaimed, award-winning play PASS OVER, directed by Obie Award winner Danya Taymor (“Daddy,” Heroes of the Fourth Turning). PASS OVER will begin performances Wednesday August 4, 2021, at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre (245 W 52nd Street, New York, NY), with opening night scheduled for Sunday September 12, 2021.
Tickets for PASS OVER will be available to purchase today, June 4th, through SeatGeek.com beginning at 10am ET. Tickets begin at $39 and are on sale through Sunday October 10, 2021.
Information regarding tickets for Lincoln Center Theater Members and LincTix is available at LCT.org/PassOver.
PASS OVER will feature the full original cast from the Lincoln Center Theater production: Tony Award nominee Jon Michael Hill (Superior Donuts, “Elementary”), Jeff Award nominee Namir Smallwood (Pipeline, BLKS) in his Broadway debut, and Tony Award winner Gabriel Ebert (Matilda, 4000 Miles). PASS OVER will also mark the Broadway debuts of both Nwandu and Taymor.
PASS OVER will be produced on Broadway by Matt Ross, Jujamcyn Theaters, Lincoln Center Theater, Concord Theatricals, Renee Montgomery, Blair Underwood, Madeleine Foster Bersin, Imagine Equal Entertainment, Austin & Maral Moldow, MWLive, Tyler Mount, and Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu.
PASS OVER is Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s “masterful” (Afira Akbar, The Guardian) new play, drawing inspiration from Waiting for Godot and the Exodus story, placed on a city street corner. Moses and Kitch stand around – talking shit, passing the time, and hoping that maybe today will be different. As they dream of their promised land, a stranger wanders into their space and disrupts their plans. Evoking heartbreak, hope, and joy over its 85 minutes, PASS OVER crafts everyday profanities into poetic and humorous riffs, illuminating the unquestionable human spirit of young men looking for a way out.
The Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 (Andre Bishop, Producing Artistic Director/Evan Cabnet, Artistic Director LCT3) New York premiere of PASS OVER opened at the Claire Tow Theater where it had an acclaimed, sold-out, and extended run and received the 2019 Lortel Award for Outstanding Play. The world premiere was produced and presented at Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Anna D. Shapiro, Artistic Director and David Schmitz, Managing Director). A filmed version of Taymor’s Jeff Award-winning Steppenwolf production, directed by Spike Lee, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and at SXSW.
The production reunites the full design team from the Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 production, with set design by Wilson Chin (Cost of Living, Wild Goose Dreams), costume design by Sarafina Bush (Plot Points in Our Sexual Development, Heroes of the Fourth Turning),lighting design by Marcus Doshi (Linda Vista) and sound design by Obie and Grammy Award winner Justin Ellington (Pipeline, Heroes of the Fourth Turning). Casting is by Erica A. Hart, Camille Hickman and Daniel Swee.
Broadway is committed to providing healthy and safe facilities for audiences, performers, and staff. Based on CDC and New York State guidelines at the time of performance, protocols may include mask enforcement, increased cleaning and ventilation/filtration enhancements, vaccination or negative test verification, and more as developed by the theater owners in conjunction with the State and will clearly be communicated to patrons prior to the performance.
The producers wish to thank the Governor’s office for their support and guidance in reopening Broadway and New York.
The performance schedule for PASS OVER is as follows:
August 4th through September 5th:
Tuesday at 8pm; Wednesday at 2pm & 8pm; Thursday at 8pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 3pm. *Exceptions: there will be no 2pm performance on Wednesday August 4th or Wednesday August 11th.
Beginning September 7th:
Tuesday at 7pm; Wednesday at 2pm & 7pm; Thursday at 7pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 3pm. *Exceptions: there will be no 2pm performance on Wednesday September 29th. There will be an added performance on Thursday September 30th at 2pm. The curtain time for the opening night performance on Sunday September 12 will be announced at a later date.
Additional praise for PASS OVER:
“A fascinating, daring bit of must-see theater.” – Nadine Matthews, The New York Amsterdam News
“A powerfully imaginative drama…there’s no denying that the work packs a powerful punch, one that’s fully realized in this production, superbly staged by Danya Taymor.” – Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
“An intimate political play that grapples with epic themes and is likely to leave you shaken.” – Raven Snook, Time Out New York
“Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over — a provocative, inflammatory, exquisitely written work — is a new masterpiece of modern drama.” Pete Hempstead, TheaterMania
“The most viscerally unsettling and provocative play I have ever seen on stage…Ms. Nwandu’s text bristles, snaps, and pops…giving voice to these black men, ensuring we see and hear them. It’s powerful and potent stuff.” – Rob Russo, Stage Left
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
INSTAGRAM: @PassOverBway
TWITTER: @PassOverBway
FACEBOOK: @Pass Over on Broadway
